Old Irish name derived from dubh dark black in combination with a second element of unknown meaning.

Historical irish female names. Name of a Saint. Also spelled as Blanaid this old Irish name means a flower or a bloom. Along with Riley other Irish girl names in the US Top 1000 include Nora Kennedy Quinn Reagan Rowan Finley Cassidy Sloane and Teagan.

The modern-day form of Onora which itself was an adaptation of the Anglo-Norman Hanora. Dubhthach m Ancient Irish. Ite Ide EE-te Old Irishite thirst or devouring.

Fell out of the top 10 Irish female names in 2005 but remains one of the most solidly popular Irish names. The top Irish name for girls in the US is the surname-name Riley a departure from the days when Kathleen and Bridget reigned as the most popular Irish names for girls. Isibeal ISH-a-behl or i-se-BEL From Norman French name Isabel.

A legendary Fionnabhair was daughter of King Ailill and Queen Meadhbh of Connacht. Famous People From Ireland. Isleen ish-LEEN vision Islene.

Finn bright fair siabhre phantom fairy the Irish equivalent of the Welsh Gwenhwyfar Guenivere. Dubhshláine m Ancient Irish. It is one of the most unusual Irish girls names of old Irish-Gaelic origin is the name of a river in Ireland which has been named after a Goddess.

Sean and Seamus Ó Dubhghaill aka John and James Doyle bathing their little cousin Sean OGeanin John Gannon They only have to be mentioned to have people thinking of the Celts and their rich legacy of glorious myths and folklore fabulous art and music and their beautiful Gaelic language. Irish Female Family Names. These are contractions of the original form of the female surnames Iníon Uí and Iníon Mhic.