Naming your baby is the first major decision that you will make for your child. But it can get really daunting at times. Whether you should pick names that have a beautiful meaning or go with your instinct and pick the name that you love. But if you’re looking for Gaelic baby names, MomJunction can help you.
Being a branch of Irish, Gaelic is one of the top three languages spoken in Ireland today. Gaelic baby names, spread across the beautiful British Isles, have a timeless, magical, and musical feel to them, which explains their position at the top of name lists. These names have their origin in Gaels or Goidels, an ethnolinguistic group dominating in the Scottish Highlands, Ireland, and the Isle of Man.
A typical Gaelic name consists of a given name and a surname. These names are often nativized, which means made to fit the Gaelic sound system. The surnames are patronymic, which means they refer to the ancestor of a family. Also, the surname varies according to the bearer’s gender.
Below is our extensive list of Gaelic baby names for you to choose from, along with the meanings. Almost all of these names are traditional and associated with legends and mythology.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Ainsley | From Ann's meadow | Girl | |||
Alan | Handsome; one who is like a stone; noble | Boy | |||
Alanna | Form of Alana; filled with beauty and serenity | Girl | |||
Blair | Field Or Plain | Girl | |||
Brody | A secon-born | Boy | |||
Conor | One who is strong willed and has high desires for himself | Boy | |||
Delaney | One who performs dark challenges | Boy | |||
Donovan | Strong Fighter; one who is dark brown natured | Boy | |||
Kane | Kane means Fighter, Hero | Boy | |||
Kennedi | Kennedi means Helmet on the Head | Girl | |||
Kennedy | Kennedy means Helmeted Chief | Girl | |||
Kenneth | Kenneth means He is born from the Fiery Flames | Boy | |||
Kevin | Kevin means He is Born as Gentle Child | Boy | |||
Kyle | Kyle means Thriuphant | Boy | |||
Kyleigh | The name means She who isThriumphant | Girl | |||
Lennox | Someone who lives near elm trees | Boy | |||
Logan | Man from the hollow | Boy | |||
Mackenzie | A son of the fair man | Boy | |||
Nolan | well known, celebrity or legendary. | Boy | |||
Rosina | Woman who is like a little rose | Girl | |||
Adaire | Wealthy spear or oak grove | Boy | |||
Adare | One who belongs to the oak tree ford | Boy | |||
Aden | Handsome, adorned | Boy | |||
Ailbe | Celtic: White; A variant of the name is Ailbhe | Boy | |||
Ailen | Handsome. | Boy | |||
Ailfryd | elf or magical counsel | Boy | |||
Ailiue | Diminutive of Ailis | Girl | |||
Alastar | Defending men; a form of Alexander | Boy | |||
Allanagh | A variant form of name Alana which means precious, serene; Fair Maiden; Beautiful Maiden | Girl | |||
Angis | A strong and masculine man | Boy | |||
Aonghas | Celtic - One Choice; A variant of name is Angus | Boy | |||
Arlan | Gaelic - A Pledge; Old Norse - Foreigner, Stranger; A variant of name Arien | Boy | |||
Arland | Gaelic - A Pledge; A variant of name Arien | Boy | |||
Aven | Iniquity; Force; Riches; Sorrow; Gaelic - Powerful River | Boy | |||
Bainbridge | One who lives by the bridge near stream | Boy | |||
Bainbrydge | One who lives bear white water | Boy | |||
Banagher | Pointed Hill | Boy | |||
Baran | Gaelic - Noble Warrior; Russian - Ram; Forceful; Virile; Teutonic - Noble Fighter | Boy | |||
Bayrd | One who Sings Ballads | Boy | |||
Beagan | Little one. | Boy | |||
Beathan | Life, existance | Boy | |||
Bow | it means a small son. it is a diminutive of the name "Bowden" | Boy | |||
Boyd | one with yellow hair | Boy | |||
Braden | One who is as sleek as a salmon | Boy | |||
Bradene | One who is as sleek as a salmon; alternate spelling for "Braden" | Boy | |||
Breandan | One who is brave, not afraid of any sort of danger | Boy | |||
Breena | An imaginary fairy land | girl | |||
Brenda | A sharp weapon; a sword | Select Gender | |||
Brendin | Prince; the heir of the king | Boy | |||
Buchanan | Irish Gaelic - House of the canon | Boy | |||