225+ Irish Boy Names (with Meanings)

Associated with the poet and novelist Galway Kinnell, this name of an Irish city, county, and bay would make an evocative choice. For further literary cred, writers Liam O'Flaherty and Frank Harris both hail from Galway.

Despite its virtuous meaning, Fergall - along with the more standard spellings Fergal, Ferghal and Fearghal - has never made it across the ocean. In the States, Fergall is a rare yet pronounceable name with strong ties to Ireland. In its native land, it's been worn for over a thousand years by everyone from chieftains to poets to sportsmen, and still appears steadily in birth records.

Undiscovered Irish surname with a lot more bounce and masculine dash than Shannon.

This Irish surname-name certainly feels brighter and fresher than the English equivalent, Clark.

Too close to baloney.

Runyon is an Irish surname with considerable flair; some will connect it with Guys and Dolls writer Damon Runyon.

Variation of Cluny best only if you're a major George fan. And even then, better go with George, Georgia, or Georgiana.

Pathalan is a rare Irish name derived from the somewhat-less-rare Bartholomew. Nearly 30 baby boys were named Bartholomew in the US last year, but none were named Parthalan.

The Irish surname and sometime first name Redmond is derived from the German Raymond, which was imported to Ireland via Norman conqueror Raymond LeGros -- Raymond the Fat.