Below, you'll find a list of popular Irish first names. Please email me if you know any more names that you'd like me to add to the list. As you'll see, some of the names are in the Irish language and some are in English. I've also given the meaning of each name where possible.
Aileen - equivalent of the English Evelyn or Helena, meaning "pleasant".
Áine - Irish for the name Anne.
Aisling - meaning "dream".
Aithne - meaning "fire".
Aoife - equivalent of the English name Eva, meaning "life-giving".
Brighid - the name of a Celtic god, daughter of the sun god, goddess of light and poetry, meaning "girl" or "beautiful woman".
Caoimhe - meaning "gentle, beauty, grace".
Cathleen - the English Catherine, meaning "pure".
Dana - meaning "God is my judge".
Deirdre - meaning "fair lady".
Dervla
Ena - meaning "fire".
Erin or Erinn - meaning "from Ireland".
Fiona - meaning "blond".
Fionnuala
Gráinne
Ina - same as Ena.
Máire - the English Mary.
Mairéad
Morna - meaning "loved".
Moyna - meaning "noble".
Roisín
Síle - the English Sheila or Cecilia.
Siobhán - the English Joan.
Sinéad - meaning "mercy".
Sorcha - meaning "shining".
Tara - from the Irish word "torra" meaning "rocky top".
Brendan - Irish saint from the 6th century, meaning "he who lives in the lighthouse".
Brian - meaning "hill".
Ciarán - equivalent of the English Kieran.
Colm or Colum - from the Irish monk St. Colombus in the 6th century, meaning "dove".
Conal or Conall - meaning "very powerful".
Conan - meaning "high".
Conor
Declan - Taken from a fourteenth century Irish Saint and means "Man of Prayer".
Diarmuid - equivalent of the English name Dermot.
Domhnall - the English Donal, meaning "ruler of the world".
Fergus - meaning "male choice" or "highest choice".
Finbar
Kevin - meaning "noble by birth".
Liam
Neil - meaning "champion".
Pádraig - Irish for Patrick.
Seán - Irish for John.
Séamus - Irish for James.
Tomás - Irish for Thomas.