Irish Gaelic Names

Popular Irish name brought here by singer Sinead O'Connor, could make a striking choice for a child with deep Irish roots.

Lovely variation of an upstanding classic.

Pronounced like the word "even," this was a common name among the ancient royal families of Ireland, and has now become popular again.

Variant (mis)spelling of Siobhan.

Nollaig is a unisex Irish name created in the 20th century. It is a translation of the French name Noel, meaning "Christmas".

Gofraidh, pronounced guffry and sometimes Anglicized to Gotty, Gorry, or Geoffrey, was once a popular name, particularly among the O'Kane family. But in 1880 one Gofraidh MacCionnaith left a deathbed curse on any of his descendants who would revive the name.