Names And Their Meanings

irish male names

ÉIBHEAR: Irish Gaelic form of Old Norse Ívarr, meaning "bow warrior." In Irish legend, this is the name of two sons of Mil (Éibhear Dunn and Éibhear Finn) who conquered Ireland.

ÉIBHIR: Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Éibhear, meaning "bow warrior."

*EIGHNACHAN: Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Eighneachan, possibly meaning "man of force."

EIGHNEACHAN: Old Irish Gaelic name, possibly meaning "man of force." This was the name of the first O'Donnell chieftain. Ignatius is an Anglicized form.

ÉIMHÍN: Irish Gaelic unisex name composed of the elements eim "ready, swift" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little ready one" or "little swift one."

ÉINRÍ: Irish Gaelic form of French Henri, meaning "home-ruler."

EMBARR: Irish Gaelic name meaning "imagination." In mythology, this is the name of the heroineNiamh's magical horse that could cross the sea and land without touching the water or the ground.

ÉNNA: Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Éanna, meaning "bird-like."

EÓGHAN (pronounced yo-wen): Ancient Irish Gaelic name, derived from the word iúr, meaning "born of yew."

EOIN: Irish Gaelic form of Greek Ioannes, meaning "God is gracious."

FACHTNA: Irish Gaelic name possibly meaning "hostile, malicious." In Irish legend, this is the name of the father of Conchobhar.

*FÁELÁN: Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Faolán, meaning "little wolf.".

FAOLÁN: Irish Gaelic name composed of the word faol "wolf" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little wolf."

*FARRELL: Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fearghail"descendant of Fearghal," hence "man of valor."

FECHÍN: Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Feichín, meaning "little raven."

FEICHÍN: Old Irish Gaelic name composed of fiach "raven, and a diminutive suffix, hence "little raven."

FÉIDHLIM: Short form of Irish Gaelic Féidhlimidh, possibly meaning "hospitable."

FÉIDHLIMIDH: Irish Gaelic name, possibly derived from the word féile, meaning "hospitable."

FERGUS: Irish and Scottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Fearghus, meaning "strong-man." In Irish mythology, this was the name an Ulster hero.

FIACHNA: Variant form of Irish Fiachra, meaning "raven."

FIACHRA: Irish name derived from Gaelic fiach, meaning "raven." In mythology, this is the name of one of the children Lir turned into swans for 900 years.

FINDLAECH: Old Irish form of Gaelic Fionnlagh, meaning "white champion."

FINN: Old Irish form of modern Gaelic Fionn, meaning "fair, white." In Irish legend, this is the name of a hero, Finn MacCool, who became all-knowing after eating a magic salmon. Compare with another form of Finn.

FINNBAR: Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Fionnbarr, meaning "fair-headed."

FINNEGAN: Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fionnagáin"descendant of Fionnagán," hence "tiny little white one."

FINNÉN: Gaelic name composed of Old Irish Finn "white" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little white one."

FINNIAN: Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Finnén, meaning "little white one."