Cashel, CashlinCASH ul, CASH lin, CASH leenSpelled Caiseal and Caislín in Irish, these are place names in Ireland meaning "Castle" and "little castle." CaraCAR a, CARE aThe Irish word for 'friend,' this name has been gaining in popularity. It's also the Italian word for 'dear.' ...
First-wave Irish name and place name—the poetic name for Ireland—now supplanted by newer alternatives such as Maeve and Delaney. Erin Continued Eamon Origin: Irish variation of Edmund Meaning: "wealthy protector" Description: Eamon is one of the traditional Irish names that has not yet emig...
Meaning: "from the island to the west" Description: First-wave Irish name and place name—the poetic name for Ireland—now supplanted by newer alternatives such as Maeve and Delaney. Origin: Irish Meaning: "dark challenger; dark river" ...
Placename changes have often been explored as examples of power-laden contests over the meaning of places and collective identities. Yet projects to research, preserve and reinstate Gaelic placenames in contemporary Ireland (both North and South) raise more complex questions of cultural identity, ...
The 100 Most Popular Irish Boys Names RankNameGaelic EquivalentMeaning / Origin 1ConorConcobharGaelic: 'hound lover' 2SeanSeánHebrew: 'God has favoured' or Variants: Eoin, Seon, Shaun, Shawn, Shane 3JackSeánA form of name John. Hebrew: 'God has favoured' or Variants: Eoin, Seon, Shaun...
Meaning:A high place or from the hill; a star Alternative Spellings & Variations: Tarra, Tarah, Tarin, Taryn Famous Namesakes: Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski, actress Tara Reid Peak Popularity: Tara is a popular name in the United States. It was a top 100 name from 1970 to 1991 re...
a place name in Co. Longford Teamhair (f) T'YA wur Tara, Teamair elevated place Téide (f) T'YAY d'yeh Téite wantonness Teimhnín (m) T'YEV uh neen, T'YEN een Temnén dark Tighearnach (m) TEER nakh Tierney, Tiarnach lord Tighearnán (m) TEER nawn lord- Tiernan, Tiarnán...
(a place in Wales); they became completely Hibernicized. Though still more numerous in Munster than elsewhere, the name is widespread throughout Ireland. Barry is also the anglicized form of Ó Báire and Ó Beargha (meaning "spear-like", according to Woulfe), a small sept ofCo. ...
district in southwestern Scotland (Medieval Latin Gallovidia), equivalent to Welsh Gallwyddel, Irish Gallgaidhil, literally..."foreign Gaels," containing the Gal- element also common in Irish place-names (Irish Gaelic gall) and meaning there "a stranger... Scotfrom Late Latin Scotti (c. ...
Irish names have a number of origins which are greatly influenced by the historical events that took place. Ireland was converted to Christianity by Saint Patrick and this explains why there has been a persistent preference for Christian, Hebrew and Aramaic names. The names of the 12 Apostles of...