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Irish (Gaelic) names - Baby names with the origin Irish (Gaelic)

Name Meaning Origins Gender
aidyn Little fire (Irish origin); alternatively 'enlightened/bright' in Turkic Irish (Gaelic) Boy
Aindrea Manly, masculine; brave Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Amhlaoibh heir/descendant of the ancestors Irish (Gaelic) Boy
Aodhnaid Little fire (diminutive of Aed, 'fire') Irish, Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Ardmoar 'ard' = height/high; 'mór' = great/large → 'great height' / 'high great hill/headland' Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Auley From Old Norse meaning roughly "ancestor's relic" or "heir/descendant" Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Bairbre foreign, stranger Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Beill Unclear. Possible associations: Gaelic béal/beul 'mouth', English 'bell', German Beil 'axe/hatchet', or a diminutive/variant of William ('Bill'). English, Irish (Gaelic) Unisex
Bheathain life (diminutive: 'little life') Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Boy
Biadhaiche cook, feeder, food-provider (occupational) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Boy
Blaine Likely 'yellow' or 'blond' (from Bláán); alternatively associated with 'top' or 'summit' (Welsh blaen) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Blathma flower, blossom (diminutive: 'little flower') Irish, Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Blayne Likely 'yellow' or 'yellow-haired' (Gaelic origin; exact etymology uncertain) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Bothan Little hut; small dwelling Irish (Gaelic) Boy
Brathach Possibly derived from Gaelic 'brath' meaning 'judgment' or 'doom' - roughly 'judgment' or 'one of judgment'. Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Boy
Bridie Diminutive of Brigid/Bridget, meaning 'exalted one' or 'power/strength'. Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Brydgetta Exalted one; strength, power Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Buidhe yellow; fair‑haired; blond Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Cadhlas Possibly 'beautiful' or 'graceful' - meaning inferred from Cadhla; exact meaning for Cadhlas is uncertain Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Boy
Caeleana Likely a feminine form of Caelan - 'slender' (Irish) - or influenced by Latin cael- meaning 'heavenly'; used as a modern invented/variant name. Irish (Gaelic), Latin Girl
Caitlinn pure Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Caitríne "pure" (from Greek katharos) Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Caladh harbour, landing place; quay Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Boy
Camhlaidh derived from 'cam' meaning 'crooked' or 'bent' (possibly 'little crooked one' or a local Gaelic variant) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Girl
Carn cairn; heap or mound of stones; rocky hill Cornish, Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Boy
Carric rock; 'from the rock' Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Catrion pure Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Girl
Cayla Usually treated as a modern variant of Kayla; meanings attributed include "crown/laurel" (Hebrew kelilah) or "beautiful/slender" (Irish Cadhla). English, Hebrew, Irish (Gaelic) Girl
Ceallachan Diminutive of Ceallach; meaning disputed - often given as 'little strife' or 'bright-headed'. Irish, Irish (Gaelic) Boy
Chriost Christ; the anointed one (Messiah) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic Boy