Irish Names
These names occur in the mythologies and legends of Ireland.
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160Éadaoin is the modern Irish spelling of Étaín, a name deeply rooted in Irish mythology. It derives from a diminutive form of an Old Irish word ét, meaning "passion" or "jealousy," reflecting the intense emotions tied to...
Éber is an Old Irish masculine name, the historical precursor of the later form Éibhear. The name is deeply rooted in Irish mythology, where it appears in the medieval origin legend of the Gaels.Etymology and Historical...
Éibhear is an Irish masculine given name of uncertain origin. In Irish, the word eibhear means “granite,” though the name’s etymology is debated. It is derived from Old Irish Éber, whose meaning is not fully established....
Éibhir is an Irish variant form of Éibhear, a name rooted in Old Irish mythology. Éibhear itself derives from the Old Irish Éber, a name of uncertain meaning, traditionally borne by two of the sons of Míl Espáine: Éibhea...
Éimhear is a modern Irish feminine name, the contemporary form of the ancient Emer. In Irish legend, Emer was the wife of the legendary hero Cúchulainn, known for possessing the six gifts of womanhood: beauty, voice, spe...
Éireamhón is the Modern Irish form of Éremón. Rooted in medieval Irish legend, this masculine name belongs to a prominent figure in the Milesian mythology that explains the origins of the Gaelic people. Éireamhón is typi...
Eithne (Irish pronunciation: [ˈɛhnʲə]) is a feminine given name of Irish origin, meaning "kernel" or "grain" — derived from the Old Irish word etne. The name is deeply rooted in Irish mythology, history, and hagiography....
Emer is a figure from Irish mythology, best known as the wife of the legendary hero Cúchulainn. Her name, of uncertain meaning, appears in Old Irish as Emer and in modern Irish forms such as Éimhear and Eimear.Etymology...
Eógan is an early Irish male given name, pronounced approximately [ˈoːɣən]. In Modern Irish, the name has developed into Eoghan, while the Latin-derived form was Eugenius. The name's ultimate root is Eugene, from the Gre...
Eoghan is a traditional Irish masculine name, often anglicized as Owen, Ewan, or Ewen. Its yew and gan, originally in Old Irish (meaning born from yew tree) but also derived from the Latin Eugenius, Greek Eugene, meaning...
Etymology Éremón is a name of uncertain meaning from Irish mythology. It is one of several variants found in medieval sources, including Éireamhón and Érimón, the latter often anglicized as Heremon. Although the precise...
Érimón (modern Irish: Éireamhón), commonly anglicized as Heremon, is a legendary figure from medieval Irish mythohistorical tradition. He is depicted as a son of Míl Espáine, the mythical ancestor of the Gaels, and accor...
Ériu is a feminine name of Irish origin, derived from the name of a goddess in Irish mythology. According to legend, Ériu was one of the three eponymous goddesses of Ireland, daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha...
Étaín is a name from Irish mythology, derived from a diminutive form of Old Irish ét, meaning "jealousy" or "passion". In modern Irish, it is properly spelled Éadaoin. The name is borne by the heroine of the 9th-century...
Étan is a feminine given name of Irish origin, possibly a variant of Étaín. In Irish mythology, Étaín was the daughter of Dian Cécht, the god of healing.EtymologyÉtaín is derived from Old Irish ét meaning "jealousy, pass...
Ethne is a feminine given name of Irish origin, derived as an anglicized variant of Eithne. The name Eithne itself may come from the Old Irish word etne, meaning "kernel" or "grain", evoking fertility and sustenance. Thi...
Ethniu is a feminine name from Irish mythology, considered a variant of Eithne. The name is deeply rooted in ancient Irish legend, where Ethniu appears as a Fomorian princess and the mother of the great hero Lugh Lámfada...
Fachtna is an Old Irish masculine given name, possibly derived from the Old Irish word facht meaning "malice". In Irish mythology, Fachtna is best known as a legendary high king of Ireland. According to some traditions,...
Fearghas is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Fergus, a name that means "man of vigour," from the Old Irish elements fer "man" and guss "vigour, strength, force". Like Fergus, Fearghas has deep roots in Irish and Sco...
Fedelm (also spelled Feidelm or Feidhelm, and modernized as Fidelma or Fedelma) is a female name from Irish mythology and early Irish history. It is possibly a feminine form of Feidlimid, a name traditionally interpreted...
Fedelmid is a variant of the Old Irish name Feidlimid, borne in early Irish history and legend. The root name Feidlimid is traditionally said to mean "ever good," though it may be related to the Old Irish word feidil mea...
Fedlimid is a variant of the Irish name Feidlimid, which has ancient roots in Gaelic culture. The meaning of Feidlimid is traditionally said to be "ever good", though it may also be related to the Old Irish word feidil m...
Feidelm is a variant form of the Old Irish name Fedelm, itself possibly a feminine form of Feidlimid. Like its variants Feidhelm and the modern Irish Fidelma, the name reflects a deep-rooted tradition of female prophecy...
EtymologyFeidhelm is a variant of Fedelm, an Old Irish name whose meaning is uncertain. Fedelm itself may be a feminine form of Feidlimid, a name traditionally interpreted as "ever good" but possibly related to Old Irish...
Feidlimid is an Old Irish masculine given name, traditionally said to mean "ever good", though it might be related to Old Irish feidil meaning "enduring, constant". It is the older form of the modern Irish names Feidhlim...
Fergus is a given name of Irish and Scottish origin, derived from the Old Irish elements fer meaning "man" and guss meaning "vigour, strength, force," thus connoting "man of vigour." The name is traditional in both Irela...
Fiachna is an Old Irish masculine given name derived from fiach, meaning "raven". The raven was a significant bird in Celtic mythology, often associated with prophecy and war. In Irish legend, several characters bear the...
Etymology and OriginsFiachra is an Irish male given name with ancient roots. It derives from the Old Irish name Fiachrae, whose meaning is debated. The name may come from fiach meaning "raven," a bird often associated wi...
Fiachrae is the Old Irish form of Fiachra, a traditionally Irish masculine name. Its etymology is complex, drawing from Old Irish elements: possibly fiach meaning "raven" or fích meaning "battle", combined with rí meanin...
Finn 1 is an Anglicized form of Fionn, an Old Irish name meaning "white" or "blessed," derived from the finn element. It is widely used in Dutch, English, German, and Irish contexts, where it often functions as a given n...
EtymologyFinnguala is an Old Irish feminine given name, the literal meaning of which is "white shoulder". It derives from the elements finn ("white, blessed") and gúala ("shoulder"). This name is the older form of the mo...
Fintan is an Irish given name, traditionally derived from Old Irish elements possibly meaning either "white fire" or "white ancient." In Irish mythology, Fintan mac Bóchra is a legendary figure who, according to the myth...
Fion is an Irish variant of the name Fionn, which itself derives from the Old Irish name Finn, rooted in the element finn meaning "white, blessed". This variant represents a common orthographic shift in Irish naming conv...
Fionn is a masculine given name in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, pronounced "Fyun" (Irish: [fʲiːn̪ˠ], Scottish Gaelic: [fjũːn̪ˠ]). It derives from an Old Irish byname meaning "white" or "fair-haired", ultimately from the ro...
Fionnghuala is an Irish feminine given name, a variant of Fionnuala. Both names ultimately derive from an Old Irish compound: finn meaning "white, blessed" and gúala meaning "shoulder", so the name means "white shoulder"...
Fionnuala is a traditional Irish feminine name meaning "white shoulder", derived from the Old Irish elements finn "white, blessed" and gúala "shoulder". The name is deeply rooted in Irish mythology, where Fionnuala (or i...
Goibniu is the Old Irish name of a divine figure in Irish mythology, serving as the metalsmith of the Tuatha Dé Danann. His name derives from the Old Irish gobae, meaning "smith," and is rooted in a Proto-Celtic form *Go...
Gráinne is a prominent figure in Irish mythology and a traditional Irish first name, most likely derived from the Old Irish word grán meaning "grain" or possibly gráin meaning "hatred, fear." The name carries a rich lega...
Heber is an anglicized form of the Irish name Éibhear. In Irish mythology, Éibhear was borne by two legendary figures: Éibhear Dunn and Éibhear Finn, who were sons of Míl Espáine. According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn (the...
Ler is an Old Irish name meaning "the sea", and in Irish mythology it refers to a god personifying the sea. Ler is best known as the father of Manannán mac Lir, the sea god of the Tuatha Dé Danann.Etymology and Mythology...
Lir (also spelled Ler) is a sea god in Irish mythology, whose name means “Sea” in Old Irish. The forms Ler and Lir are the nominative and genitive cases, respectively, suggesting that Lir is etymologically the genitive f...
Lóegaire is an Old Irish masculine given name meaning "calf herder," derived from the Old Irish word lóeg ("calf"). The name appears in early Irish literature and history, borne by figures from legend, myth, and the earl...
Lú is a modern Irish name, derived from the older form Lugh, a central figure in Irish mythology. The name is ultimately traced back to the Celtic god Lugus, whose cult was widespread among ancient Gaulish and British tr...
Lug is the Old Irish form of Lugh, a name deeply rooted in Celtic mythology and linguistic reconstruction. Derived from Primitive Irish Luga, which itself traces back to Proto-Celtic *Lugus, the name ultimately connects...
Lugaid (also anglicized as Lughaidh) is a masculine given name of Irish origin, derived from the Old Irish Lugaid. It is a compound name combining the name of the mythological god Lugh with Old Irish dech meaning 'honour...
Lugh is a prominent figure in Irish mythology, known as a warrior, king, master craftsman, and savior. He is a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a supernatural race, and is associated with skill, mastery in multiple discip...
Lughaidh is an Irish-language name derived from the Old Irish Lugaid, a compound of the name of the mythological figure Lugh and the Old Irish element dech meaning "honour" or "better." This name was borne by several leg...
Macha is a female name of Irish origin, possibly from a Celtic root meaning "plain, field". In Irish mythology, Macha was a sovereignty goddess associated with the province of Ulster, particularly the sites of Navan Fort...
Maeve is the Anglicized form of the Irish name Medb, which means "intoxicating" or "she who intoxicates," possibly connected to mead. In early modern Irish, it was spelled Meadhbh or Maedhbh, with the pronunciation evolv...
Manannán is a given name of Irish origin, deeply rooted in Irish mythology. It ultimately derives from the name of the Isle of Man, which may come from the Celtic root *moniyo- meaning "mountain." In Gaelic mythology, Ma...
Méabh is a modern Irish form of the ancient name Medb (see also Maeve). The name is pronounced roughly "MAYV" in Irish and is deeply rooted in Irish mythology and history. Etymology and History The original Old Irish nam...
Meadhbh is a modern Irish form of the ancient name Medb, from which the Anglicized Maeve also derives. The name means "intoxicating" and is deeply rooted in Irish mythology and history.Etymology and HistoryMeadhbh (prono...
Medb is the original Old Irish form of the name more commonly known today as Maeve. The name Medb (pronounced [mʲeðβ] in Old Irish) is etymologically connected to the idea of "intoxicating," deriving from a root meaning...
Midhir is a modern Irish form of Midir. The name Midir derives from Old Irish midithir, meaning "judge." In Irish mythology, Midhir is a son of the Dagda, the powerful god of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Midhir appears as one o...
Midir (also spelled Midhir) is an Irish name possibly derived from the Old Irish word midithir meaning "judge." In Irish mythology, Midir is a son of the Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann. After the Tuatha Dé were defeated b...
Morrígan is a figure from Irish mythology whose name is commonly translated as either "great queen" or "phantom queen." The name derives from Old Irish elements: mór ("great, big") or mor ("demon, evil spirit") combined...
Mórríghan is a variant spelling of the Irish goddess-name Morrígan. The name's etymology is debated: it may derive from Old Irish mór meaning "great, big" or mor meaning "demon, evil spirit," combined with rígain "queen....
Mór-Ríoghain is the modern Irish form of Morrígan, the name of a powerful figure from Irish mythology. The name itself is rich in ambiguity, as its etymology can be interpreted in two contrasting ways. Derived from Old I...
Muireann (Irish pronunciation: [ˈmˠɪɾʲən̪ˠ]) is an Irish-language feminine given name. It is a variant of Muirenn, which derives from Old Irish elements meaning "sea" (muir) and "white, blessed" (finn). The name is deepl...
Muirenn is an Irish feminine given name, derived from the Old Irish elements muir "sea" and finn "white, blessed". It is closely related to the name Muirne, of which Muirenn is considered another form. In Irish mythology...