Using the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000, data from Ireland’s Central Statistics Office, and our own trending names we’ve compiled a list of 100 popular Irish names that are most commonly given to babies. Which Irish names are your favorites?
Episode 69 – Last year at this time, we did an episode about Irish Names – and our Irish listeners had quite a laugh at how we Americans pronounced Irish names! So this year we’ve invited popular Irish radio host and podcast producer Dusty Rhodes to help us with authentic Irish name pronunciation! We looked…
When I was a young child growing up in Ireland, my two elderly neighbors who were sisters were named Pans and Violet. My sisters and I were always intrigued by their names. I remember asking my mother what sort of name was Pans and she told me it was short for Pansy. In fact, Pans’s…
This is the transcript to The Baby Names Podcast episode 48 Irish Names Announcer: Welcome to season three of the Baby Names podcast! Naming the world one baby at a time, here are your hosts, the Moss sisters. JENNIFER: I’m Jennifer Moss. MALLORY: and I’m Mallory Moss. JENNIFER: and we’re the founders of BabyNames.com. MALLORY:…
Episode #48 – Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Jennifer and Mallory talk all about Irish names, including the history and traditions of Irish naming, Irish name pronunciation, Irish surnames, the top baby names in Ireland, and choose our favorite traditional Irish names. Transcript Names mentioned in this episode Conchobhar (Connor), Medb (Maeve), Fiadh (Fia), Aoife (EEfya),…
Hi Jennifer, There’s a name that I read in a book that I like: Donnigan. It sounds Irish, but I wasn’t sure, and I was also hoping you might be able to help find the meaning as well.
Dear Jennifer, I have been looking at the name Kelly quite often lately because of my interest in genealogy – and I have found that in my genealogy most, if not all, of the Kellys are male, something I find interesting. I am aware that it is originally a male name, so my questions are,…
Hi Jennifer, Let me start by saying I absolutely LOVE this site and reading the Q&A section. Though I’m not a parent yet, I love looking up possibilities for when the time comes. I recently read a question submitted to you about cohesive sibling names. You replied that you don’t like “matching” twins names or…
Hi, there – Big fan of the site! I’m wondering if you have any information on the name “Moonyeen?” It was my grandmother’s middle name but I have no idea where it comes from or what it means. Thank you, Karen Siddiqi Hi Karen, Moonyeen was an unusual name that turned up briefly in the…
Hello Jennifer, I love your site! I also enjoy reading your “Ask BabyNames.com” section, and today I am going to ask my own question. I really enjoy French/French Canadian names such as “Coralie”, and sometimes browse popular Quebec names to get ideas. One of the popular baby girl names in Quebec is “Maeva” which I…
