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In this article we give you a list of Irish male and female names for your cat, most of these are actual male or female human names. Some of these also come from Irish mythology
We also supply a basic meaning to the names in the list, the male or female is a guideline.
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At the end we also supply other sources for naming ideas based on Irish places
List of name
| Name | Male or female | Meaning |
| ABBÁN | MALE | Means “little abbot”. Abbán moccu Corbmaic, also Eibbán or Moabba, is a saint in Irish tradition |
| ÁDHAMH | MALE | Irish version of Adam |
| AISLIN | FEMALE | variant of AISLING |
| AISLING | FEMALE | meaning “dream” or “vision” and referring to an aisling, a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th century in Irish language genre poetry |
| AISLINN | FEMALE | variant of AISLING |
| AOIFE | FEMALE | In Irish mythology, Aífe is the daughter of Airdgeimm, a warrior woman |
| AONGHUS | MALE | the Irish god of love and youth |
| BÉBINN | FEMALE |
Bébhinn is a goddess associated with birth and the sister of the river-goddess, Boann. Bébinn is also described as being an underworld goddess in both Irish and Welsh mythology.
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| BIDDY | FEMALE | diminutive form of Bridget |
| BIDELIA | FEMALE | diminutive form of Bridget |
| BRAN | MALE | Means “raven” in Irish. A slight Game Of thrones theme and maybe a black colored dog as well |
| BRIDGET | FEMALE | Anglicized form of Brighid |
| BRIGHID | FEMALE | In Irish mythology, the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres, with whom she had a son named Ruadán. |
| BROGAN | MALE/FEMALE | Partly Derived from Gaelic bróg “shoe” |
| BRÓNACH | FEMALE | Derived from Irish Gaelic brón meaning “sorrow” |
| CÁIT | FEMALE | Short form of CAITRÍONA |
| CAITLIN | FEMALE | Irish form of Cateline |
| CÁRTHACH | MALE | Means “loving” in Irish. Agreat name for a fun loving dog. |
| CIAN | MALE | In Irish mythology, Cían' , nicknamed Scal Balb, was the son of Dian Cecht, the physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and best known as the father of Lugh Lamhfada |
| CIAR | MALE | This means black – so if you have a black colored dog you are in business with this one |
| CIARA | FEMALE | Female version of CIAR |
| CILLIAN | MALE | The name Cillian was borne by several early Irish saints including missionaries to Artois and Franconia and the author of the life of St Brigid |
| CINÁED | MALE | King of the Picts, aka Kenneth MacAlpin or Kenneth I of Scotland |
| CLEENA | FEMALE | Anglicized form of CLÍODHNA who was a goddess of love and beauty, and the patron of County Cork |
| COLM | MALE | Variant of COLUM. |
| CONALL | MALE |
Means “strong wolf” in Irish. Conall Cernach was an Irish mythic warrior and Conall Collamrach was a legendary Irish king. There are also many other kings as well with this name
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| CONAN | MALE | Means “little wolf” or “little hound” |
| CONN | MALE | Means “head, chief” |
| DÁIRE | MALE | The meaning is both sexual (“fruitful, fertile, rutty”) and tumultuous (“violent”) |
| DARA | MALE | Anglicized form of DÁIRE |
| DESMOND | MALE | derived from the Irish place-name Desmond, an anglicization of Gaelic Deas-Mhumhna “South Munster” |
| DOMNALL | MALE | Gaelic form of DONALD |
| DONNCHA | MALE | Irish variant of Donnchadh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of DUNCAN |
| DONOVAN | MALE | derived from Ó Donndubháin which means “descendant of DONNDUBHÁN” |
| DORAN | MALE | means “exile, wanderer” in Gaelic. |
| DOUGAL | MALE | Anglicized version of dubhgall which means “dark stranger” from dubh “dark” and gall “stranger” |
| DOYLE | MALE | derived from Ó Dubhghaill meaning “descendant of Dubhghall” |
| DRISCOLL | MALE | Anglicized form of Ó Eidirsceóil meaning “descendant of the messenger”. |
| EDAN | MALE | A variant of AIDAN |
| EILÍS | FEMALE | Irish Gaelic form of ELIZABETH |
| EILISH | FEMALE | Anglicized form of EILÍS |
| EIREEN | FEMALE | Irish form of IRENE. |
| EITHNE | FEMALE | Means “kernel, grain” in Irish |
| EMER | FEMALE | the wife of the hero Cú Chulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology |
| ENYA | FEMALE | Anglicized form of EITHNE |
| EOIN | MALE | Gaelic form of JOHN |
| FEARCHAR | MALE | Means “dear man” from the Gaelic fear “which is man” and char “which is dear”. |
| FEARGHAL | MALE | Means “man of valour”, this is derived from the Irish words of fear “man” and gal “valour”. |
| FIACHNA | MALE | Derived from Irish fiach meaning “raven” |
| FIANNA | FEMALE | From Irish fiann which means “band of warriors” |
| FINNEGAN | MALE | an Anglicized form of Ó Fionnagáin meaning “descendant of Fionnagán” |
| FIONNBHARR | MALE | Means “fair hair”, derived from Irish fionn “white, fair” and barr “head”. A good option for a light colored dog. |
| FLANN | MALE | Means “red” in Irish Gaelic |
| GOBNAIT | FEMALE | the name of a medieval, female Irish saint whose church was Móin Mór, later Bairnech, in the village of Ballyvourney |
| GRADY | MALE | Derived from Ó Grádaigh. The name Grádaigh means “noble” in Gaelic |
| KEENAN | MALE | Anglicized form of CIANÁN |
| KEEVA | FEMALE | Anglicized form of CAOIMHE. |
| KENNEDY | MALE/FEMALE | an Anglicized form of Ó Cinnéidigh meaning “descendant of CENNÉTIG”. Famous US president JFK as an example |
| KIERA | FEMALE | Anglicized form of CIARA. As in Kiera Knightley |
| LACHTNA | MALE | Means “milk-coloured” in Irish Gaelic. A white dog perhaps |
| LÉAN | FEMALE | Irish form of HELEN |
| LÍADAN | FEMALE | Means “grey lady” in Irish Gaelic. So ideal for a grey colored dog then. |
| LOMMÁN | MALE | Means “little bare one” |
| LONÁN | MALE | Means “little blackbird” |
| LORCÁN | MALE | Means “little fierce one” |
| MAEVE | FEMALE | In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen of Connacht |
| MÁIRE | FEMALE | Irish form of MARY. |
| MÁIRÍN | FEMALE | Irish form of MARY. |
| MÁIRTÍN | MALE | Irish form of MARTIN. |
| MANUS | MALE | Irish form of MAGNUS |
| MOIRA | FEMALE | Anglicized form of MÁIRE |
| MÓR | FEMALE | Means “great” in Irish |
| MUIREDACH | MALE | Means “lord” in Irish |
| MUIRGEL | FEMALE | derived from Gaelic muir “sea” and geal “bright”. |
| MURPHY | MALE/FEMALE | derived from Ó Murchadha meaning “descendant of MURCHADH” |
| NAINSÍ | FEMALE | Irish form of NANCY |
| NAOMH | FEMALE | Means “holy” in Irish Gaelic |
| NEVE | FEMALE | Anglicized form of NIAMH |
| NIAMH | FEMALE | Means “bright” in Irish. In Irish mythology, Niamh is the daughter of the god of the sea, Manannán mac Lir and one of the queens of Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth |
| NOLAN | MALE | derived from Ó Nualláin meaning “descendant of NUALLÁN” |
| NORA | FEMALE | Short for HONORA or ELEANOR |
| OISÍN | MALE | The greatest poet of Ireland and a warrior .He is the son of Fionn mac Cumhaill and of Sadhbh |
| PADDY | MALE | Irish diminutive of PATRICK |
| PÁDRAIG | MALE | Irish form of PATRICK. As in Padraig Harrington the golfer |
| PEADAR | MALE | Irish form of PETER |
| PIARAS | MALE | Irish form of PIERS |
| PILIB | MALE | Irish form of PHILIP |
| REAGAN | MALE/FEMALE | an Anglicized form of Ó Ríagáin meaning “descendant of RIAGÁN”. As in Ronald Reagan who was a US president. |
| RONAN | MALE | Anglicized form of RÓNÁN. As in Ronan Keating the singer |
| ROWAN | MALE/FEMALE | an Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin meaning “descendant of RUADHÁN” . Could also be a reference to the tree of the same name. |
| SAOIRSE | FEMALE | Means “freedom” in Irish Gaelic |
| SARAID | FEMALE | Means “excellent” in Irish Gaelic. |
| SÉAMUS | MALE | Irish form of JAMES |
| SEÁN | MALE | Irish form of JOHN |
| SHANE | MALE | Anglicized form of SEÁN. Various references to pop stars here |
| SINÉAD | FEMALE | Irish form of JEANNETTE. The musician Sinead O'Connor being an example |
| SLÁINE | MALE/FEMALE | Means “health” in Irish |
| SORCHA | FEMALE | Means “radiant” in Gaelic. |
| TADHG | MALE | The name means “poet” or “philosopher”. This was also the name of many Gaelic Irish kings from the 10th to the 16th centuries, particularly in Connacht and Munster |
| TEAGUE | MALE | Anglicized form of TADHG |
| TORIN | MALE | Means “chief” in Irish Gaelic |
| TREASACH | MALE | Means “warlike” or “fighter” in Irish |
| UAITHNE | MALE | Means “green” in Irish Gaelic. |
Other Inspiration
You can get a lot of other inspiration from counties and places, here are some for you
Counties
Cavan, Carlow, Clare, Cork, Galway, Kildare, Kerry, Longford, Meath, Tyrone and Wexford
Loughs
The word lough is pronounced loch and comes from the Irish loch, meaning lake.
Neagh, Ree, Conn, Leane, Carra, Sheelin, Derg, Barra, Bane
Rivers
Shannon, Barrow, Suir, Bann, Nore, Liffey, Foyle, Slaney, Lagan, Brosna