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Cute Irish Boy Names 71. Finney “Fair-haired” is the meaning behind this name. 72. Finley. This moniker sounds adorable and has an inspiring definition as it means “fair-haired hero.”
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates, i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. Áine is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne. During the "Irish revival", some Irish ...
This category is for non-Irish language (non-Gaelige) names only. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. ...
Irish boy names that are popular in Ireland for baby boys include Ciarán and Rían, as well as popular American-Irish choices like Lochlann and Aiden.
Ciarán (Irish spelling) or Ciaran (Scottish Gaelic spelling) [2] [3] is a traditionally male given name of Irish origin. It means "little dark one" [4] or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar ("black", "dark"). [5]
The boy’s name Oisín and the girl’s name Róisín are Ush-een and Rush-een in most parts of the country, but O-sheen and Ro-sheen in others. When a fada appears over an i at the end of a name ...
This category is for articles about masculine given names in the Irish language. Pages in category "Irish-language masculine given names" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total.
Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It comes from the Irish surname Ryan, which in turn comes from the Old Irish name Rían (Irish: Rián). [1] Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means "champion" and "little king", [2] [3] but the original meaning is unknown. [4]