Names Categorized "Irish presidents"

Cearbhall is an Irish masculine given name that represents the modern spelling of the Old Irish Cerball. The name is probably derived from the word cerb, meaning "pointed, sharp, cutting", which may have originally refer...

Daniel is a masculine given name with deep roots in Hebrew tradition, derived from the name Daniyyel (דָּנִיֵּאל), meaning "God is my judge." This etymology combines the root din (to judge) and ʾel (God), reflecting the...

Douglas is a masculine given name of Scottish and English origin, derived from a Scottish surname that itself originated from the name of a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town was named after the Douglas Water, a tri...

Éamon is an Irish masculine given name, a variant of Éamonn. While often pronounced AY-mən, it is the Irish equivalent of Edmund, an Old English name meaning "rich protection" from the elements ead ("wealth, fortune") an...

Etymology and OriginEdward is an English masculine name derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and weard "guard", giving the meaning "rich guard". The name was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, inc...

Erskine is a given name derived from a Scottish surname, itself originating from a place name near Glasgow. The place name Erskine is thought to derive from Gaelic elements possibly meaning "projecting height," reflectin...

EtymologyGeorge is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Georgios (Γεώργιος), which comes from the Greek word georgos (γεωργός) meaning "farmer" or "earthworker." This word is itself a compound of ge (γῆ), m...

Hamilton is a masculine first name derived from a Scottish and English surname. The surname itself originates from a place name in Leicestershire, England (the village of Hamilton, which no longer exists), and is compose...

John is a very common male name in the English language, ultimately of Hebrew origin. It is the English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Ἰωάννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (...

Máire is the Irish form of Mary, derived ultimately from the Hebrew name Miryam. In Ireland, Máire has been historically popular and remains a widely-used feminine given name. Pronounced [ˈmˠaːɾʲə], it is often anglicize...

Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the Latin Maria, which itself comes from the New Testament Greek names Μαριάμ (Mariam) and Μαρία (Maria). These Greek forms are derived from the Hebrew name מִרְיָם (Mir...

Etymology and OriginMichael is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew rhetorical question מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel), meaning "who is like God?" The name combines the interrogative pronoun מִי (mi) meaning "who?", the pa...

Mícheál is a masculine given name and the modern Irish form of Michael. Stemming from the Hebrew name Mikha'el (מִיכָאֵל), meaning “who is like God?”, it carries the same biblical and religious significance as its root n...

Etymology and OriginPatrick is a male given name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman name Patricius, meaning 'patrician' or 'nobleman'. The name became prominent through the 5th-century missionary Saint Patrick, whos...

Etymology and OriginsRoss is a name of Scottish and English origin, originally a surname that indicated a person from a place called Ross. The most prominent of these is the region of Ross in northern Scotland, now part...

Thomas is a male name derived from the Aramaic word te'oma, meaning "twin". The English spelling comes via Latin Thomas from the Greek transliteration Thōmâs, which itself is from Imperial Aramaic Tawmɑʔ. The root occurs...