Irish Names for Boys
- Dáivi
- Keenen
Origin:
Variation of KeenanMeaning:
"ancient"Description:
Energetic name that's keen to please.
- O'callahan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the church lover"Description:
One of the most usable of the fashionable O'Names.
- Runyon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of a champion"Description:
Runyon is an Irish surname with considerable flair; some will connect it with Guys and Dolls writer Damon Runyon.
- Labhras
- Ulick
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little William"Description:
You lick. You like. We didn't think so.
- Donall
- Proinsias
- Obrien
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"descendant of Brian"Description:
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.
- Roibin
- Ibhar
- Aguistin
- Gearoid
- Parthalán
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"plowman"Description:
Familiar in Ireland, strange here.
- Breácan
- Iarom
- Parthalan
Origin:
Irish variation of Bartholomew, AramaicMeaning:
"son of the furrow"Description:
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.
- Riobard
- Donough
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"brown chieftain"Description:
Barely-used Irish surname that's more streamlined than popular Donovan.
- Ruadan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red-haired"Description:
One of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, St. Ruadan was a follower of St. Finian and founded an abbey in Tipperary. Other versions include Ruadhain or Ruadhan.