Namespiration: Names of Towns and Villages in Northern Ireland
- Pomeroy
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller by the apple orchard"Description:
This is an English surname dating back to 1086, but we don't see it having much of a first name future in the twenty-first century.
- Randal
- Ravernet
- Rosslea
- Rousky
- Sion
Origin:
Welsh variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"Description:
This Welsh form of John is pronounced Shaun. But most Americans certainly wouldn't know that.
- Shanvey
- Skea
- Straid
- Tempo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"time"Description:
An offbeat word name referring to the speed of a piece of music.
- Tully
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"flood, peaceful, or hill"Description:
Tully is a relaxed, rarely used Irish surname possibility. Sources disagree on the meaning, depending on what root is used. The Irish tulach means hill or mound, while tuile means flood. Other sources relate it to the Roman Tullius, most notably the name of the philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero, sometimes anglicized as Tully. Statesman Alexander Hamilton used the pen name Tully when he wrote editorials denouncing the instigators of the Whiskey Rebellion.
- Tynan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, dusty"Description:
A much fresher Ty name than Tyler or Tyson.
- Tamlaght
- Tamnamore
- Trillick
- Trory