Irish Girl Names
Celebrate the stories and meanings behind Irish names
Aoife
Beauty, Radiance — pronounced ee-fa
Saoirse
Freedom — pronounced seer-sha
Niamh
Brightness, Radiance — pronounced neev
Caoimhe
Gentle, Beautiful, Precious — pronounced kwee-va
Ciara
Dark — pronounced kee-ra
Aisling
Dream, Vision — pronounced ash-ling
Róisín
Little Rose — pronounced ro-sheen
Siobhán
God Is Gracious — pronounced shiv-awn
Gráinne
Gráinne — pronounced grawn-ya
Maeve
She Who Intoxicates — pronounced mayv
Órlaith
Gold and sovereign — pronounced or-la
Clodagh
Named after a river — pronounced clo-da
Fiadh
Wild — pronounced fee-a
Eimear
Wife of Cú Chulainn — pronounced ee-mur
Sinéad
God Is Gracious — pronounced shin-aid
Sorcha
Bright, Shining — pronounced sur-ka
Deirdre
Deirdre of the Sorrows — pronounced deer-dra
Nuala
Short for Fionnuala — pronounced noo-la
Mairéad
Pearl — pronounced mi-raid
Aoibhe
Beauty — pronounced ay-va
Éabha
Life — pronounced ay-va
Oonagh
Anglicised form of Úna — pronounced oo-na
Bridget
Exalted One — pronounced brij-it
Erin
Ireland — pronounced eh-rin
Cara
Friend — pronounced ka-ra