Looking for charming Irish boy names? You’ve found the ultimate list.
This list is full of unique Irish names for boys. It has a mix of modern American adaptation of Irish boy names as well as traditional Irish boy names and their meanings.
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A
Aedan
“born of fire”
Abban
“monk”
Aengus
“one choice”
Ailbe (alby)
“white”
Ailill (ail-eel)
“beauty”
Alroy
“red”
Ardan (are-dawn)
“high aspiration”
Art
“noble one, bear man”
Arthur
“bear”
Anlon (on-lon)
“great champion”
B
Banan
“the white one”
Bearach (bay-rock)
“sharp, spearlike”
Brandan
“sword”
Brendan
“prince”
Brody
“broad eye, broad island”
Blaine
“slender, angular”
Brady
“broad meadow, large chested”
Bard
“minstrel, singer poet”
Beacan
“tiny one”
Benen
“mild”
Branigan
“little raven”
Breccan
“freckled”
Brennan
“brave”
Brin (breen)
“hill”
Brian
“high, noble”
Bradan
“salmon”
C
Cairbre (care-bra)
“strong man”
Canice (kan-iss)
“attractive one”
Caolan (keel-an)
“slender”
Cathal (kaw-hal)
“great warrior”
Cian (key-inn)
“long lived, ancient one”
Colman
“little dove, peacekeeper”
Conan
“little hound”
Cormac
“raven”
Cillian
“war strife, church”
Carson
“son of the marsh-dwellers”
Cullen
“holly tree”
Callahan
“bright headed”
Conal
“strong as a wolf”
Cashel
“castle, stone fort”
Carbry
“charioteer”
Cassidy
“clever, curly haired”
Connelly
“fierce as a hound”
Connor
“lover of wolves”
Curran
“dagger, hero”
Conway
“holy river”
D
Darragh
“oak”
Declan
“man of prayer”
Dillon
“loyal”
Devin
“poet”
Donahue
“brown haired man”
Donal
“world mighty, brown haired fighter”
Donnelly
“dark brave one”
Duff
“swarthy”
E
Eamon (aim-on)
“keeper of riches”
Eoghan (oh-in)
“well born”
Egan
“little fire”
F
Felim (fail-im)
“always good”
Finn
“fair, white”
Flynn
“son of the red haired one”
Finnegan
“fair”
Ferris
“rock”
Fintan
“white fire, white bull”
G
Gealbhan (gal-van)
“bright white”
Garrett
“spear strength”
Grady
“noble, illustrious”
Gallagher
“descendant of foreign helpers”
K
Kieran
“little dark one”
Keir
“dark, black”
Kellen
“swamp, slender”
Keegan
“son of Egan”
Keenan
“ancient”
Kelly
“warrior, fighter”
Kylan
“narrow, straight”
Kane
“little battler”
L
Liam
“resolute protection”
Lochlann (lock-lun)
“place of the lakes”
Lorcan
“little warrior”
Lugh
“shining, flashing light”
Lennon
“lover”
Larkin
“rough, fierce”
Loman
“small bare one, delicate”
Lonan
“blackbird”
Lucan
“light”
M
Mitchan
“the son of he who owns mantles”
Mack
“son of”
Murphy
“sea warrior”
Malachy
“second”
Mccoy
“fire”
N
Naoise (neesh-ah)
“warrior”
Naomhan (ne-van)
“little saint”
Niall (nile)
“passionate”
Nolan
“champion”
Nevin
“holy”
Neasan
“chosen son”
O
Odhran (oh-dran)
“dark haired”
Oisin (usheen)
“young deer”
Oscar
“champion warrior”
O’Brien
“descendant of Brian”
P
Padraig (pawd-rig)
“patrician, noble”
Phelan (fay-lan)
“wolf”
Piran
“prayer”
Patrick
“nobly born”
Peter
“stone, rock”
Q
Quinn
“chief leader, intelligence”
Quillen
“cub”
Quinlan
“slender”
R
Rafferty
“floodtide, abundance, prosperity”
Rowan
“rowan tree, little redhead”
Ronan
“little seal”
Rory
“red king”
Riley
“courageous”
Roan
“little redhead”
Rogan
“redhead”
Rohan
“sandlewood”
Roone
“red haired”
Ryon
“king”
Roark
“champion”
Rhory
“red king”
S
Shane
“God is gracious”
Seamus
“supplanter”
Sullivan
“black eyed one”
Shea
“the stately, dauntless one”
Sean
“God’s gracious gift”
Shannon
“old river”
Sheridan
“seeker”
Sina
“treasure”
Shandon
“old”
Senan
“brightness”
T
Torin
“chief”
Tiernan
“lord”
Tully
“devoted to the will, quiet, peaceful”
Tynan
“dark, dusty”
Tyrone
“land of Owen”
Trevor
“industrious, ambitious, prudent”
Teagan
“attractive, beautiful, perfect”
Terrence
“tender”
Tierney
“descendent of a lord”
Torrence
“little hills”
Troi
“soldier”
Torion
“from the craggy hills”
Traigh
“strand”
Torran
“chief”
U
Ultan
“man from Ulster”
V
Veren
“great hero”
