Aidan was the name of a famous seventh-century Irish saint, and is related to the Irish word for fire. Aidan Continued Aidan Origin: Irish Meaning: "little and fiery" Description: Aidan was originally a pet form of the Irish name Aodh (pronounced 'ee'), the name of the old Celtic ...
From the archives - Michael Longley: ‘Most men don’t like intelligent women. I just hang on their every word’ SPORT Dublin super clubs had their own hurdles to clear in their rise to the top All-Ireland success for the likes of Cuala and Na Fianna may not be universally popular but...
Some Middle English forms of the word suggest influence of (or punning on) Old French irais, irois "wrathful, bad-tempered" (literally "ire-ous") and Irais "Irish." Meaning "temper, passion" is 1834, American English (first attested in writings of Davy Crockett), from the legendary ...
Bridget is the Anglicized form of Brigid, an Irish-Gaelic name that was derived from the wordbrígh, which means "strength." Origin: Scottish and Irish Meaning: "rowan tree; little redhead" Description: Stylish, gentle, and rustic at the same time, Rowan is a name that falls into variou...
Mortified Wouldn’t you be mortified? The Irish use this fine word more in general conversation than Brits doMother of Divine! –ExclamationMother of God herself on the Cliffs of Moher! Strong exclamationMove home I’m going to move home –“I’m going to move back home”...
We were coming to the opinion that there was a much more effective, for want of a better word, approach to the situation by what was being offered by the Provisional IRA as they were then known after the split…In terms of then joining the Provisional IRA, I was familiar with some of...
62PadraigPadraigNational name of Ireland, from Latin meaning 'noble', Latin word patricius indicates a member of the Patricians, Roman nobility. 63RichardRisteardGermainc: 'ruler hard' 64IanIonIain is the Scottish-Gaelic form of Eoin, and thus John ...
The German word Doktorvater for a doctoral advisor indicates the close relationship between a PhD student and his or her supervisor. The relationship is often pivotal in determining the future career of the student, and the advisor also gains much from the interaction. Just as a genealogical tree...
No they are different names. Sorcha comes from the meaning “bright, radiant, light”, while Saoirse is from the Irish word “saoirse” meaning “freedom, liberty”. How do you spell Sinead in Irish? …Read more
Meaning: "little fire" Description: Egan's likeness to the word eager gives this Irish surname a ready-to-please, effervescent energy, and it would make an appropriate substitute for the overused Aidan. Egan Continued Eilis Origin: Irish variation of Elizabeth Meaning: "pledged to God" Descr...