Gillebrìghde
From gille (“servant”) + Brìghde (“St Brigid”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
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Gilliosa
From gille (“servant”) + Ìosa (“Jesus”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Havel
From Old Irish Gall, the name of a seventh-century Irish monk, missionary to Swabia, from the Latin cognomen Gallus, originally from gallus (“cock”) but later associated with…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Iagan
Either from Old Irish Áedacán, or a diminutive form of Iain.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Kilianus
From Old Irish Cillín (“Killian”).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Kjartan
19th century, borrowed from Icelandic Kjartan. From Old Norse Kjartan, shortening of Mýrkjartan, from Old Irish Muirchertach (literally “mariner”), from muir (“sea”) + certach…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Laoghaire
From Old Irish Lóegaire.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Lughaidh
From Old Irish Lugaid, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌᚒᚇᚓᚉᚉᚐᚄ (lugudeccas), from Proto-Celtic *Lugudeks (“one who serves the god Lugus”) from *Lugus + *dekos (“honor”), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Maine
From Old Irish Maine.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Maoilios
From maol (“holy man's servant”) + Ìosa (“Jesus”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Maoldúin
By surface analysis, maol + dúin. From Old Irish Máel Dúin, from máel (“hillock”) + dún (“fortress”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Mathúin
From mathúin, from Middle Irish mathgamain (“bear”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Muireall
From muir (“sea”) + geal (“white, bright”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Murchadh
From Old Irish Muircath, from muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Muriel
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Muireall, from muir (“sea”), from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri; + geal (“white, bright”), from Old…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Naoghas
Metathetic form of Aonghas, from Middle Irish Aengus, Oengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from oín (“one”), from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“single,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Niall
Borrowed from Irish Niall or Scottish Gaelic Niall, ultimately from Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (“cloud”) and nïa (“champion”),…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
Niamh
From the noun niamh (“brightness, lustre, sheen”), from Middle Irish níam (“brilliance, beauty”), itself from Old Irish ném (“lustre”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
Njáll
From Old Norse Njáll, from Old Irish Níall.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
Nuala
From Irish: either a shortened form of Fionnuala, alternative form of Fionnghuala, or an alternative form of Úna. A shortened from of Fionnuala, from Old Irish Finnguala, from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Odhrán
From Old Irish Odrán, originally from odur + -án. By surface analysis, odhar (“dun”) + -án (diminutive suffix).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Oighrig
a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Africa, Effie, Euphemia, Harriet, Henrietta, or Etta, though the latter five are etymologically unrelated.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
Oscar
Exact origin uncertain. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Pòl
From Old Irish Pól, from Latin Paulus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
Ruadhán
From Old Irish Rúadán, from Primitive Irish ᚏᚑᚇᚐᚌᚅᚔ (rodagni, genitive). By surface analysis, ruadh (“red, auburn”) + -án.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Ruairí
From Old Irish Ruaidrí. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Manx Ruaree.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Í
Ruairidh
From Old Irish Ruaidrí. Cognate to Irish Ruairí and Manx Ruaree.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Sadhbh
From Middle Irish Sadb, from Old Irish Sadb, from Proto-Celtic *swadwā, feminine derivative of *swādus (“sweet”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
Sorcha
Borrowed from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Sorcha (literally “light, radiant”). From sorcha (“bright, clear, conspicuous”), from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”). From…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Tadhg
From Middle Irish Tadg (whence also Old Norse Taðkr), from the common noun tadg (“poet”), from pre-Goidelic *tazgos, from Proto-Celtic *taskos (“badger”). Cognate with Manx…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends G
Teàrlach
From Old Irish Toirdelbach, which ultimately comes from tairdelb (“prompting”). Compare Irish Toirdhealbhach.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Toirdhealbhach
Derived From Middle Irish Tairdelbach, from tairdelb (“promotion, furthering”), thus originally a by-name meaning “instigator”.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H