The names Eileen and Aileen come from the Gaelic names Eibhlín and Aibhilín. The name Eileen was particularly popular in the early 1920s, peaking in 1924 when it was the 10th most popular name in England and Wales. These days, it's more associated with the song Come On Eileen by Dexy...
Traditional Irish Names Here is the master list of Irish names. These are the names of saints and names from history and myth. The approximate pronunciations are given, as names vary in dialects. It is also difficult to spell out some sounds in the Irish language into English, as certain...
Niamh, having given birth to their son in his absense, came to search for him but when she arrived learned that he had died of old age. Irish Girl’s Names Macha -Sorcha Anyone looking for Irish names for girls starting with ‘w’, ‘v’, ‘y’ or ‘x’ will be disappointed – t...
Of course, Scottish parents don't always pick traditional names for their little ones, as any relatively recent list of the most popular Scottish baby names will show! For example, Olivia and Emily have been in the top five Scottish girls names consistently for several years, along with the ...
Variants: Crighton and Crichton (Scottish Gaelic) Old English Names For Boys Starting With D Dalton Origin/Gender: Old English boy name Meaning/Description: “Valley settlement” Pronunciation:“daal-tn” Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables Popularity/Rank: #516 Namesakes: American sociologist...
More a Scottish than an Irish name, though popular here. From the Scots Gaelic/Irish word for ‘fair’ which is ‘fionn’. Fionnoula, Finola Say:finn-ooh-la, finn-ola Fionn means white or fair and the name means ‘white shoulders’. One of the Children of Lir was called Fionnuala. ...