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Aeveen - prompt; ready |
Flann, Flannan - fiery red |
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Aidan - little fire |
Flannery - red eyebrows |
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Aideen - jealousy |
Flannigan - fiery red |
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Alannah - my child |
Flynn - bright red |
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Alby; Alvy - white or world king |
Gallagher - lover of strangers |
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Anlan - great hound |
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Archu - hound of slaughter |
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Arlen - promise |
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Aroon - my love |
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Asna; Esna - musical sound |
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Asthore - my love |
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Astoreen - my little love |
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Bannon - white or derived from woman |
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Banya - whiteness; paleness |
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Barra; Barry - short forms of Finbar |
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Baskin - red headed or round headed |
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Beccan - small |
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Beck - small |
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Begley - little hero |
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Bergin - robber; brigand |
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Berrin - white haired |
Garrett - fearless spearman |
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Bevin - white lady |
Gillon - lad |
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Blair - dweller in the meadow |
Glasny - green, grey, grey-blue |
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Boand - cow-white (goddess) |
Glenda - lady of the valley |
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Brady; Bradigan - spirited |
Gorman - dark; swarthy |
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Bran - raven |
Gorman - small person with blue eyes |
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Branduff - raven-black |
Gormley - blue or illustrious princess |
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Branigan - raven |
Gormula - grey servant |
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Brenna - raven |
Grania - she who inspires terror |
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Bridget - one who is strong |
Guthrie - person who comes from breezy place |
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Brogan - sharp-faced. |
Hanlon - champion |
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Calhoun - resident of the woods |
Hogan - fire |
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Calvagh - bald |
Hogan - little lad |
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Cana - wolf cub |
Hogan - young |
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Canagan - wolf cub |
Hugh - fire |
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Canavan - black head |
Irial - elf |
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Cara - friend |
Kane - a tribute |
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Carey - dark |
Keane - clever |
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Carlin - little victor |
Kearney - either fox or victorious |
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Carrick - dweller of rocky land |
Keavy; Keeva - beauty; grace |
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Casey - vigilant in war |
Keefe - handsome, gentle and loved man |
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Cass - curly haired |
Keegan - little fiery one |
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Cassan - curly haired |
Keehan - blind |
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Cassidy - bright, talented |
Keelin - fair and slender |
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Catcheen - kitten |
Keely - beautiful |
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Ceara/Cara - fiery red |
Keernit - dark lady |
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Cian - ancient |
Keevin - beautiful and fair |
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Ciara/Kira - dark; black |
Keevin; Kevin - friend; beloved |
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Clancy - red warrior |
Keir - dark; black |
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Cochran - red lady |
Kelly - brave warrior |
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Colin - whelp |
Kennan - fair one |
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Colleen - little girl |
Kennedy - ugly head |
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Conall - strong as a wolf |
Kermit - liberty |
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Conan - hound |
Kerry - decendant of the dark one |
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Connell, Conial - brave; fierce as a hound |
Kerwin - decendant of the dark one |
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Connery - wolf farmer |
Kevin - handsome and lovable |
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Conor - lover of hounds |
Kiely; Kyla - graceful |
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Conry - king of wolves/hounds |
Kieran - dark; black |
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Convel - wolf warrior |
Kirby - dark son |
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Cooey - hound of the plain |
Lachtna - milk-white |
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Coovara - hound of the sea |
Lachtnan - milk-white |
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Coovey - mead hound |
Larkin - cruel or fierce |
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Corcan, Corcran - red |
Lassarina - flame wine |
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Corcoran - purple |
Leanan - grey lad |
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Creena - (my) heart |
Leigan - snow-haired |
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Cronan - dark; swarthy |
Lia - grey |
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Cronan - yellow; swarthy |
Liadan - grey lady |
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Cuan - hound; wolf |
Loman - bare |
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CuChulainn - From "Hound of Cuchulainn" |
Lorcan - cruel or fierce |
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Cushla Macree - pulse of my heart |
Lowery - speaker |
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Dallan - blind |
Maccon - son of a wolf |
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Daragan - little red one |
Macree - my heart |
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Darby - liberty |
Macushla - my pulse |
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Darcy - descendant of the dark one |
Madigan, Madden - little dog |
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Darragh; Dary - fruitful; fertile |
Madreen - little puppy. Also slang for tramp, slob |
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Deirdre - chatterer |
Mallan - lightning |
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Dempsey - person with pride |
Maloney - serves Saint John |
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Derry - descendant of the red haired one |
Maolisa - servant of Jesus |
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Devlin - fearless warrior |
Marcan - steed |
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Devnet - fawn |
Melvin - Irish chief |
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Dillon - faithful companion |
Milish - sweet |
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Donagh - brown warrior |
Moira - bitter |
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Donleavy - brown one of the mountain |
Mungin - long haired |
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Donleavy - dark one of the mountains |
Muriel - sea-white |
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Donn - brown |
Murphy - hound of the sea |
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Donovan - dark brown; swarthy |
Murren - sea-fair |
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Doran - exiled person |
Neely - victor |
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Dorrie - dark man |
Neil - the champion |
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Dougal - dark strander |
Nelson - son of the champion |
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Douglas - black and blue/green/grey |
Nevin - worshiper |
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Douglas - blue-black |
Nolan - noble |
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Dowd - dark; black |
Nollaig - Christmas |
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Doyle - descendant of the dark stranger |
Ogan - little lad |
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Dualta - dark limbed |
Olcan - |
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Duane - descendant of the dark one |
Oran - grey-brown |
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Dudley - dark man of the two sides |
Oriana - golden girl |
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Duff - black; dark |
Orla - golden princess |
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Dugan - dark lad |
Orna - grey-brown lady |
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Dunla - brown lady or lady of the fortress |
Orrin - fair skinned |
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Duvessa - dark lady of the waterfall |
Phelan - the wolf |
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Eachan - a horseman |
Pooka - mischievous sprite |
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Eamon - wealthy guardian |
Quillan - little cub |
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Egan - little fiery one |
Quinlan - beautiful shape |
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Eileen - shining |
Quinn - wise |
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Eltin - lively; nimble |
Rafferty - wealthy, prosporous |
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Enat - faithful; sincere |
Renny - small and powerful |
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Enda - bird-like |
Riley - valiant warrior |
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Erin - name for Ireland |
Rohan, Rowan - red haired |
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Eveleen - beauty; radience |
Ronan - little seal |
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Evgren - ray of sunshine; radiance of the sun |
Rory - red king |
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Fallon - leader |
Rosaleen - little rose |
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Feardorcha - dark man |
Rosheen - little rose |
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Felan, Phelan - wolf |
Ryan - little king |
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Fennat; Finnat - fair haired lady |
Scully - town crier |
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Fennore - white ghost |
Shane - God is gracious |
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Fergus - powerful and manly |
Sheena - God's blessings |
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Fidelma - ever good |
Shelia - grey-eyed or blind |
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Filtiarn - lord of wolves |
Slevin - from the mountains |
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Finbar - white haired |
Sloan - a fighter |
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Finian - white haired |
Sorley - summer wanderer |
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Finley - fair-haired soldier |
Taggert - son of a priest |
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Finnegan - little white haired one |
Tara - rocky hill |
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Finnva - fair haired and good |
Tressa - strength |
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Finola; Fenella - white shoulders |
Trevor - noble character |
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Fintan - white fire |
Tynan - dark |
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Fionchán - shaggy |
Uainionn - foam-white |
