The beautiful meanings of these first names will always be a wonderful conversation-starter. A survey commissioned by Coca-Cola of 1,800 people across eight European countries revealed that 87% of Irish people consider their names to be very important in their lives.
Take a peek at the top 20 legendary Irish-themed baby names and make sure your child has a name worth remembering:
1. Shiel
Means: ‘little pasture.’
2. Bébhinn
Means: ‘fair, white lady.’
3. Aurnia
Means: ‘golden lady.’
4. Eriu/Eirú
Means: ‘Irish goddess.’
5. Onan
Means: ‘vigour.’
6. Cuisle
Means: ‘heartbeat.’
7. Iúile
Means: ‘child with thick hair.’
8. Blaithín
Means: ‘little garden flower.’
9. Cairbre
Means: ‘strong man.’
10. Neala
Means: ‘little champion.’
11. Mallaidh
Means: ‘bitter.’
12. Lachlan
Means: ‘war-like.’
13. Reilly
Means: ‘valiant.’
14. Rogan (or Logan in Scotland)
Means: ‘low ground.’
15. Fiadh
Means: ‘of the wild.’
16. Síomha
Means: ‘peaceful one.’
17. Aednat
Means: ‘little fire.’
18. Cassidy
Means: ‘curly-haired one.’
19. Gael
Means: ‘stranger.’
20. Cayna/Kayna
Means: ‘little jewel of love.’
If none of these cool Gaelic names tickled your fancy, how about a more artistic style name for your new bundle? Or try this baby naming app.
