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Irish dog names

Irish and Irish Gaelic names with their meanings, from saints and legends to the landscape.

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Girl names (55)

Aisling
Irish word for a dream or vision · Irish
Alainn
Irish for beautiful · Irish
Aoife
Irish, beautiful · Irish
Bevin
Irish name meaning sweet singer · Irish
Blath
Irish for flower · Irish
Blathnaid
Irish name meaning little flower · Irish
Brid
Irish pet form of Brighid · Irish
Bridie
Pet form of Brigid · Irish
Caoimhe
Irish name meaning gentle and beautiful · Irish
Cara
Irish word for friend · Irish
Ciara
Irish name meaning dark · Irish
Cliona
Irish goddess of love and beauty · Irish
Clodagh
River in County Tipperary, Ireland · Irish
Colleen
Irish word for a girl · Irish
Dana
Irish for bold or daring · Irish
Eala
Irish for swan · Irish
Eilis
Irish form of Elizabeth · Irish
Eithne
Irish name meaning kernel · Irish
Emer
Wife of the hero Cu Chulainn in Irish legend · Irish
Enya
Irish name meaning kernel or little fire · Irish
Erin
A poetic name for Ireland · Irish
Fiadh
Irish name meaning wild, and also deer · Irish
Glendalough
A glacial valley in Wicklow with two lakes and an old monastery
Grania
Heroine of the Fionn stories in Irish legend · Irish
Grian
Irish for sun · Irish
Ide
Irish name of a saint, meaning thirst for goodness · Irish
Keeva
Irish name meaning gentle and precious · Irish
Kenmare
A pretty town at the head of a bay in County Kerry
Kinvara
A County Galway harbour village with a castle
Liadan
Irish name meaning grey lady, a poet of legend · Irish
Maeve
Irish, she who intoxicates, a legendary queen of Connacht · Irish
Maureen
Irish form of Mary · Irish
Milis
Irish for sweet · Irish
Moira
Irish form of Mary, tied to the idea of fate · Irish
Muireann
Irish name meaning sea white · Irish
Neala
Irish name meaning champion · Irish
Nessa
Mother of King Conchobar in Irish legend · Irish
Niamh
Irish, bright · Irish
Nuala
Short for Fionnuala, fair shouldered · Irish
Oona
Irish name meaning lamb · Irish
Orla
Irish name meaning golden princess · Irish
Peig
Irish pet form of Mairead, Margaret · Irish
Realta
Irish for star · Irish
Riona
Irish name meaning queenly · Irish
Rionach
Irish name meaning queenly · Irish
Roisin
Irish, little rose · Irish · small dogs
Sadhbh
Irish name meaning sweet, a deer woman of legend · Irish
Saoirse
Irish, freedom · Irish
Sinead
Irish form of Jane · Irish
Siobhan
Irish form of Joan · Irish
Sorcha
Irish name meaning bright · Irish
Tara
The hill in County Meath, seat of the high kings · Irish
Tine
Irish for fire · Irish
Tipperary
A county in Munster, from the old marching song
Tralee
A town in County Kerry famous for its Rose festival

Boy names (55)

Aidan
Irish, little fire · Irish
Beag
Irish for small · Irish · small dogs
Brendan
Irish saint said to have sailed the Atlantic · Irish
Broc
Irish for badger · Irish
Caolan
Irish name meaning slender · Irish
Cathal
Irish name meaning strong in battle · Irish · big dogs
Ciaran
Irish name meaning little dark one · Irish
Cillian
Irish, from the word for church or strife · Irish
Colm
Irish name meaning dove · Irish
Conall
Irish name meaning strong as a wolf · Irish · big dogs
Conor
Irish name meaning lover of hounds · Irish
Cormac
Legendary high king of Ireland · Irish · big dogs
Cu
Irish for hound, as in the hero Cu Chulainn · Irish
Daire
Irish name meaning fruitful · Irish
Darragh
Irish name meaning oak · Irish · big dogs
Declan
The name of an early Irish saint · Irish
Donal
Irish name meaning world ruler · Irish
Doolin
A County Clare village famous for traditional music
Eamon
Irish form of Edmund · Irish
Ean
Irish for bird · Irish
Eanna
Irish name meaning bird like · Irish
Eoghan
Irish name meaning born of the yew tree · Irish
Eoin
Irish form of John · Irish
Faolan
Irish name meaning little wolf · Irish
Feidhlim
Irish name possibly meaning ever good · Irish
Fiain
Irish for wild · Irish
Finn
Irish, fair · Irish
Finnegan
Irish surname meaning fair haired · Irish
Fintan
Irish name meaning white fire · Irish
Fraoch
Irish for heather · Irish
Laoch
Irish for hero · Irish
Liam
Irish short form of William · Irish
Lorcan
Irish name meaning little fierce one · Irish
Malachy
Name of two medieval Irish kings · Irish
Neart
Irish for strength · Irish
Nolan
Irish surname meaning noble · Irish
Og
Irish for young · Irish · small dogs
Paddy
Pet form of Padraig · Irish
Padraig
Irish form of Patrick · Irish
Peadar
Irish form of Peter · Irish
Phelan
Irish surname meaning wolf · Irish · big dogs
Rian
Irish name meaning little king · Irish · small dogs
Riordan
Irish surname meaning royal poet · Irish
Ronan
Irish, little seal · Irish
Rory
Irish name meaning red king · Irish
Seamus
Irish form of James · Irish
Sionnach
Irish for fox · Irish
Sorley
Gaelic name meaning summer wanderer · Irish
Sullivan
Irish surname meaning dark eyed · Irish
Tonn
Irish for wave · Irish
Torin
Irish name meaning chief · Irish
Uasal
Irish for noble · Irish
Ultan
Irish name meaning man of Ulster · Irish
Waterford
Ireland's oldest city, famous for crystal
Wexford
A sunny county in southeast Ireland

Names for either (48)

Achill
Ireland's largest island, off County Mayo
Ailbhe
Irish name meaning white or bright · Irish
Aran
Islands off the west coast of Ireland · Irish
Athas
Irish for joy · Irish
Bantry
A bay and town in West Cork
Blarney
The castle with the stone of eloquence · Irish
Boyne
River in eastern Ireland · Irish
Brogan
Irish word for a sturdy leather shoe · Irish
Burren
A limestone landscape in County Clare full of wild flowers
Carrick
Irish word for rock · Irish
Cashel
Irish town built round a rock fortress · Irish
Cavan
County in the Irish midlands · Irish
Ceo
Irish for mist · Irish
Clancy
Irish surname meaning red warrior · Irish
Cobh
A County Cork harbour town, last port of the Titanic
Connemara
Wild region on the west coast of Ireland · Irish · big dogs
Croga
Irish for brave · Irish
Croi
Irish for heart · Irish
Dalkey
A seaside village south of Dublin
Dara
Irish name meaning oak tree · Irish · big dogs
Delaney
Irish surname meaning dark challenger · Irish
Dingle
Fishing town on the Kerry coast · Irish · small dogs
Donegal
County in the north west of Ireland · Irish
Doyle
Irish surname meaning dark stranger · Irish
Dublin
Capital of Ireland, from the black pool · Irish
Erne
An Irish river and lakes in County Fermanagh
Fallon
Irish surname meaning leader · Irish
Flannery
Irish surname meaning red eyebrows · Irish
Galway
City and county on the west coast · Irish
Geal
Irish for bright or white · Irish
Howth
A fishing village on a headland near Dublin, known for seals
Kerry
County on the south west coast · Irish
Kildare
An Irish county famous for horse racing
Kilkenny
Irish city known for its castle · Irish
Killarney
Lakeside town in County Kerry · Irish
Kinsale
Harbour town in County Cork · Irish
Mayo
A wild county on Ireland's west coast
Meath
The royal county of Ireland, home of the Hill of Tara
Moher
After the Cliffs of Moher on Ireland's west coast
Quinn
Irish surname meaning wise or chief · Irish
Shamrock
The three leaf clover of Saint Patrick · Irish · small dogs
Shannon
Ireland longest river · Irish
Sheridan
Irish surname meaning seeker · Irish
Slaney
A river flowing through County Wexford in Ireland
Sligo
County on the north west Irish coast · Irish
Stor
From the Irish stor, treasure, as in a stor, my darling · Irish
Tierney
Irish surname meaning lord · Irish
Wicklow
The garden of Ireland, a county of mountains and lakes

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