Irish Names for Boys

The famous Battle of the Boyne, in Ireland, vanquished the Catholic king.

Corky was a sitcom moniker of the fifties, Corcoran a better fit for these times.

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

Aydan has been a popular alternate spellings of Aidan, though it has been declining in usage since 2008. It has also been seen as a girl's name.

The use of O-prefixes could create the next wave of Irish inflected names, offering an innovative way of honoring a relative with a behind the times moniker.

The fashion for using surnames as firsts has extended beyond the familiar Morgan and Parker to choices such as Cohen and O'Brien to -- why not? -- this quintessentially Irish name with the friendly o ending.

Fallon has gone feminine, but this puts it back in the boys' camp.

Brennan alternative.

Fursey is an ancient Irish saint's name little-used in modern times. St. Fursey was born in the seventh century a noble in Ireland but traveled to England and France to found monasteries and spread Christianity. He is buried in France.

You lick. You like. We didn't think so.

Barr fits alongside other short and snappy surname-names like Fyfe, Blair and Dawe. They're off the beaten track but instantly familiar.

Forever Dickens's con artist in Oliver Twist.

One of the most usable of the fashionable O'Names.