Irish & Celtic Names

Lyrical Irish and Celtic baby names drawn from Gaelic mythology, saints and the wild Irish landscape. From classic favourites like Aoife and Cillian to rare gems still spoken in Ireland today.

Showing 1–48 of 2,210 names

1.Aadan

♂ Male

Gaelic, Arabic, Hebrew

little fire, noble, earth

little fire

Highborn, exalted, sublime, ascending

4.Aarav

♂ Male

Sanskrit

Peaceful, musical, calm, melodic

5.Aaron

♂ Male

Hebrew

Mountain of strength, exalted, enlightened

6.Aayla

♀ Female

Hebrew, Turkish, or Irish

moonlight, halo, or oak tree

father of joy

Servant of God

my father is joy

noble, nobility

Man, earth

noble

noble, nobility

Irish, Scottish Gaelic

fire, little fire

15.Adrian

♂ Male

Latin

From Hadria; dark one

little fire

little fire

little fire

light, beautiful, or noble

20.Aéna

♀ Female

Irish, Greek

Praise, or possibly from 'Aidan' meaning 'little fire'

21.Aengus

♂ Male

Old Irish

true vigor, true strength

Ireland

Irish, Modern English

Irish name meaning 'Ireland' or 'peace'

24.Aéryne

♀ Female

Irish

Irish woman, from Ireland

25.Agastya

♂ Male

Sanskrit

mountain thrower, one who humbles even the unshakeable

26.Ahmad

♂ Male

Arabic

Most highly praised, most highly adored, signifying excellence and commendation.

27.Ahmed

♂ Male

Arabic

Highly praised, one who constantly thanks God

28.Ahna

♀ Female

Hebrew, Sanskrit, Irish

grace; favor; river; water

29.Aida

♀ Female

Arabic, Italian (via opera)

Returning, visitor, or happy and prosperous

little fire

little fire

little fire

little fire

little fire

little fire

pleasant, agreeable

love, affection, or a variant of Aiden meaning 'little fire'

38.Ailah

♀ Female

Arabic, Hebrew, Old French, Irish

noble, exalted; oak tree; from the strong place

white, noble, bright

American, possibly Irish or Turkish

light, bright, or possibly from 'Aylin' meaning 'moon halo'

41.Ailin

♀ Female

Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Chinese

light, bright; noble; beautiful bird

42.Ailine

♀ Female

Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Greek

light, bright, shining one

light, moon halo

noble kind

Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Greek

light, moon, or noble

46.Aïlyn

♀ Female

Irish, French, or Arabic

light, beautiful, or noble

47.Ailyne

♀ Female

Irish, Scottish, Greek

light, torch, or beautiful bird

48.Aïlyne

♀ Female

Greek

light, bright, shining one

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