FAVORITE Irish/Scottish/Welsh/Gaelic Names

Now i realize that Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and Gaelic are all different but i personally feel that they have a similar feel to them and work well if making sib sets… SO…

What are your [name]Favorite[/name] irish/scottish/welsh/Gaelic Names???

please put pronunciation if not obvious!

[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Alasdair[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Cashel[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Padraig[/name]
[name]Lorcan[/name]
[name]Angus[/name]
[name]Ciaran[/name]
[name]Euan[/name]
[name]Clyde[/name]
[name]Colin[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Fergus[/name]
[name]Graeme[/name]
[name]Ludovic[/name]
[name]Murray[/name]
[name]Bowen[/name]
[name]Caradoc[/name]
[name]Emrys[/name]
[name]Gareth[/name]
[name]Madoc[/name]
[name]Merlin[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Rhett[/name]

You can see in my signature I love Gaelic names for boys. Faves are [name]Hamish[/name], [name]Liam[/name], [name]Lennon[/name], [name]Callum[/name] and [name]Connor[/name].

There aren’t a lot for girls that sing to me, but the two that stand out are [name]Isla[/name] and [name]Fiona[/name].

A few of my favourites are Irish. I’ll include the original versions, with the Anglicized versions in brackets (where applicable) and as well as pronounciation.

[name]Ciar[/name]án ([name]Kieran[/name]) - [name]Keer[/name]-awn
[name]Odhran[/name] ([name]Oran[/name]) - Orr-in
[name]Fionn[/name] - F-yunn
Óisín - Ush-een
Mícheáil ([name]Michael[/name]) - Me-hawl
Fiachra - Feek-ra
[name]Eoin[/name] ([name]Owen[/name])
[name]Cathal[/name] ([name]Charles[/name]) - Caw-hull
Ruairí ([name]Rory[/name])
[name]Cian[/name] ([name]Kian[/name])
[name]Cillian[/name] - Kill-ee-an
[name]Colm[/name] - [name]Coll[/name]-um
[name]Conor[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Daly[/name]
[name]Darragh[/name]
[name]Fergal[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]/[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] (rhyming with “file”)
[name]Eamonn[/name]
Enda
Ferdia - Furr-dee-ah
Feidhlim - [name]Fay[/name]-lim
[name]Finbar[/name]
[name]Fintan[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Seamus[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] that helps :slight_smile:

My faves are [name]Seamus[/name], [name]Tadhg[/name], [name]Hamish[/name] and [name]Finn[/name]. All on my list :slight_smile:

Fave Welsh names in no particular order …

Boys
[name]Rhodri[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Aneurin[/name]
[name]Ianto[/name]
[name]Iago[/name]

Girls
[name]Seren[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Nia[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Arianwen[/name]

[name]Calum[/name], [name]Euan[/name] prn like [name]Owen[/name], [name]Niall[/name], [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Ciara[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Ashling[/name], [name]Britta[/name], [name]Iona[/name], and [name]Norah[/name].

[name]Aidan[/name] and [name]Lachlan[/name]

My favorite Gaelic/Welsh names:

Aibreann (ab-RAWN)
[name]Aine[/name] (AHN-yeh)
[name]Aoife[/name] (EE-fuh)
[name]Aisling[/name] ([name]ASH[/name]-ling)
[name]Branna[/name]
Bronagh (BROH-nah)
Cadhla (KEE-lah)
Caoihme (KEE-vah)
Cliodhna (klee-OH-nah)
[name]Clodagh[/name] (CLOH-dah)
Dairine (daw-[name]REE[/name]-neh)
Dymphna
Ealga (ALE-gah)
[name]Enya[/name]
Einin (a-NEEN)
Etain (eh-[name]TANE[/name])
[name]Fionnuala[/name] (fin-NOO-lah)
[name]Fiona[/name]
Graine (GRAWN-yeh)
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name] (NEEV)
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Nollaig[/name] (NOL-ig)
Odharnait (OR-nit)
Radha (ROW-ah)
Rathnait (RAH-nit)
[name]Riona[/name] (ree-O-nah)
[name]Saoirse[/name] (SEER-shuh)
[name]Saraid[/name] (suh-[name]RADE[/name])
[name]Senga[/name]
Siofra (SHEE-frah)
[name]Siobhan[/name] (shih-VAHN)
Siomha (SHEE-vah)
Slaine (SLAWN-yeh)
[name]Sorcha[/name] (SORE-kah)
[name]Talulla[/name]
Ultana
[name]Una[/name] (OO-nah)

Here are more

[name]Duana[/name] ([name]DU[/name]-eh-nah)
[name]Fainne[/name] ([name]FAN[/name]-yeh)
Firinne (FEER-in-yeh)
Loinnir (LUH-neer)
Noinin (NOH-neen)
Realtan (RALE-tahn)

Oh, I’m so bad at this! I can never remember what names I love until I actually see them posted. I love:

[name]Brody[/name] (Scottish?)
[name]Declan[/name] (Irish/Gaelic?)
[name]Callum[/name] (Scottish)
[name]Fergus[/name] (Scottish)
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name] (Irish)
[name]Aidan[/name]/[name]Aodhan[/name] (sorry, can’t do the accent on my laptop!)
[name]Niall[/name] (have recently come to appreciate this–said like the [name]Nile[/name] [name]River[/name])
[name]Finn[/name]/[name]Finlay[/name]/[name]Finnegan[/name]
[name]Eamon[/name]
[name]Ciaran[/name]/[name]Kieran[/name]
[name]Bowen[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Bryn[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name] this on a boy… I know I’m in the minority!)
[name]Riordan[/name]
[name]Rory[/name] (prefer this to the more traditional spellings)

I’m sure there are more, but I can’t really think of them right now.

Some of mine-

[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] (pronounced [name]Neel[/name])
Carric
[name]Finley[/name]

[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name] (neev)
[name]Aoife[/name] (ee-fa)
[name]Sorcha[/name] (sor-ca)
[name]Saoirse[/name] (sare-sha)
[name]Siobhan[/name] (sheh-vahn)
[name]Iona[/name]

Girls:
[name]Aine[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] (EE-fa)
Boann
[name]Cara[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Emer[/name] (EE-mur)
[name]Enya[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Oona[/name]
[name]Roisin[/name] ([name]Ro[/name]-sheen)
[name]Saoirse[/name] (Seer-sha)
[name]Siobhan[/name]

Boys:
Bearchan ([name]BAR[/name]-khan)
[name]Cian[/name] (Kee-in)
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Eamon[/name] (Aim-an)
Eirnin ([name]Air[/name]-nin)
[name]Eoghan[/name] (owen)
[name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Riordan[/name]
[name]Rory[/name]
[name]Rufus[/name]

boys: [name]Ryan[/name], [name]Sullivan[/name], [name]Dylan[/name], [name]Connor[/name], [name]Evan[/name], [name]Patrick[/name], [name]Kevin[/name], [name]Griffin[/name], [name]Ian[/name], [name]Corbin[/name], [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Ronan[/name], [name]Emmett[/name], [name]Owen[/name], [name]Aidan[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Lee[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Liam[/name], [name]Lochlan[/name], [name]Declan[/name], [name]Niall[/name] ([name]Neil[/name]), Quinlivan, [name]Quin[/name], [name]Riley[/name], [name]Seamus[/name] (Shaymus), [name]James[/name], [name]Sean[/name]/[name]Shawn[/name], [name]Tadhg[/name] (ti-gue), [name]Bryce[/name], [name]Cade[/name], [name]Daniel[/name], [name]Maddox[/name], [name]Reese[/name], [name]Alec[/name], [name]Carlton[/name], [name]Roy[/name], [name]Reid[/name], [name]Boyd[/name], [name]Todd[/name], [name]Malcolm[/name], [name]Gavin[/name], [name]Mitchel[/name], [name]Maxwell[/name], [name]Blake[/name], [name]Keith[/name], [name]Brett[/name], [name]Mackenzie[/name], [name]Collin[/name], [name]Craig[/name], [name]Duncan[/name], [name]Inglis[/name], [name]Kenneth[/name], [name]Murdock[/name], [name]Gulliver[/name], [name]Tavis[/name], [name]Tyree[/name], [name]Gerald[/name], [name]Gerry[/name], [name]Brenden[/name], [name]Brandon[/name], Breenan, [name]Finnegan[/name], [name]Rory[/name], Nilidh (NEE lee), [name]Oscar[/name], [name]Ross[/name]

girls: [name]Katie[/name], Aiofe (eeffa), Aibhlinn (ave-leen), [name]Aileen[/name], [name]Claire[/name], [name]Ailis[/name]/[name]Eilis[/name] (ay-lish), [name]Caitlin[/name], [name]Shauna[/name], [name]Siobhan[/name] (shiv-awn), [name]Brianna[/name], [name]Alanna[/name], [name]Aislin[/name] ([name]Ashlyn[/name]), [name]Aisling[/name] (ash-ling), [name]Bridget[/name], Bridgid, [name]Kathleen[/name]/[name]Cathleen[/name], [name]Maire[/name] (my-ra), [name]Teagan[/name], [name]Regan[/name], [name]Cassidy[/name], [name]Colleen[/name], [name]Deirdre[/name], [name]Eileen[/name], [name]Elaine[/name], [name]Ellen[/name], Einin (a-neen), [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Fianna[/name], [name]Gael[/name], [name]Kerry[/name], [name]Ida[/name], [name]Neala[/name], [name]Nola[/name], [name]Nora[/name], [name]Noreen[/name], Ultana, [name]Oona[/name], [name]Gwen[/name], [name]Erin[/name], [name]Patricia[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Morgana[/name], Gwyndolen, [name]Gwyneth[/name], [name]Rhiannon[/name], [name]Briar[/name], [name]Meredith[/name], [name]Wendy[/name], [name]Christie[/name], [name]Mackenzie[/name], [name]Agnes[/name], [name]Alexis[/name], [name]Allison[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Ann[/name], [name]Bonnie[/name], [name]Cara[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Emily[/name], [name]Phyllis[/name], [name]Molly[/name]

I mixed in all the origins and countries, if you need specific information on any on the names feel free to ask, I have it for a lot of them,