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Ayslyn
|
dream, vision |
Irish |
Girl |
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Aythne
|
likely "fire" or "fiery" (uncertain) |
Irish |
Girl |
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Baibre
|
Unknown or unrecorded; no widely accepted meaning |
Irish |
Girl |
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Bairrfhoinn
|
fair-haired; fair-headed |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Girl |
|
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Ballindah
|
homestead/town - a placename-derived name meaning roughly 'town of ...' |
Irish |
Girl |
|
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Banbhan
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Possibly derived from Irish banbhán meaning 'little pig' or linked to Banbha/Banba, a mythic female name for Ireland; alternatively related to Irish bán 'fair, white'. |
Irish |
Girl |
|
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Barrya
|
Likely a feminine form of Barry (linked to Irish/English roots) or a variant of Hebrew 'Beriya' meaning 'creation' - broadly: 'female of Barry' / 'created one'. |
Arabic, English, Hebrew, Irish |
Girl |
|
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Bealtine
|
May Day; 'Bel's fire' or 'bright fire' (festival of fire) |
Gaelic, Irish |
Girl |
|
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Bec
|
Little (Irish); diminutive of Rebecca (Hebrew root meaning "to bind"/captivating) |
Irish |
Girl |
|
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Bedelia
|
Exalted one; strength |
Irish |
Girl |
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Bedilia
|
Diminutive of Brigid meaning 'exalted one' or 'strength' - 'little exalted/strong one' |
Irish |
Girl |
|
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Bega
|
Uncertain - possibly related to Old Irish beag 'little' or to the name of an early saint (St. Bega); also used as a place-name/surname. |
English, Irish, Romanian |
Girl |
|
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Beldane
|
Probably associated with the Gaelic festival Bealtaine/Beltane - 'Bel's fire' or 'bright fire' (May); form may also recall 'beldame' (old woman) in later English |
Gaelic, Irish |
Girl |
|
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Betha
|
Either 'God is my oath' (from Elizabeth) or 'life' (from Gaelic beatha) |
Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish |
Girl |
|
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Bevinah
|
Fair, melodious woman - 'fair lady' or 'white/pleasant' (from Gaelic Béibhinn) |
Irish |
Girl |
|
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Biddie
|
diminutive of Bridget - 'little exalted one' (Bridget = 'exalted one/strength') |
English, Irish |
Girl |
|
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Biddy
|
Diminutive of Bridget/Brigid - 'exalted one' or 'strength, power'; informally 'little Bridget'. |
Irish |
Girl |
|
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Birdeen
|
little bird |
English, Irish |
Girl |
|
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Birgitt
|
'exalted one' - associated with strength and power |
Irish |
Girl |
|
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Birgitta
|
Exalted, high; associated with strength and power |
Irish, Scandinavian |
Girl |
|
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Biriane
|
Probably 'noble, high' (if derived from Brian/Brianna) or associated with the name Ibrahim/Abraham in West African usage; exact meaning is uncertain. |
Irish |
Girl |
|
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Bladine
|
Probably related to Blaine/Blane (often given as 'slender' or 'yellow') or to a root meaning 'blade'/'leaf'; meaning not firmly established |
Irish, Scottish |
Girl |
|
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Blathma
|
flower, blossom (diminutive: 'little flower') |
Irish, Irish (Gaelic) |
Girl |
|
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Blathnaid
|
flower; little flower |
Irish |
Girl |
|
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Boann
|
Name of an Irish river-goddess, from Old Irish elements likely meaning "white cow" or "bright cow" |
Irish |
Girl |
|
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Boanna
|
From the Irish goddess Bóann (Bóand), associated with the River Boyne; possibly 'white cow' or 'cow of wisdom/knowledge'. |
Gaelic, Irish |
Girl |
|
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Boanne
|
literally 'living grace' (Bo + Anne); alternatively linked to the Irish goddess Boann ('white cow' / River Boyne) |
English, Irish |
Girl |
|
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Braidie
|
Likely “little exalted one” (from Brigid) or linked to “spirited/descendant of Bradach” (from Brady) |
Irish, Scottish |
Girl |
|
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Branna
|
From Gaelic 'Bran' meaning 'raven' (occasionally treated as an English variant of Brianna, which means 'noble'/'high') |
Gaelic, Irish |
Girl |
|
|
Breaane
|
Noble, strong, high |
Celtic, Irish |
Girl |
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