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Irish female christian names. She gave birth to the mythological hero Cuchulainns only son Connlach and was the daughter of. Constant or Constance fuond for a boy in Co. Girl Noble kind from the noble.

Grain goddess Grania was Finn MacCools betrothed who elooped with Dermot. In Irish mythology. Irish girl names are on very different popularity tracks in the US and in Ireland itself.

Athracht and Athrachta are variant. Brigid of Kildare carried her powers into the Christian era. Most famous woman saint of Ireland is Brigid patron saint of scholars who was abbess of Kildare previously the site of the shrine of a pagan goddess of the same name.

Of the few pure Irish names for women still used are Brigit sometimes shortened to Bride from the modern Irish Brighid where the aspirated g is silent. A few of the variations are Bryanna Breanne and Breena. From the country of shamrocks and leprechauns green beer and whiskey comes an old Gaelic naming tradition of merriment represented by Celtic folklore Irish fiddling and Saint Patricks Day.

50 Irish Girls Names. List of Irish Girls Names with Pronunciation. Name of a Saint.

The most popular 10 girls names in 1911 were Mary Bridget Margaret Ellen Catherine Kate Annie Anne Elizabeth and Maggie. 103 行 Irish - A virtuous woman. Grace is a variant.