Irish Girls names: Aideen ________AY-deen _______Eadaoin, Aedín ____A saint from Moylurg,Boyle. Eadaoin, goddess of beauty. ____Edwina Aifric _________AF-ric_________ Aithbhreac _______An old name, popular in medieval times, with a famous example being 15th century poetess Aithbhreac inghean Corcadail. _____________ Ailbhe ________AL-va_________ Elva _____________ _________________________________________________ Olive Ailis __________AY-lish ________Ailse, Ailish Noble Rank _______________________________________________Adelaide Aileen ________AY-leen _______ ________________ _________________________________________________ Aine __________AWN-ya _______ ________________ Ancient Irish name ___________________________________Ann Aineen * ______AY-neen _______ _______________WORD - From 'Ean', meaning bird ______________________ Aiobh * _______Eve __________Eve _____________U.S. - A variant spelling of Eve. ________________________Eve Aisling ________ASH-ling ______Aislinn ___________Vision, dream _______________________________________ Aithne * _______ETH-na _______Ethna, Eithne ______Kernel_____________________________________________ Alannah * _____Al-a-nah ______Alanagh _________WORD - 'Beautiful' or 'Darling' _________________________ Aoibheann_____ ee-van ________Eavan, Aoibhán ____Fair form___________________________________________ Aoife__________ EE-fa _________ ________________ Ancient Irish name ___________________________________Eva Aran * ________ _____________ Arann____________ PLACE - Islands off the west coast of Ireland _____________ Ardra * _______OUR-dra ______ _______________High fort___________________________________________ Aveleen * ______AVE-leen _____ _______________U.S. - Hazel ________________________________________Hazel Bailey * _______BAY-lee _______ _______________SURNAME - Báille.Originlly an English name meaning Bailiff. Bairbre _______BAR-bre_______ Barbara __________Strange (Greek) _____________________________________Barbara Benvy_________ ben-VEE ______Bean Mhí _________Lady of Meath ______________________________________ Bevin _________ _____________ Bébhinn __________Melodious Lady _____________________________________Vivienne Bláithín _______BLAW-heen ____ ________________ Little flower Brady * _______BRAY-dee _____ _______________SURNAME - Mac Brádaigh. Means 'spirited', mainly from Cavan. Brennan * _____ _____________ SURNAME - O'Braonáin, possibly meaning sorrow.Four different families, from Galway, Kerry, Westmeath and Kilkenny.______________________________ Brianna * _____ _____________ _______________Female version of Brian; powerful ______________________ Brogan * ______BRO-gan ______ SURNAME - O'Brógáin. From the Uí Fiachrach familes of North Mayo and Sligo. Brenna ________BRENN-ah ____ ________________ Female form of Brian OR 'Raven' OR 'Hill'________________ Briana ________BREE-ana _____Brianagh, Breena, Brianne Female form of Brian ____________________________Briony Bríd __________BREED _______Brighid __________Strength. Patron Saint of Ireland (with St. Patrick) __________Brigid Bridget________ _____________ Brigid ___________Strength ___________________________________________ Brigid ________ _____________ Bridget __________ Strength ___________________________________________ Bridie _________BRY-dee_______ ________________ Strength ___________________________________________From Brigid Bronagh_______ BRO-na _______Brona ____________Sorrow (a Queen held captive in a castle in Rostrevor) ______ Caelan ________KEE-lin _______Caoilfhionn, Keelin, Caoilin Slender and fair _______________________________ Cáit __________Coyt __________ ________________ Pure (Greek) _______________________________________Kate Cáitlín ________Coyt-leen ______ ________________ Pure (Greek) _______________________________________Kathleen Caitríona ______Cat-REE-ona ___Catriona, Caitrín ___Pure (Greek) _______________________________________Catherine Caoilfhionn ____KEE-lin _______Caoilin, Keelin ____Slender and fair _____________________________________ Caoilin________ KEE-lin _______Caoilfhionn, Keelin _Slender and fair _____________________________________ Cailiosa _______KEE-lisa_______ _______________Girl of Jesus ________________________________________ Caoimhe ______KWEE-va______ _______________ Gentle, beauty, grace _________________________________Kevina Cara__________ CAR-a ________ Caragh ___________Friend Carey * _______CARE-ee ______Keary ___________SURNAME - Ó Ciardha (and other Irish surnames), 'black'. __ Casey * _______KAY-see _______ _______________SURNAME - Ó Cathasaigh, meaning 'watchful' or 'vigilant'. __ Cassidy * ______ _____________ _______________SURNAME - O'Caiside. A Fermanagh family of physicians. __ Ciara _________KEY-ra ________Kyra ____________ Saint from Kilkeare, Co. Tipperary (AD 679)______________ Cleary * _______CLEE-ree ______ SURNAME - O'Cléirigh, meaning Clerk. One of the oldest Irish surnames, from Galway.____________________________________________ Clíona ________CLEE-ona _____ Cliodhna _________From an old Cork legend called 'Tonn Cliona' (Cliona's wave), which tells of a girl, Cliona, who drowned off the coast of Cork as she made to escape from her father's wrath with her beloved. ______________________ Clodagh_______ CLO-da _______Cloda ____________River in Tipperary ___________________________________ Colleen * ______COL-een ______ _______________WORD - 'Cailín', Irish word for girl _____________________ Crea * ________CREE ________ _______________WORD - From 'Croí', meaning Heart ____________________ Criodhna ______CREE-ona _____ ________________ _________________________________________________ Críosa ________KREE-osa _____ ________________ Christian___________________________________________ Christina Cristíona ______Kris-TEE-ona___ _______________Christian___________________________________________ Christina Cullen * _______ Cullan ______SURNAME - MacCuilinn, from the Irish word 'cuileann', holly. Mainly from Monaghan. Curran * ______ _____________ _______________SURNAME - O'Corráin.Widespread throughout Ireland. _____ Danann _______ _____________ ________________ From Dé Danann, the spirit people ______________________ Dara__________ _____________ Darragh __________Oak? ______________________________________________ Deirdre _______DARE-dra, DEER-dra _____________Ancient heroine of the tale of the Sons of Uisneach _________ Dearbhla ______Dervla ________Derval, Deirbhle, ___Dervla True desire ___________________________________ Derry * _______DER-ee _______ _______________PLACE - a town and county in the north of Ireland _________ Delaney* ______ _____________ Delany SURNAME - O'Dubhshláine, from 'dubh' meaning black.From Laois and Kilkenny. __________________________________________ Devlin * _______ _____________ _______________SURNAME - O'Doibhilin, a surname from Tyrone. _________ Doreen ________ _____________ Doireann _________Sullen _____________________________________________Dorothy Dymphna______ DIMF-na ______Davnet, Damhnait __Poet ______________________________________________ Eadaoin _______AY-deen _______Aideen ___________A saint from Moylurg,Boyle. Eadaoin, goddess of beauty. ____Edwina Eavan ________Ee-van ________Aoibheann ________Fair form___________________________________________ Eibhlín________ Ev-LEEN ______Evelyn ___________Fair _______________________________________________Evelyn Eilís __________EYE-leesh, AY-lish _______________Ailish, Eilish 'God has sworn' (Greek) ___________________Elizabeth Eileen_________ EYE-leen ______Eibhlin, Eilín ______Sunlight (Greek) _______________________________Helen, Elene Eithne ________ET-na _________Ethna ____________Kernel_____________________________________________ Emer _________EE-mur________ Eimear ___________ _________________________________________________ Enda _________ _____________ Eanna____________ Bird ______________________________________________ Erin *_________ AIR-in ________ Erinna ___________ WORD - 'Eireann', means 'of Ireland' ____________________ Erina *________ AIR-in-a ______Erinna, Erin _______WORD - 'Eireann', means 'of Ireland' ____________________ Erris * ________ER-is _________ _______________ _________________________________________________ Etaoin ________ _____________ Aideen, Eadaoin ___A saint from Moylurg,Boyle. Eadaoin, goddess of beauty. ____Etaine Evelyn ________EV-lin_________ Aoibheann ________Fair form. __________________________________________ Farrell *_______ _____________ _______________SURNAME - O'Fearghail, meaning 'man of valour'. Originally of Longford. __________________________________________ Fey * _________Fay ___________Feyth, Fay ________WORD - Fey meaning ethereal, from the fairies ____________Fay Filva * ________ _____________ _______________U.S._______________________________________________ Fiona _________Fee-O-na ______ ________________ Fair _______________________________________________ Fíona _________FEE-una _______ _______________ Fair _______________________________________________ Fionnabhair ___FIN-a-vair _____ _______________Fair ______________________________________________Jennifer Fionnuala _____Fin-NOO-la ____Finola____________ Fair shoulder _______________________________________ Flannery * _____ _____________ _______________SURNAME - O'Flannabhra, 'red eyebrows' _______________ Gobnait _______GOB-nit ______ ________________ Mouth_____________________________________________ Deborah Gráinne _______GRAW-nya ____ ________________ Love ______________________________________________Grace Hibernia * _____Hi-BURN-ee-a__ _______________PLACE