Irish names are increasing in popularity all around the world... and it's easy to see why.
Many have drifted in and out over time, but they appear to be on the up again and the past number of years have seen a revival according to birth records in Ireland, the UK, and the US.
While Irish names that have long been around are having their moment worldwide (Liam, anyone?), some names stemming from ancient Ireland are on the upswing once more on the Emerald Isle.
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Here are some old Irish names moving up the ranks of baby name lists in Ireland, according to the Central Statistics Office.
Girls
Ríona
Pronounced: Ree-na
From the Irish 'rí', which means 'king', 'monarch', or 'royalty'.
Éala/Éile/Aodhla
Pronounced: Ay-la or Ay-leh
The name Éala is increasing in popularity in Ireland. It's a spelling variation of the separate names Éile and Aodhla.
Éile is thought to be a derivative of the name of the Celtic goddess Ériú. Aodhla likely means 'little fiery one', coming from the Irish name 'Aodh', meaning 'fire'.
Muireann
Pronounced: Mwir-inn (like the word 'whir' but with an M in front)
A name from Irish mythology, Muireann was the mother of warrior hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Croía
Pronounced: Kree-ya
From the Irish word 'croí', meaning 'heart'.
Siún
Pronounced: Shoon
Irish version of Joan, a name of Hebrew origin meaning 'graced by God' or 'God is gracious'.
Aideen/Aedín/Éadaoin
Pronounced: Ay-deen
Another derivative of 'Aodh' to mean 'little firey one'.
Síofra/Siofra
Pronounced: Shee-fra
Comes from the Irish 'sí', which refers to fairies.
Naoise
Pronounced: Nee-sha
Now a unisex name that mostly appears on the list of girl names, this was originally a boy's name referring to a male figure of Irish mythology. Naoise was the nephew of King Conchobar mac Nessa of Ulster.
Róisín
Pronounced: Row-sheen
Little rose.
Boys
Tomás
Pronounced: Tum-aws
Irish form of Thomas, a name of Semitic origin meaning 'twin'.
Donnacha
Pronounced: Dun-a-kha
Brown-haired chief/nobleman.
Conall
Pronounced: Cun-nall
From the Irish 'con', a grammatical form of 'cú' meaning 'hound'/'wolf'.
Daire/Dáire/Dara
Pronounced: Dar-rah
Seemingly from the Irish 'dair'/'daracha', meaning 'oak' or 'oak tree'.
Caolán
Pronounced: Kwee-lawn
From the Irish 'caol', meaning 'slender' or 'narrow'.
Aodhán
Pronounced: Ay-dawn
Male version of 'little fire'/'little fiery one'.
Daithí/Dáithí/Dathí
Pronounced: Dah-hee or Daw-hee
Swift one/nimble one.
Cathal
Pronounced: Kah-hal
Battle ruler.
Fiachra
Pronounced: Feeya-khra
From the Irish 'fiach', which can mean either raven or to hunt. It was probably initially given to the sons of warriors/hunters to mean 'little hunter', or else to baby boys born with black/very dark hair.
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