Looking for an Irish name for your little girl? Here are our most beautiful ideas for female first names of Irish origin!
It is called emerald isle, it is known for its luxuriant natural landscapes, for its castles dating from medieval times, but also for its great literary resources. It is Ireland where Oscar Wilde was born. Irish culture, strongly steeped in Celtic tradition, is home to many first name ideas for a little girl. Here are some inspirations for name your baby girl with an irish name.
Old Irish Baby Girl Name Ideas
If you are looking for a old irish girl name, nothing easier ! Especially since the Irish language, of Celtic type, was born before Christianity and the Roman Empire… One thinks for example of Elder, which comes from an Irish legend, it was the name of the fairy queen of Munster. Orlaithsimplified under the first name Orla, are also very old Irish given names, such as Maeve (which is also written Meabh), the name of a legendary warrior queen in Ireland. female first names Eimear, Sinead, Fiona, Grainne or even Shannon are others old irish first names.
The most common Irish girl names
here are the 20 first names of Irish origin the most given in France last year:
What are some rare female Irish names?
Some Irish first names are less popular these days, you could even say they are rare. This is the case of Blathnaidwhich would be an Irish version of Florence, in French. dearbhla is not the most common either, yet it refers to a very pretty meaning that is “true desire”. Fionnuala is a rare first name too, as Aoibheann, or Aoibhinn.
Find an Irish name for a girl, by letter
T-shaped
If you are looking for an Irish first name in “t”: Tara, Toireasa, Teresa, Teamhair, Tigris, Tracy.
S-shaped
If you are looking for an Irish first name in “s”: Saoirse, Sadhbh, Shauna, Shanna, Siobhan, Shannon, Sinead, Sorcha.
Starting with M
If you are looking for an Irish name beginning with “m”: Maired, Maiwenn, Maire, Maureen, Myrna, Muireann, Mairin, Mairona, Mada, Madelaine, Mable.
In K
If you are looking for an Irish first name in “k”: Kayleigh, Kelly, Kylie, Kiara, Kyliana, Kyara, Kate, Katherine, Katie.
In E
If you are looking for an Irish first name in “e”: Eimear, Eabha, Ela, Ena, Emer, Eireann, Erin, Eithne, Ellis, Elaine.
H-shaped
If you are looking for an Irish first name in “h”: Hope, Hibernia, Hazel, Hanna, Hilda, Honora, Helen, Hilde.