Irish Names for Girls: The Complete List
- Pegeen
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Mairead, Irish form of MargaretDescription:
Infrequently used relic of the Maureen-Colleen-Kathleen era, though it does seem to have a bit more energy than the others.
- O'brien
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Brian"Description:
This kind of authentic Irish surname makes a memorable first name for either sex, following in the path of all the Mac and Mc names recently popular.
- Gráinne
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"grain of corn"Description:
Name of both a goddess and a heroine in Irish mythology, it's popular in Ireland and possible here, especially in its Anglicized spelling, Grania.
- Muirgheal
- Katelynn
Origin:
Spelling variation of CaitlinDescription:
Caitlin, but with the popular -lynn suffix.
- O'keeffe
Origin:
Irish surnameDescription:
If you love the venerable Southwestern painter but feel Georgia's gotten too overheated, you might want to go all the way to this Irish surname in the fashionable O' family.
- Neile
- Caiside
- Flanna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red-haired"Description:
Flanna is an uncommon name for a red-haired girl, not as familiar -- or some would say, as pretty -- as its nickname, Flannery.
- Chrystal
- Bríd
- Connolly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"love, friendship"Description:
Energetic Connelly variation that works better for girls than for boys.
- Murielle
- Duff
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"swarthy"Description:
Somewhat gruff name that might be better feminized as Duffy.
- Berneen
- Brigidine
Origin:
Irish variation of BrighidDescription:
Brigidine is a unique take on Bridget used by singer Sinead O'Connor. But assuming you're not an Irish rock star, you'd probably do better to stop at Brigid.
- Monca
- Augusteen
- Noreena
- Muiriol