| Siobhan McKenna, an Irish actress who died in 1986, was considered by many as a woman who personified all that was good about being Irish. * Daniel, a song by Elton John. One Fidelma, a daughter of the High King Conchobhar Mac Nessa, was known as Fidelma Nichrothach “Fidelma The Nine-Times-Beautiful,” and a warrior of note herself. The stories of Brigid”s compassion and miracles are told now as they have been for more than 1500 years in every part of Ireland. Tighearnán itself derives from tighearna "lord, chief" with the diminutive suffix -án. Scotland and Northern Ireland release seperate statistics, while England and Wales are released together with only a top 100 for each country seperately. The "English" form Patrick ranks #29, Padraig is #121 and the phonetic Pauric is #415. Her father, a druid, opposed the match and had Conall killed but not before Muirne had conceived a son, who grew up to be the legendary warrior Fionn Mac Cool(read the legend) and who later avenged the death of his father. Logan, Isla and Charlotte were new to the top 10 in 2017. These are the popular Irish names for girls including the Gaelic origins, meanings, and spellings. Eoghan is a truly ancient name, the Irish cognate to Welsh Owen and Scottish Ewan. Rory ranks #80 in NI and #66 in Ireland. She asked to be his only wife for a year – and then to have the half of his time after that. Comments (2). The statistics on this page are supplied by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Comments (0). Since 2008, Brodie, Arthur, and Tommy have all climbed over 300 places to reach the top 100 in 2018. Within the 100 most popular boys’ names in 2014 there were 11 new entries -- Cian, Daire, Kian, Danny, Corey, Elijah, Jaxon, Tommy, Freddie, Harrison, Zachary -- with Kian the biggest climber moving up 93 places to #78. Comments (0). Starting at #57 in 1904, it fell to #82 by 1944 but the steadily began rising again, to #16 in 1974 and #4 in both 1984 and 1994. | The Irish Gaelic form of John, in use as a given name in its own right since the 19th century. Within the top 100, Aodhan and Ellen were the highest climbers. Search Belly Ballot to discover the popularity, meanings, and origins of thousands of names from around the world. Associated with education, Ide founded a monastery in Killeedy in County Limerick where a holy well is dedicated to her. Ben (once a top 10 name) was one of the names to fall the greatest number of places between 2017 and 2018, along with Jamie, John, and Sam. DESCRIPTION: The river Clody runs through County Tipperary and County Wexford and like most Irish rivers is named for a local female deity. It ranked #40 (1201 births) in 1890 and #53 (1131 births) in 1900. “A smock of royal silk she had next to her skin, over that an outer tunic of soft silk and around her a hooded mantle of crimson fastened on her breast with a golden brooch.”, DESCRIPTION: “noble, brave.” The poetic name for Ireland, Innis Ealga, means “The Noble Isle.”. So as to include all regional variations, I have added the statistics from the Wales top 100 were there is sufficient data. DESCRIPTION: aoibhinn “pleasant, beautiful sheen, of radiant beauty.” Often interpreted as “little Eve.” One Aoibheann was the mother of St. Enda of Aran who died c. 530 AD. They ran away together but Fionn’s pursuit prevented them from spending two consecutive nights in the same place. DESCRIPTION: Used for both male and female it is the Irish word for Christmas, as in Noel or Noelle. This is the first year that Noah has held the top spot since reporting baby names began in 1997. Since 2008, Ivy, Elsie, and Mila have all climbed over 700 places to reach the top 100 in 2018. Like Cathair, Cathal derives from cath "battle" combined with val "rule, leader." But Cathleen convinces Satan to take her soul instead. Early British examples include Daniel of Winchester (d.745), Bishop of the West Saxons and Bishop of Winchester, and Daniel, Bishop of Cornwall (fl.937-955). DESCRIPTION: The feminine form of Sean. Several figures in the Old Testament bear the name: a son of David; a priest; a great sage; and the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel. DESCRIPTION: Means “sea white, sea fair.” The very appropriate name of the 6th century mermaid caught by a fisherman in Lough Neagh. In this way Etain was reborn and she later married a High King of Ireland. var e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','https://static.typepad.com/.shared//js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e); DESCRIPTION: Devotion to St. Catherine came to Ireland with Christianity. The name ranks #100 in NI and #56 in Ireland. DESCRIPTION: Though rooted in bronach “sad, sorrowful” St. Bronagh must have been a popular figure in her home area of County Down where her bell is venerated because so many girls in that area are named for her now as they have been for over 1000 years. This legendary Irish name Finn ranks #37 with indigenous spelling Fionn at #43. When she was finally able to return to Ireland she fell into a glass of wine which was drunk by a woman who longed for a child. DESCRIPTION: “beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Known as the greatest woman warrior in the world, Aoife was the mother of Cuchulainn’s (read the legend) only son, Connlach. Lily and Lucy replaced Charlotte and Sophia respectively for the top 10 rankings. You can listen to the author Frank McCourt pronounce every girls name in vivid description. Maebh’s bull had defected to Ailill’s herd and so she bought Daire’s brown bull. In later legends Grainne was the name of the beautiful daughter of a High King of Ireland, Cormac Mac Art. This Irish baby girl name is becoming a very popular name again in Ireland. In an earlier legend she was the foster-mother of the infant Jesus. For example, there is only two 'U' names for Scotland, not because they were the only two used, but because all others were of low use and the same rank. The yew trees grew toward one another till their branches intertwined, joining the two lovers even after death. Aine appears in folktales as “the best-hearted woman who ever lived – lucky in love and in money.”, DESCRIPTION: Adding a to leanbh, the word for “child” in Irish, brings a sense of warmth – “O child” or “darling child.”. DESCRIPTION: The Irish form of the Welsh name Tegwin which means “beautiful.”. In the biggest shake-up, Grace took Emily's fifth-year crown for the top spot, having been at #2 for several years. The range of names registered for new babies in Northern Ireland has "grown considerably over the past 40 years. DESCRIPTION: Nessa was the mother of Conchobhar (Conor) Mac Nessa, king of Ulster. Oisin ranks #19 in Northern Ireland and #13 in Ireland. Here is a run down of the Top 100 names combined for Northern Ireland in 2013. DESCRIPTION: From radharc meaning “a vision.”. The most popular "Irish" name in the chart, at #17, is Conor which has been in the top 10 twelve times since 1997. DESCRIPTION: Eimear possessed the “Six Gifts of Womanhood” – “beauty, a gentle voice, sweet words, wisdom, needlework and chastity!” She was bethrothed to the warrior Cuchulainn (read the legend) when they were children and they loved each other very deeply. Following on from yesterday's post of most popular boys' names by letter in Britain, here is the girls' equivalent. ", These were the most popular baby names in Ireland in 2019, 100 Irish first names and their beautiful meanings, 50 stunning Irish boys names and their meanings. Unusual and exotic sounding Irish girl names.These are the popular Irish names for girls including the Gaelic origins, meanings, and spellings.

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