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Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g Irish Máire (anglicised Maura ), Máirín ( Máire + - ín "a diminutive suffix"; anglicised Maureen) and English Mary all derive from French: Marie, which ultimately derives ...
The name of Ireland itself comes from the Irish name Éire, added to the Germanic word land. In mythology, Éire was an Irish goddess of the land and of sovereignty (see Ériu). In some cases, the official English or anglicised name is wholly different from the official Irish language name.
Irish boy names that are popular in Ireland for baby boys include Ciarán and Rían, as well as popular American-Irish choices like Lochlann and Aiden.
Eamonn (given name) Eamonn or Eamon ( / ˈeɪmən / AY-mən; Irish: Éamonn, Éamon, or Eadhmonn pronounced [ˈeːmˠən̪ˠ] ), is a masculine Irish given name. It is an Irish form of the English Edmund, or Edward, [ 1] which are derived from Old English names containing the elements ēad ("prosperity, riches"), mund ("protector") and ward ...
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Cormac is a masculine given name in the Irish and English languages. The name is ancient in the Irish language and is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as Kormákr . Mac is Irish for "son", and can be used as either a prefix or a suffix. The derivation of "cor" is not so clear. The most popular speculation is that it is from "corb," the old ...
Oran — Both Oran and its Irish version Odhran are in the top 100 names for boys in Ireland, yet Oran was given to only 28 boys in the U.S. in 2015. The name means “pale little green one ...
This category is for articles about masculine given names in the Irish language. Pages in category "Irish-language masculine given names" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total.