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During the "Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names Saoirse "freedom" and Aisling "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names ...
This category is for non-Irish language (non-Gaelige) names only. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. I. Irish-language feminine given ...
A first name may be modified by an adjective to distinguish its bearer from other people with the same name. Mór ("big") and Óg ("young") are used to distinguish parent and child, like "senior" and "junior" are used in English, but are placed between the given name and the surname, e.g. Seán Óg Ó Súilleabháin corresponds to "John O'Sullivan Jr." (anglicised surnames often omit O ...
This category is for articles about feminine given names in the Irish language. Pages in category "Irish-language feminine given names" The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total.
This category is for non-Irish language (non-Gaelige) names only. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. ...
Rory has seen increasing use in females since the early 2000s, especially in the United States, where it became among the top 1000 female baby names in 2003. As of 2022, Rory ranked 280th in popularity for males and 335th for females in the US . [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Irish given names" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bonar (name) C.
Aoife (/ ˈ iː f ə / EE-fə, Irish:) is an Irish and Gaelic feminine given name. The name is probably derived from the Irish Gaelic aoibh , which means "beauty" or "radiance". [ 1 ] It has been compared to the Gaulish name Esvios (Latinized Esuvius , feminine Esuvia ), which may be related to the tribal name Esuvii and the theonym Esus .