- Eimear - EE-mur
MEANING: Eimear possessed the “Six Gifts of Womanhood” – “beauty, a gentle voice, sweet words, wisdom, needlework and chastity!” She was bethrothed to the warrior Cuchulainn (read the legend) when they were children and they loved each other very deeply.
- Eimhir - AE-veer
Meaning of name Eimhir. Etymology : Scottish form of EMER. Saint : Origin : Scottish.
- Eithne - ETH-na/ET-na/EN-ya/EN-a
Eithne is a female personal name of Irish origin. The meaning is "kernel" or "grain". Other spellings and earlier forms include Ethnea, Ethlend, Ethnen, Ethlenn, Ethnenn, Eithene, Ethne, Aithne, Enya, Ena, Edna, Etney, Eithnenn, Eithlenn, Eithna, Ethni, Edlend, Edlenn.
Meaning: Little seed, kernel
Origin: Gaelic - Emer - EE-mur
In Irish legend Emer was the wife of Cuchulainn. She was said to possess the six gifts of womanhood: beauty, voice, speech, needlework, wisdom and chastity.
- Enya - EN-ya
Listen and learn how to pronounce Enya so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: eithne means “kernel of a nut or seed" but it may also be related to Aidan meaning “little fire." There are at least nine St. Eithnes. One 6th century St. Eithne was the mother of St. Columba.
Meaning: Little seed, kernel
Origin: Gaelic - Erskine - UR-skien
Erskine is a Scottish surname. ... The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Arascain. Legend dictates that the name was given by King Malcolm II to a man who killed the Danish General Enrique at the Battle of Murthill. He is said to have shown the bloody knife to king and said eris-skyne, meaning "upon the knife".
- Etna - ET-nah
Contribute your knowledge to the name Etna Mount Etna is a volcano in Italy. ... Etna is an anglicized version of the Irish girl's name Eithne.
Meaning: Little seed, kernel
Origin: Gaelic - Evander - ee-VAN-dər
Variant of Evandrus, the Latin form of the Greek name Ευανδρος (Euandros), derived from Greek ευ (eu) meaning "good" and ανηρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Roman mythology Evander was an Arcadian hero of the Trojan War who founded the city of Pallantium near the spot where Rome was later built.
- Evin - EV-ən
Evin is a given name and surname that can be a variant of Evan, and which means "God is gracious." The name is relatively rare.
- Ewen - YOO-in
Related names. Ewan, Euan, Eoghan, Ivan, Owen. Ewan is a male given name, most common throughout Scotland and Canada, due to the influence of Scots in that country. It is a derivative of the Pictish name, Vuen (or 'Wen'), which is the Pictish British cognate of Eoghan in Gaelic. It is also, less commonly, a surname.
- Faolan - FWAY-lahn
Means "little wolf", derived from Gaelic fáel "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an Irish saint who did missionary work in Scotland.
Meaning: Small wolf
Origin: Gaelic - Farrell - FAHR-əl
Farrell is a surname, from the Irish Farrell clan (Irish: Uí Fhearghail) meaning "descendant of Fearghal".
Meaning: Son of the man of valor
Origin: Gaelic - Fergie - FEHR-gee
Gaelic Meaning: The name Fergie is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Fergie is: Rock. Also a, derived from the Celtic for 'man' and 'choice'.
- Ferguson - FER-gə-sən
Ferguson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Fergus." The given name Fergus, comes from Fearghas, derived from the Gaelic fear meaning "man," and gus meaning "vigor." FERGUSON is the 34th most common surname in Scotland. Surname Origin: Scottish, Irish.
Meaning: Vigorous man
Origin: Gaelic - Ferris - FEH-ris
The name Ferris is a Celtic baby name. In Celtic the meaning of the name Ferris is: Rock.
- Fidelma - fi-DEL-ma
The name Fidelma is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Fidelma is: Faithful.
Meaning: Beautiful daughter
Origin: Gaelic - Fife - FIYF
Fife Name Meaning. Scottish: regional name from the former kingdom of Fife in East Scotland, a name of obscure etymology. Tradition has it that the name is derived from an eponymous Fib, one of the seven sons of Cruithne, legendary founding father of the Picts.
- Fingal - FING-ul
From Scottish Gaelic Fionnghall meaning "white stranger", derived from fionn "white, fair" and gall "stranger". This was the name of the hero in James Macpherson's epic poem 'Fingal' (1762), which he claimed to have based on early Gaelic legends about Fionn mac Cumhail.
- Finian - FIN-yən
Irish Meaning: The name Finian is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Finian is: Fair. Finians were warrior-followers of 3rd century legendary Irish hero Finn Mac Cumhail.
- Finnian - FIN-yən
Origin of the name Finian: Borrowed from the Irish, Finnian is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Fionnán (little fair one), which is from fionn (fair). Var: Finian. Short: Fin, Finn.
- Flannacan - FLAN-ə-ken
Meaning: Bright red
Origin: Gaelic - Forbes - FORBS
Forbes Name Meaning. Scottish: habitational name from a place near Aberdeen, so named from Gaelic forba 'field', 'district' + the locative suffix -ais. The place name is pronounced in two syllables, with the stress on the second, and the surname until recently reflected this.
- Gainor - GAY-nawr
Gaelic Meaning: The name Gaynor is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Gaynor is: Son of the blond man.
Meaning: Fair haired
Origin: Gaelic - Gallagher - GAL-ə-gər
Gallagher Name Meaning. Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gallchobhair 'descendant of Gallchobhar', a personal name from the elements gall 'strange', 'foreign' + cabhair 'help', 'support'.
Meaning: Help from foreigners
Origin: Gaelic - Galloway - GAL-ə-way
Galloway Name Meaning. Scottish: regional name from Galloway in southwestern Scotland, named as 'place of the foreign Gaels', from Gaelic gall 'foreigner' + Gaidheal 'Gael'. From the 8th century or before it was a province of Anglian Northumbria.
Meaning: Strange or foreign route
Origin: Gaelic - Galvin - GAL-vin
The name Galvin is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Galvin is: White.
Meaning: White and bright
Origin: Gaelic - Garvey - GAHR-vee
Garvey and O'Garvey are Irish surnames, derived from the Gaelic Ó Gairbhith, also spelt Ó Gairbheith, meaning "descendant of Gairbhith". Gairbhith itself means "rough peace".
Meaning: Rough person
Origin: Gaelic - Gillespie - gee-LEHS-pee
The given name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Gille Easbaig (also rendered Gilleasbaig), meaning "bishop's servant". The surname Gillespie is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Easbuig, and the Irish Mac Giolla Easpaig, both of which mean "servant of the bishop".
Meaning: Bishop's servant
Origin: Gaelic - Gillies - GEE-lees
The Gillies name is a boy's name derived from the Gaelic name Gille Iossa. The meaning of Gillies, and its ancestor, is “servant of Jesus.”
Meaning: Servant of Jesus
Origin: Gaelic - Gilligan - GIL-i-gan
Many Irish names are merely English translations of Gaelic names. The name Gilligan was a translation of the Gaelic name Mac Giollagain, which is derived from the word "giolla," which means "lad."
