Gaelic Baby Names
248 Gaelic names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 248 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
Mac#10816 in the U.S.From the Gaelic mac ('son of'), the prefix of many Scottish and Irish surnames, used as a shortViona#10861 in the U.S.Viona reads as a soft variant of Fiona (Gaelic 'fair; white') with a V- opening, or as a modernCaelan#11353 in the U.S.From the Irish Caolan, a form built on caol ('slender; narrow'). Traditionally a boy's name; usCorra#12188 in the U.S.Variously a spelling of Cora (Greek, 'a maiden') and a Gaelic name linked to 'a spear; a roundeFianna#12329 in the U.S.From the Irish Fianna — the legendary band of warrior-hunters led by Fionn mac Cumhaill; also rKeni#12550 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a pet form of Kenny/Kenneth ('handsome; born of fire', Gaelic) and a sKynley#12597 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinley — variously from the English 'the king's meadow' and the Gaelic Mac FhionnSorcha#13286 in the U.S.From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic sorcha, 'radiant; bright.' Traditionally anglicised as SarahFionna#13769 in the U.S.A spelling of Fiona — from the Scottish Gaelic fionn, 'fair; white; bright'Kenny#14076 in the U.S.A pet form of Kenneth (or Kendra) — from Gaelic, variously 'handsome; comely' and 'born of fireKyli#14137 in the U.S.A spelling of Kylie — variously from an Australian Aboriginal word for 'a boomerang' and a femiMackenzi#14263 in the U.S.A spelling of Mackenzie — from the Gaelic Mac Coinnich, 'son of Coinneach (the fair/comely/handDonella#14279 in the U.S.A Scottish and Gaelic feminine form of Donald, from Domhnall, 'world-ruler' (dumhno, 'world,' pMykenzie#14387 in the U.S.A spelling of Mackenzie — from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Coinnich, 'a son/child of Coinneach (theOrlaith#14486 in the U.S.From the Irish Orlaith/Orfhlaith — 'golden princess; golden lady' (or, 'gold', + flaith, 'a priMairi#14537 in the U.S.Mairi is the Scottish Gaelic form of Mary, from the Hebrew Miriam — a name whose meaning has neTorrance#14781 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic torran, 'a little hill; a mound/knoll'; a place-name and surname; moreRuairi#14922 in the U.S.From the Irish Ruairi/Ruaidhri, 'red king' (ruadh, 'red,' + ri, 'king') — the name of medieval Ferris#15675 in the U.S.An Irish surname, variously an anglicized form of Fearghus ('man of vigor') and linked to 'ironFinlay#15957 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh, 'fair hero; fair-haired warrior' (fionn, 'fair,' + laogh, 'Kodee#16200 in the U.S.A spelling of Cody — from the Gaelic O Cuidighthigh, 'a helpful/descendant of the helpful one';Loghan#16320 in the U.S.A -gh- spelling of Logan — from the Scottish Gaelic lagan, 'a little hollow, a small dell'; pre
Gaelic Boy Names
Bain#9991 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic ban, 'fair; white; pale'; also from the Old English/Norse, 'a bridge; Douglass#10135 in the U.S.A spelling of Douglas — from the Scottish Gaelic dubh glas, 'dark stream/river' (dubh, 'dark', Keir#10207 in the U.S.From the Gaelic ciar, 'dark; dark-haired; dusky; black' (a Scottish surname and a kin of the IrMclaren#10327 in the U.S.From the Scottish clan surname MacLaren, Gaelic Mac Labhrainn, 'son of Laurence/Labhran.' WidelOneil#10405 in the U.S.From the Irish surname O'Neill — 'descendant of Niall', a name variously 'a champion; passionatLocklyn#10472 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lachlan/Lochlann, a Scottish Gaelic name meaning 'from the land of the lTeagen#10562 in the U.S.An -en spelling of Teagan — from the Irish, variously 'fair, attractive' and 'a little poet/barAengus#10722 in the U.S.A spelling of Angus/Aonghus — from the Gaelic, 'one choice; unique strength/vigor'; the Irish gCarrick#10903 in the U.S.From the Gaelic carraig/carrec, 'a rock; a rocky headland/place'; a surname and place-name (as Dwain#11257 in the U.S.A variant of Dwayne/Duane, from the Irish Dubhan, 'dark; little dark one,' via O Dubhain. A oneKevyn#11382 in the U.S.A -yn spelling of Kevin — from the Irish Caoimhín, 'handsome; comely; of gentle/noble birth' (cMacauley#11490 in the U.S.A spelling of Macaulay — from the Scottish/Gaelic surname Mac Amhalghaidh, 'son of Amhalghadh';Macklyn#11491 in the U.S.A spelling of Macklin — from the Gaelic Mac Fhloinn, 'son of Flann', a name meaning 'red/ruddy'Mcguire#11530 in the U.S.From the Irish surname McGuire/Maguire, 'son of Odhar' (Mag Uidhir, 'son of the dun/pale-coloreTorran#12145 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic torran, 'little hill, rocky mound' — a diminutive of tor, the same worAdain#12332 in the U.S.A spelling of the Irish name Aidan (Aodhan), a diminutive of Aodh, 'fire' — glossed 'little firCameren#12356 in the U.S.A spelling of Cameron — from the Gaelic, variously 'crooked nose' (cam + sron) and 'bent hill/cCailum#12587 in the U.S.Cailum is a spelling in the Callum/Caelum family. Callum is a Scottish Gaelic name for 'dove' (Cyle#12718 in the U.S.A C- respelling of Kyle, from the Scottish Gaelic caol, 'narrow' — used of straits and narrow cGuthrie#12906 in the U.S.A Scottish surname and place name, from the Angus place Guthrie, thought to mean 'windy spot' (Odhran#13366 in the U.S.From the Irish Odhrán (Oran), a diminutive of odhar, 'pale green; dun; sallow.' Saint Odhrán waLochlainn#13392 in the U.S.Lochlainn is an Irish name meaning 'Viking; Norseman,' from a word for the land of the Norse (lPhelan#13402 in the U.S.From the Gaelic Faolan — a diminutive of faol, 'a wolf', hence 'a little wolf'; borne by early Mccauley#13498 in the U.S.McCauley (also MacAulay) is an Irish and Scottish surname, from Mac Amhalghaidh, 'son of AmhalgRuari#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 Bain, Douglass, Keir, Mclaren, Oneil, Locklyn. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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