Old Irish

Abbán is an Old Irish masculine name meaning "little abbot", derived from Irish abb "abbot" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by a 6th-century Irish saint, Abbán of Corbmaic (also known as Eibbán or...

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Áed M Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Etymology and Historical BackgroundÁed is an Old Irish masculine given name, meaning "fire." It is the original Old Irish form of the later Aodh, a name deeply rooted in Irish mythology and early Irish history. The name...

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Áedán M Old Irish Old Irish

EtymologyÁedán is the Old Irish form of Aodhán, the modern Irish name. Aodhán itself is a diminutive of the Old Irish name Áed, meaning "little fire" (from Áed "fire"). The root name Aodh was the name of a Celtic sun god...

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Áedh M Old Irish Old Irish

Áedh is an Old Irish masculine given name, derived from Áed, which itself comes from Aodh, meaning "fire". The name Áedh (and its variant Áed) was popular in early Ireland, borne by many figures in Irish mythology and se...

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Áednat F Old Irish Old Irish

Áednat is a rare feminine name of Old Irish origin, derived as a feminine form of Áed. The name Áed itself is an Old Irish form of Aodh, a name that stems from the early Irish word for 'fire'. Thus, Áednat carries the fi...

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Affraic F Old Irish Old Irish

Affraic is an Old Irish feminine given name, the primitive form of the later Irish Aifric. The name is attested from the 8th to the 15th centuries, primarily among Gaelic women. Its etymology is uncertain but may derive...

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Aíbinn F Old Irish Old Irish

Aíbinn is an Old Irish feminine given name, the original form of the later Aoibheann. It derives from the Old Irish compound Oébfinn or Aíbinn, itself composed of oíb meaning "beauty, appearance, form" and finn meaning "...

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Aífe F Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Aífe is the Old Irish form of the name Aoife, derived from the word oíph meaning "beauty" (modern Irish aoibh). In Irish mythology, Aífe (pronounced approximately "EE-fa") is a formidable female warrior who appears in th...

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Ailbe U Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Ailbe is the Old Irish form of Ailbhe, a name with uncertain etymology. It may derive from the Celtic root *albiyo- meaning "world", "light", or "white", or from Old Irish ail "rock". In Irish legend, Ailbhe (feminine) w...

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Ailill M Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Ailill is a male given name of Old Irish origin, prominent in Irish mythology and early medieval history. Its meaning is commonly interpreted as “elf” or “beauty,” though the exact nuance remains debated by scholars.Etym...

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Áine F Irish Irish +1 Irish Irish Old Irish

Áine (Irish pronunciation: [ˈaːnʲə]) is an Irish feminine name derived from the Irish word áine, meaning "radiance, brilliance." In Irish mythology, Áine is a goddess of summer, wealth, beauty, and sovereignty, often ass...

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Amalgaid M Old Irish Old Irish

Amalgaid is an Old Irish masculine given name of uncertain meaning. It was borne by a few early Irish kings, notably including a legendary king of Munster and another of Connacht. The name appears in early genealogies an...

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Amlaíb M Old Irish Old Irish

Etymology and Historical ContextAmlaíb is an Old Irish form of Olaf, itself derived from the Old Norse name Áleifr, meaning "ancestor's descendant" — from elements anu "ancestor" and leif "inheritance, legacy". The name...

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Ardgal M Old Irish Old Irish

Ardgal is an Old Irish masculine name, the historical form of Ardghal (or Ardal). The name is derived from the Old Irish elements ard "high" and gal "valor", giving it the meaning "high valor". As an early medieval name,...

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Barrfind M Old Irish Old Irish

Barrfind is an Old Irish masculine given name, an older form of Bairrfhionn. The later variant Bairrfhionn means "fair-haired," derived from the Old Irish elements barr meaning "top, head" and finn meaning "white, blesse...

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Bébinn F Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Bébinn (pronounced Bay-vin or Bay-bin) is an Old Irish feminine name derived from the elements bé ("woman") and finn ("white, blessed, fair"), thus meaning "white woman" or "fair lady." Variant spellings are numerous: Bé...

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Berach M Old Irish Old Irish

Berach is an Old Irish masculine given name with the meaning "sharp, pointed." It derives directly from the Old Irish adjective berach, which carried the sense of something sharp or pointed—likely referring to a physical...

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Bláán M Old Irish Old Irish

Bláán is an Old Irish masculine given name, derived from the word blá meaning "yellow" combined with a diminutive suffix. The name is historically borne by a 6th-century Irish saint, known in English as Saint Blane (died...

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Bran 1 M Irish Irish +1 Irish Irish Old Irish

Bran is a given name of Irish origin, meaning "raven" in Irish. Raven symbolism is prominent across Celtic mythology, linking to intelligence, prophecy, and sometimes otherworldly passage. In the famous tale, Bran mac Fe...

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Bréanainn M Old Irish Old Irish

Bréanainn is the Old Irish form of Brendan, an Irish masculine given name. It is derived from the Old Welsh word breenhin, meaning "king" or "prince", and entered Old Irish as Brénainn (pronounced [ˈbrʲeːnˠənʲ]).History...

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Brendanus M Old Irish Old Irish

EtymologyBrendanus is a Latinized form of the Old Irish name Bréanainn, ultimately derived from the Old Welsh word breenhin, meaning "king" or "prince". This medieval Latinization directly gave rise to the modern English...

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Brian M English Irish +1 English Irish Old Irish

Brian is a masculine given name of Irish and Breton origin, whose precise etymology remains uncertain. It is possibly derived from the Old Celtic root *brixs, meaning "hill, high" (related to Old Irish brií), or from *br...

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Brigit F Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Brigit is the Old Irish form of the name Bridget, derived from the Celtic root *Brigantī meaning "the exalted one." This ancient name carries deep connections to both mythology and sainthood in Ireland.EtymologyThe name...

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Broccán M Old Irish Old Irish

Broccán is an Old Irish name, representing an older form of the name Brogán. The name originates from the Irish word bróc, meaning "shoe, sandal, greave," combined with a diminutive suffix, thus carrying the sense of "li...

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Cáelfind F Old Irish Old Irish

Cáelfind is an Old Irish feminine name, serving as the original form of the later Irish name Caoilfhionn. It derives from the Old Irish elements cáel meaning "slender" and finn meaning "white, blessed."This name was born...

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Caíndelbán M Old Irish Old Irish

Caíndelbán is an Old Irish masculine given name, a compound of the elements caín meaning "handsome" and delb meaning "form, image," combined with a diminutive suffix. The name thus conveys the sense of "little handsome f...

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Cainnech M Old Irish Old Irish

Cainnech is the Old Irish form of Coinneach, a name derived from caín meaning "handsome, beautiful, good". It is closely related to the modern name Kenneth, which is the Anglicized form of both Coinneach and the unrelate...

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Carthach M Old Irish Old Irish

Carthach is an Irish name meaning "loving", derived from the Gaelic root word for love. It was borne by two Irish saints from the 6th and 7th centuries, both of whom are venerated in Ireland. The name is historically sig...

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Cathal M Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Cathal is a traditional Irish given name with a rich history rooted in the Gaelic language. Derived from the Old Irish elements cath meaning "battle" and fal meaning "rule", the name essentially translates to "battle rul...

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Cathalán M Old Irish Old Irish

Cathalán is an Old Irish male given name, derived as a diminutive of Cathal. The name Cathal itself comes from the Old Irish elements cath 'battle' and fal 'rule', giving it a meaning along the lines of 'battle ruler'. T...

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Cathán M Old Irish Old Irish

Cathán is an Old Irish name derived from the element cath meaning "battle," combined with a diminutive suffix, so it translates to "little battle" or "battle-like." It is the Irish equivalent of the Welsh names Cadoc, Ca...

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Cathassach M Old Irish Old Irish

Cathassach is an Old Irish masculine given name, derived from the Gaelic elements cath meaning "battle" and sás meaning "strife" or "discord", but by extension having developed the sense of "vigilant" or "watchful" in th...

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Cellach M Old Irish Old Irish

Cellach is an Old Irish male given name, functioning as the original Gaelic form of Ceallach. The name has deep roots in early Irish history and onomastics, with multiple layers of meaning and significant bearers.Etymolo...

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Cellachán M Old Irish Old Irish

Cellachán is a masculine given name of Old Irish origin, serving as a diminutive of Cellach, meaning "little Cellach." The name is historically significant, most notably borne by Cellachán Caisil (or Cellachán of Cashel)...

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Cennétig M Old Irish Old Irish

Cennétig is an Old Irish byname, derived from the elements cenn meaning "head" and either étiud ("armour, clothing") or étig ("ugly, misshapen"). This gives the name a dual potential meaning: either "armoured head" or "m...

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Cerball M Old Irish Old Irish

Cerball is the Old Irish form of Cearbhall, a name derived from the Old Irish element cerb meaning “pointed, sharp, cutting.” This etymology suggests qualities of sharpness or precision, perhaps originally as a byname fo...

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Cian M Irish Irish +1 Irish Irish Old Irish

Cian (also spelled Cían) is an Irish male given name derived from the Old Irish word cían, meaning "ancient, enduring". In Irish mythology, Cian is a prominent figure as the father of the heroic god Lugh Lámfada. He was...

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Cianán M Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Cianán is an Irish diminutive of Cian, meaning "little Cian." The root name Cian derives from the Old Irish word for "ancient" or "enduring," and it carries significant mythological weight—in Irish mythology, Cian was th...

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Ciar U Irish Irish +1 Irish Irish Old Irish

Ciar is a given name of Irish origin, derived from the Irish word ciar meaning "black" or "dark." In Irish mythology, Ciar was a son of Fergus mac Róich and Medb, the legendary queen of Connacht. Ciar is said to be the a...

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Ciarán M Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Ciarán is a traditionally masculine Irish and Scottish given name, meaning "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one." It is a diminutive of Ciar, an Irish name derived from the word ciar meaning "black." The name is...

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Cináed M Old Irish Old Irish

Cináed (pronounced roughly /ˈkʲi.naːi̯ð/) is an Old Irish masculine name of debated etymology. Traditional scholarship derived it from the elements cinid (“to be born, come into being”) or cin (“respect, esteem, affectio...

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Cóem M Old Irish Old Irish

Cóem is an Old Irish masculine given name, representing the earliest recorded form of the Irish name Caomh. The root element caomh means "dear, beloved, gentle" in Irish, a meaning that echoes across many Indo-European n...

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Cóemán M Old Irish Old Irish

Cóemán is an Old Irish name derived from the root element cóem, meaning "dear, beloved, gentle," combined with a diminutive suffix. It serves as the Old Irish form of the modern Irish Caomhán. The name was borne by sever...

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Cóemgein M Old Irish Old Irish

Cóemgein is the Old Irish form of Kevin. This ancient name, composed of the elements cóem "dear, beloved, gentle" and gein "birth", carries the profound meaning of "beloved birth" or "gentle birth". It stands as the orig...

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Colmán M Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Colmán is a diminutive of the Irish name Colm, which itself is derived from Colum, the Irish form of Columba. The root Columba is a Late Latin name meaning "dove", a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. The name wa...

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Colum M Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Colum is an Irish and Old Irish masculine given name, deriving from Columba. It is directly related to the Latin word columba meaning "dove", a term that in Old Irish also appeared as columb or colum. The name thus carri...

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Columb M Old Irish Old Irish

Columb is an Old Irish name representing the ancient Gaelic form of Columba, a Late Latin name meaning "dove". The dove has long been a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity, and this meaning imbues the name with rel...

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Columbán M Old Irish Old Irish

Columbán is an Old Irish given name primarily associated with a 7th-century Irish saint. Its etymology is uncertain, but it likely derives from the Latin name Columba, meaning "dove," combined with an Irish diminutive su...

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Comgal M Old Irish Old Irish

Comgal is a variant of Comhghall, an Old Irish name that was brought to Scotland and England through the spread of Irish monasticism. The name is derived from the Old Irish elements com meaning "with, together" and gíall...

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Comgall M Old Irish Old Irish

EtymologyComgall is the Old Irish form of Comhghall, a name that means "fellow hostage" from Old Irish com "with, together" and gíall "hostage". It is related to the variants Comgal and, in the Irish language, Cowal.Nota...

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Conall M Irish Irish +1 Irish Irish Old Irish

Etymology and MeaningConall is an ancient Irish name derived from Old Irish Conall, itself from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos, composed of *kū (“hound, dog, wolf”) and *walos (“prince, chief”). The name thus carries the rich m...

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Conán M Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Conán is an Irish Gaelic form of the name Conan. The name derives from the Primitive Irish ᚉᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ (conann) and is composed of the element cú meaning "hound" or "wolf" combined with the diminutive suffix -án, giving it th...

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Conchobar M Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

Conchobar is an Old Irish male name, composed of the elements cú "hound, dog, wolf" (genitive con) and cobar "desiring". The name thus means "lover of hounds" or "hound-desiring." Etymology The name's structure follows a...

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Conláed M Old Irish Old Irish

Conláed is an Old Irish given name, the original form of the later Conleth. It derives from elements that suggest a meaning of "constant fire" — cunnail meaning "prudent, constant" and áed meaning "fire". This etymology...

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Conn M Irish Irish +1 Irish Irish Old Irish

Conn is a masculine given name of uncertain origin, primarily used in English and Irish contexts. It may derive from Old Irish conn meaning “sense, reason” or cenn meaning “head, chief.” These etymological roots point to...

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Conrí M Old Irish Old Irish

Conrí is an Old Irish male given name, composed of the elements cú (genitive con) meaning “hound, wolf, dog” and rí meaning “king”, thus literally “king of hounds” or “king of dogs”. The name appears in early medieval Ir...

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Cormacc M Irish Old Irish Irish Old Irish

EtymologyCormacc is the Old Irish spelling of Cormac. The name is derived from Old Irish Cormacc or Corbmac, which itself may come from corb meaning "chariot, wagon" or corbbad "defilement, corruption" combined with macc...

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Cúán M Old Irish Old Irish

Cúán is an Old Irish masculine name meaning "little wolf" or "little hound," derived from cú ("wolf, hound") combined with a diminutive suffix. The name is a variant of Conán and is related to the modern forms Conan and...

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Cuimín M Old Irish Old Irish

Cuimín is an Old Irish masculine name, likely derived from the word camm meaning "bent, crooked." This name, along with its variant spellings, was borne by several early Irish figures, most notably a 6th-century saint kn...

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Dálach M Old Irish Old Irish

Dálach is an Old Irish masculine name derived from the element dál, meaning "assembly, meeting". The name thus carries connotations of a gathering or council, likely reflecting social or political roles in early Irish so...

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