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Irish Girl Names
Irish girl names are having a moment on both sides of the Irish Sea — Maeve, Orla and Nora are climbing the England and Wales charts, while Saoirse (“SEER-sha”, freedom), Aoife (“EE-fa”, radiant) and Niamh (“NEEV”, bright) reward anyone willing to learn a spelling that doesn’t match its sound. Myth queens, saints and songs — each name below comes with its meaning and the story it carries.
25 names
Aisling
Irish Gaelic
Dream, vision
GirlLiteraryMythological
Alana
Irish / Hawaiian
Rock, harmony
GirlVirtue
Aoife
Irish Gaelic
Beauty, radiance
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Bridget
Irish Gaelic
Exalted one
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Caitlin
Irish Gaelic
Pure
GirlVirtue
Cara
Italian / Irish / English
Beloved in Italian, friend in Irish
GirlVirtue
Cassidy
Irish-American
Curly-haired
Unisex
Darcie
French / Irish
From Arcy
GirlLiterary
Delaney
Irish / English
Of the alder grove
UnisexNature
Erin
Irish Gaelic
Ireland
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Kennedy
Irish Gaelic
Helmeted head
UnisexHistorical
Lana
Slavic / Irish / English
Light in Slavic, rock in Irish
GirlVirtue
Maeve
Irish Gaelic
Intoxicating
GirlMythologicalHistorical
Molly
Irish
Bitter / sea of bitterness
GirlVirtueLiterary
Niamh
Irish Gaelic
Bright, radiant
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Nora
Irish / Greek
Honour
GirlLiterary
Orla
Irish Gaelic
Golden princess
GirlVirtueHistorical
Reagan
Irish / English
Little king
UnisexHistorical
Riley
Irish / Old English
Courageous, rye meadow
Unisex
Ryleigh
Irish / American
Courageous
GirlNature
Saoirse
Irish Gaelic
Freedom
GirlVirtue
Sinead
Irish Gaelic
God is gracious
GirlVirtueLiterary
Sloane
Irish / English
Warrior
Unisex
Tara
Sanskrit / Irish
Star in Sanskrit
GirlCelestialMythological
Una
Irish / Latin
One in Latin, lamb in Irish
GirlLiteraryVirtue
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