Gaelic Baby Names
274 Gaelic names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 274 baby names with a gaelic feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Gaelic Girl Names
Fianna#9754 in the U.S.From the Irish Fianna — the legendary band of warrior-hunters led by Fionn mac Cumhaill; also r▶Keara#9865 in the U.S.A form of Ciara/Kiara — from the Gaelic ciar, 'dark; black; dark-haired'; also read as a modern▶Keni#9874 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a pet form of Kenny/Kenneth ('handsome; born of fire', Gaelic) and a s▶Kenni#9875 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a pet form of Kennedy ('a helmeted chief', Gaelic) and Kenny; used for▶Kodee#9901 in the U.S.A spelling of Cody — from the Gaelic O Cuidighthigh, 'a helpful/descendant of the helpful one';▶Kynley#9907 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinley — variously from the English 'the king's meadow' and the Gaelic Mac Fhionn▶Mackenzi#9948 in the U.S.A spelling of Mackenzie — from the Gaelic Mac Coinnich, 'son of Coinneach (the fair/comely/hand▶Kellen#9951 in the U.S.Kellen traces to the Irish Gaelic Caolan ('slender') carried into English as a surname-first na▶Makinlee#9953 in the U.S.A spelling of Mckinley — from the Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaigh, 'son of Fionnlagh (a fair-haired hero▶Mikenzie#9987 in the U.S.A spelling of Mackenzie — from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Coinnich, 'a son/child of Coinneach (the▶Mykenzie#10001 in the U.S.A spelling of Mackenzie — from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Coinnich, 'a son/child of Coinneach (the▶Orlaith#10048 in the U.S.From the Irish Orlaith/Orfhlaith — 'golden princess; golden lady' (or, 'gold', + flaith, 'a pri▶Seona#10126 in the U.S.A Scottish Gaelic form of Jane/Joan (Seonaid) — ultimately from the Hebrew, 'God is gracious' (▶Torrance#10174 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic torran, 'a little hill; a mound/knoll'; a place-name and surname; more▶Morna#10317 in the U.S.Morna comes from the Scottish and Irish Gaelic Muirne, meaning beloved, dear, or high-spirited,▶Mac#10816 in the U.S.From the Gaelic mac ('son of'), the prefix of many Scottish and Irish surnames, used as a short▶Melvina#10872 in the U.S.Melvina is a feminine of Melvin, and closely linked to Malvina, a name coined by James Macphers▶Viona#11012 in the U.S.Viona reads as a soft variant of Fiona (Gaelic 'fair; white') with a V- opening, or as a modern▶Torin#11071 in the U.S.From the Irish/Gaelic Torin, generally read as 'chief.' It is usually a boy's name; used here f▶Caelan#11353 in the U.S.From the Irish Caolan, a form built on caol ('slender; narrow'). Traditionally a boy's name; us▶Sheenah#12117 in the U.S.Sheenah is a respelling of Sheena, itself an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic Sine, which▶Ailis#12278 in the U.S.Ailis, more fully Ailis or Ailish, is the Irish form of Alice, which descends from the Germanic▶Sorcha#13286 in the U.S.From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic sorcha, 'radiant; bright.' Traditionally anglicised as Sarah▶Glena#14032 in the U.S.Glena is a spelling of Glenna, the feminine of Glenn, from the Gaelic gleann, 'valley' or 'narr▶Donella#14279 in the U.S.A Scottish and Gaelic feminine form of Donald, from Domhnall, 'world-ruler' (dumhno, 'world,' p▶Mairi#14537 in the U.S.Mairi is the Scottish Gaelic form of Mary, from the Hebrew Miriam — a name whose meaning has ne▶Kennetta#14564 in the U.S.Kennetta is a feminine form of Kenneth, given an -etta ending. Kenneth blends two Gaelic names ▶Ruairi#14922 in the U.S.From the Irish Ruairi/Ruaidhri, 'red king' (ruadh, 'red,' + ri, 'king') — the name of medieval ▶Aibhlinn#15614 in the U.S.Aibhlinn is a spelling variant of the Irish Eibhlin (also Aoibheann-adjacent in sound), long us▶Finlay#15957 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh, 'fair hero; fair-haired warrior' (fionn, 'fair,' + laogh, '▶Lezli#16133 in the U.S.Lezli is a phonetic respelling of Leslie, from a Scottish surname and place-name in Aberdeenshi▶Caoilainn#16742 in the U.S.Caoilainn is an Irish girl's name, a form of Caoilfhionn, built from the Irish caol, 'slender,'▶Kyllie#17268 in the U.S.Kyllie is a respelling of Kylie, an Australian name often linked to an Aboriginal word for a ty▶
Gaelic Boy Names
Allistair#9795 in the U.S.A spelling of Alistair/Alastair, the Scottish Gaelic form (Alasdair) of Alexander, from the Gre▶Aayden#9871 in the U.S.A spelling of Aiden/Aidan — from the Gaelic Aodhan, 'a little fire; fiery' (a diminutive of Aod▶Adien#9883 in the U.S.A spelling of Aiden/Aidan — from the Gaelic Aodhan, 'a little fire; fiery' (a diminutive of Aod▶Aengus#9889 in the U.S.A spelling of Angus/Aonghus — from the Gaelic, 'one choice; unique strength/vigor'; the Irish g▶Aodhan#9943 in the U.S.From the Irish Aodhan, a pet form of Aodh ('fire'), hence 'a little fire; fiery/born of fire'; ▶Bain#9991 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic ban, 'fair; white; pale'; also from the Old English/Norse, 'a bridge; ▶Blain#10008 in the U.S.A spelling of Blaine/Blane — from the Scottish Gaelic blan, 'yellow' or bla, 'slender'; from Sa▶Blaire#10009 in the U.S.A spelling of Blair — from the Scottish Gaelic blar, 'a plain; a field; a battlefield'; a surna▶Carrick#10038 in the U.S.From the Gaelic carraig/carrec, 'a rock; a rocky headland/place'; a surname and place-name (as ▶Deaglan#10098 in the U.S.The Irish form of Declan — variously 'full of goodness' and 'a man of prayer'; from Saint Decla▶Douglass#10135 in the U.S.A spelling of Douglas — from the Scottish Gaelic dubh glas, 'dark stream/river' (dubh, 'dark', ▶Keiron#10280 in the U.S.Keiron is a phonetic variant of Kieran, from the Irish Ciaran, a diminutive of ciar, 'black, da▶Lochlyn#10471 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lachlan/Lochlann, a Scottish Gaelic name meaning 'from the land of the l▶Locklyn#10472 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lachlan/Lochlann, a Scottish Gaelic name meaning 'from the land of the l▶Mcguire#10514 in the U.S.From the Irish surname McGuire/Maguire, 'son of Odhar' (Mag Uidhir, 'son of the dun/pale-colore▶Mckinnon#10515 in the U.S.From the Scottish surname MacKinnon, 'son of Fingon' (Mac Fhionghain, tied to 'fair-born; fair ▶Arran#10926 in the U.S.A place-name given name after the Isle of Arran, a Scottish island in the Firth of Clyde. The i▶Donel#11086 in the U.S.Donel most plausibly reads as a shortened elaboration of Donald, from the Scottish Gaelic Domhn▶Dwain#11257 in the U.S.A variant of Dwayne/Duane, from the Irish Dubhan, 'dark; little dark one,' via O Dubhain. A one▶Keevan#11464 in the U.S.Keevan is an anglicized Irish name in the family of Kevin, going back to the Old Irish Caoimhin▶Lachlann#11723 in the U.S.Lachlann is a Scottish Gaelic name, a spelling of Lachlan, historically meaning 'from the land ▶Malvin#11723 in the U.S.Malvin is a variant of Melvin, a Scottish surname of uncertain origin (perhaps from a place or ▶Locklin#11757 in the U.S.Locklin is an anglicized spelling of Lochlan/Lochlann, a Gaelic name meaning 'from the land of ▶Mclane#11823 in the U.S.From the Scottish/Irish surname McLane/MacLean, from Gaelic Mac Gille Eathain, 'son of the serv▶Mclaren#11824 in the U.S.From the Scottish clan surname MacLaren, Gaelic Mac Labhrainn, 'son of Laurence/Labhran.' Widel▶Odhran#11905 in the U.S.From the Irish Odhrán (Oran), a diminutive of odhar, 'pale green; dun; sallow.' Saint Odhrán wa▶Torran#12145 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic torran, 'little hill, rocky mound' — a diminutive of tor, the same wor▶Adain#12332 in the U.S.A spelling of the Irish name Aidan (Aodhan), a diminutive of Aodh, 'fire' — glossed 'little fir▶Cailum#12587 in the U.S.Cailum is a spelling in the Callum/Caelum family. Callum is a Scottish Gaelic name for 'dove' (▶Donal#12700 in the U.S.Donal is the Irish form of Donald, from Gaelic Domhnall, combining domhan, 'world,' and a root ▶Cyle#12718 in the U.S.A C- respelling of Kyle, from the Scottish Gaelic caol, 'narrow' — used of straits and narrow c▶Finnean#12828 in the U.S.Finnean reads as a spelling of Finnian, an Irish name from 'fionn' ('fair, white'), borne by ea▶Guthrie#12906 in the U.S.A Scottish surname and place name, from the Angus place Guthrie, thought to mean 'windy spot' (▶Lochlainn#13392 in the U.S.Lochlainn is an Irish name meaning 'Viking; Norseman,' from a word for the land of the Norse (l▶Mccauley#13498 in the U.S.McCauley (also MacAulay) is an Irish and Scottish surname, from Mac Amhalghaidh, 'son of Amhalg▶Murdoch#13528 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic Muireach/Murchadh, 'sea warrior; mariner' (muir, 'sea'). A rugged clan▶Niel#13577 in the U.S.A spelling of Neil, from the Irish Niall, 'champion' (also read as 'cloud' or 'passionate'). A ▶Neale#13629 in the U.S.Neale is a spelling of Neal, itself from Neil, an English form of the Gaelic Niall. That old na▶Lochlain#13698 in the U.S.Lochlain is a spelling of the Irish Lochlann, historically meaning 'Viking; Norseman,' from a w▶Ruari#13803 in the U.S.A simplified spelling of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Ruaidhri (also Ruairi, Ruaridh), from ruadh ▶Uilliam#14055 in the U.S.The Irish form of William, from the Germanic elements wil, 'will; desire', and helm, 'helmet; p▶
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Popular Gaelic baby names include Fianna, Allistair, Keara, Aayden, Keni, Kenni. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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