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Ireland Girl Baby Names
Below you will find a list of baby girl names from Ireland along with Gaelic Irish female names and a list of the most popular Irish names (Ireland) on this page. Irish names are often regarded as unusual, unique, and even exotic. However, the seemingly difficult to pronounce female Irish girl names often put parents to be, off these names. This shouldn't be the case and a suggested pronounciation is given for each of the names which appear unusual.
One slight oddity about Irish (mainly Roman Catholic Irish) is that they often use two names hyphenated and refer to it, or believe it to be one name. e.g. Mary-margaret, Marie-clair etc.
If you are on this page looking for the history of an Irish girl name from your heritage then as a general guideline (please note the emphasis is on the GENERAL) females in Ireland are named under the convention/tradition of:
- Oldest daughter named after the Mother’s mother
- 2nd daughter named after the Father’s mother
- 3rd daughter named after the Mother
- 4th daughter named after the Mother’s oldest sister
In terms of this page, it concentrates on Irish baby Boy names and their meanings. I have made NO distinction between Northern and Southern Irish names. Of course they are mainly first names but their are some Ireland family or Irish surnames also.
The island of Ireland is 300 miles / 450 km long and 190 miles / 300 km wide and covers approximately 32,600 sq. miles / 84,500 sq. km. Ireland is divided into four provinces:
- Ulster
- Munster
- Leinster
- Connaugh
Within these 4 provinces are 32 counties. The Republic of Ireland (also known as Eire)consists of 26 counties and Northern Ireland (sometimes referred to as Ulster- ruled by the British) consists of 6 counties. |
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Abiageal |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Exalted father and being of Irish origin |
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Adan |
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Irish girls name meaning little fire |
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Adeen |
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Irish girls name meaning noble |
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Aednat |
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The female version of the name Aidan meaning little fire |
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Aednat |
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Irish girls name meaning "little fire" |
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Affraic |
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(af-ric) Irish girls name whose meaning is unclear although some suggest it is simply derived from the the name of the continent (Africa) |
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Afric |
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Irish girls name meaning Pleasant |
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Aghna |
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Irish girls name meaning Pure |
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Ahana |
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Irish girls name meaning From the little ford |
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Aibhlinn |
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Irish girls name pronounced ave + leen which means "longed for child" or "wished for child" |
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Aibreann |
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Irish girls name pronounced ab + rawn, from the meaning of April (the month) |
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Aideen |
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Irish girls name pronounced ay + deen from the Irish word Aed (fire) |
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Aigneis |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Pure and being of Gaelic origin |
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Ailbe |
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Pronounced all + bay, this name comes from an old Irish word meaning “white |
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Aileen |
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(ay-leen) Irish girls name whose meaning is unclear but is believed to be the Irish form of the Norman name Evelyn |
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Ailene |
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Pronounced ay+leen, originates in an Ancient Irish name for ”noble.” |
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Ailey |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Light and being of Scottish origin |
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Aili |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Truthful and being of Scottish origin |
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Ailis |
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Irish girls name meaning God is my oath |
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Ailise |
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Irish girls name meaning Noble |
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Ailish |
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Pronounced ay + lish, this is the Irish version of the Norman Alice or Alicia from Elizabeth “God is my oath.”e |
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Aine |
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Pronounced awn + ye this is an Ancient Irish name from the noun aine that means “splendor, radiance, brilliance.” Aine is connected with fruitfulness and prosperity and was the name of the queen of the Munster fairies. |
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