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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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Onora |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Honor and being of Latin origin |
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Oonagh |
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Irish girls name which means unity. Although in legend Oonagh was Queen of the Fairies |
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Orghlaith |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Golden and being of Old English origin |
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Orla |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Golden lady and being of Old English origin |
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Orlaith |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Golden lady and being of Old English origin |
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Orlaithe |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Golden lady and being of Old English origin |
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Padraigin |
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Irish Celtic girls name which means (meaning) of noble birth. Female versions of Padraig & Patrick |
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Patricia |
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Irish girls name which is the female form of the boys name Patrick |
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Philomena |
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Irish girls name which is believed to mean beloved |
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Proinseas |
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(proon-shass) Irish girls name which is the Irish form of Frances which originally mean't little Frenchman |
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Raghnailt |
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Irish girls name which means mighty power |
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Raichbhe |
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(rayv-a) Irish girls name which has no clear meaning |
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Raicheal |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Ewe and being of Gaelic origin |
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Ranait |
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Irish girls name meaning Little prosperous one |
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Ranalt |
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Irish girls name meaning Little prosperous one |
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Rathnait |
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(ron-it) Irish girls name meaning grace, prosperity |
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Reganne |
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Irish girls name meaning Little ruler |
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Renny |
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Girls name used in Ireland, meaning Little prosperous one and being of English origin |
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Rhona |
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Irish girls name whose origins and meaning are unclear. May originate from the name Ronan |
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Riana |
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Irish girls name meaning Honorable |
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Richael |
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(reech-il) Irish girls name whose origins are unclear but may have the meaning king (which is strange considering it is a girls name) |
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Riofach |
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(reeve-ach) Irish girls name whose origins lie in folklore |
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