30 Irish baby names

The Irish version of Eva or Ava and meaning 'beautiful'.

Pronounced: Ee-fa

Also spelled Killian sometimes, this is an ancient Irish boys' name.

Pronounced: kil-e-an

A patriotic female name meaning 'freedom' and made famous by actress, Saoirse Ronan.

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Pronounced: sear-sha

This popular boys' name means 'little deer'.

Pronounced: osh-een

A strong boys' name, meaning 'poet' or 'philosopher'.

Pronounced: ti-gue (like the first syllable of tiger)

The Irish version of Owen, meaning 'born of the yew tree'.

Pronounced: o-in

Connected with the Latin word meaning 'senator,' this started as a nickname, used as a term of respect. Saint Senan was a famed founder of monasteries.

Pronounced: Se-nun

This girls' name is becoming increasingly popular and means 'wild' in Irish.

Pronounced: fee-a

Dates back to the 16th century, this stems from the Latin name Rosa and means 'little rose'.

Pronounced: ro-sheen

This pretty-sounding girls name means 'gentle', 'beautiful' or 'precious'.

Pronounced: kee-va

Éabha is the Irish form of Eve.

Pronounced: ay-va

A girls name that stems from the river Clody that runs through County Tipperary and County Wexford.

Pronounced: clo-da

This unusual girls' name rhymes with five and will require a lot of spelling attempts to those unfamiliar with it!

Pronounced: Si-ve

One of the most common names in Ireland in the Middle Ages after St Cathal or Cathaldus, this boys' name is becoming popular again in Ireland.

Pronounced: ka-hal

This girl's name means 'little fire'.

Pronounced: Ay-deen

This adorable boy's name means 'ancient, enduring'. In a legend, Cian Mac Mael Muad was the son in law of Brian Boru, who won a battle against Vikings.

Pronounced: key-in

This girl's name can also be spelt Orlaith and means 'golden princess'.

Pronounced: or-la

This ancient Irish name is believed to mean 'little king'.

Pronounced: ree-an

This is the Irish form of the name Jane, which mens 'God is gracious'.

Pronounced: shin-aid

This great name means 'red king, great king'.

Pronounced: rau-ri

This name comes from the name Rionach which means 'queenly'.

Pronunciation: ree-in-ock

This gorgeous name means 'champion'.

Pronunciation: ny-all

In Irish mythology, Eimear possessed the so-called 'six gifts of womanhood', which were beauty, a gentle voice, sweet words, wisdom, needlework and chastity.

Pronounced: Ee-meer

This boy's name means 'fair headed'. In Irish folkore, Fionn MacCool was a leader warrior of the band 'The Fianna'.

This name has three pronunciations: finn, fee-in or fyon

The feminine version of Ciaran, this name means 'dark' or 'dark hair and dark eyes'.

Pronounced: kee-ra

This boy's name means 'poet' or 'philosopher'.

Pronounced: ty-g

This girl's name means 'beauty'.

Pronounced: ey-va

This unique name means 'brightness'.

Pronounced: see-nan

This sweet girl's name comes from two names: Fionnuala, which means 'fair shoulder', and Una, which means 'lamb'.

Pronounced: noo-lah

This name means 'little seal'.

Pronounced: ro-nan