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Beautiful Irish Girl Names and Their Meanings

Lyrical Gaelic names of legend, land and the old saints.

Beautiful Irish Girl Names and Their Meanings
July 5, 20267 min readBaby Names for Girls

Irish girl names are musical and deep-rooted, drawn from Gaelic legend, the saints, and the green land itself. Many look unfamiliar on the page but sing once you hear them — and each carries a story.

Beautiful Irish Girl Names — a selection

AchallIrish · Died of grief AileneIrish · Bright, shining light AineIrish · Radiance, brightness AislingIrish · Dream, vision AoibheannIrish · Beautiful, radiant AoibhinnIrish · Radiant beauty AoifeIrish · Beauty, radiance ArleenIrish · A pledge ArleneIrish · Pledge / oath BanbaIrish · Irish sovereignty goddess BegaIrish · Cumbrian saint of Saint Bees BoannIrish · Irish goddess of the River Boyne BreanaIrish · Strong and noble BrennanIrish · Sorrow / drop BrianaIrish · Strong and noble BriannaIrish · Noble / strong BridIrish · The exalted one; strength BridgetIrish · Exalted one, high goddess BridgetteIrish · Exalted one / strength BrigidIrish · Irish goddess of poetry, smithcraft, and healing BryannaIrish · Strong and noble CaitlinIrish · Pure CallahanIrish · Strife / contention CallanIrish · Battle / rocky CaoimheIrish · Beloved, gentle, kindness CassidyIrish · Clever / curly-haired CathleenIrish · Pure CliodhnaIrish · Irish queen of the banshees ClodaghIrish · The River Clodagh CodieIrish · A helpful one ColeenIrish · Girl CollinsIrish · Victory of the people CollynsIrish · Victory of the people CoreenIrish · A maiden CoryIrish · Hollow DeirdreIrish · Sorrowful, broken-hearted DelaneyIrish · Descendant of the challenger DelanyIrish · Dark challenger DonovanIrish · Dark warrior DoreenIrish · A gift EadaoinIrish · A radiant, beautiful face EibhlinIrish · Radiant light EileenIrish · Light EithneIrish · Kernel ElvaIrish · Elf friend EnyaIrish · Iconic Enya - Irish Celtic singer 80M+ records ErinIrish · Ireland EtainIrish · Little jealous one, shining FiadhIrish · Wild, untamed FindabairIrish · White phantom FinolaIrish · White shoulder FionnualaIrish · Fair-shouldered FlanneryIrish · Descendant of the red one FlynnIrish · Red-haired FodhlaIrish · A goddess of Ireland GobnaitIrish · Irish beekeeper saint GormlaithIrish · An illustrious princess GrainneIrish · Grace, sun KaceyIrish · Vigilant KassidyIrish · Clever, curly-haired

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Every Irish name in our library, with meanings and pronunciations.

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Every name links to its full page. You might also browse our Scottish and Welsh collections, or see all traditions on our by-origin hub.