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Re: CHARACTER NAMES
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admitily i might have gotten carried away! but i hope it help! i onlyly looked up irish names mostly cause they mostly celtic or from a celtic name! but the first page of this site will let you look up scotish welish and english names! if it were up to me i would use the name emer, only i would spell it eimear!
hope it help!:)BOADICEA f Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of BOUDICCABOUDICCA f Ancient Celtic
Derived from Celtic boud meaning "victory". This was the name of a 1st-century queen of the Iceni who led the Britons in revolt against the Romans. Eventually her forces were defeated and she committed suicide.AIDAN m,f Irish, Scottish
Pronounced: AY-den
Anglicized form of AODHÁN, occasionally used as a feminine name.AIGNÉIS f Irish
Irish form of AGNESAILBHE m,f Irish
Pronounced: AL-va
Possibly derived from the old Gaelic root albhus meaning "white". In Irish legend she was a warrior of the Fianna.AILÍS f Irish
Pronounced: AY-leesh
Irish form of ALICEÁINE f Irish
Means "radiance" in Gaelic. This was the name of the queen of the fairies in Celtic mythology. It is also taken as an Irish form of
ANNE.AINGEAL f Irish
Irish cognate of ANGELAAISLIN f Irish, English
Variant of AISLINGAISLING f Irish
Pronounced: ASH-ling
Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish Gaelic.AISLINN f Irish
Variant of AISLINGAITHNE f Irish
Variant of EITHNEALASTRÍONA f Irish
Pronounced: al-as-TREE-na
Feminine form of ALASTARAOIBHEANN f Irish
Pronounced: EE-van
Means "beautiful sheen" in Irish Gaelic. This was the name of the mother of Saint Enda. It was also borne by several Irish princesses.AOIBHÍN f Irish
Variant of AOIBHEANNAOIFE f Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: EE-fa
Means "beauty" from the Gaelic word aoibh. In Irish legend Aoife was a warrior princess. In war against her sister Scathach, she was defeated in single combat by the hero Cuchulainn. Eventually she was reconciled with her sister and became the lover of Cuchulainn.ASHLING f Irish
Pronounced: ASH-ling
Anglicized form of AISLINGASSUMPTA f Irish
Latin form of ASUNCIÓNBÁIRBRE f Irish
Pronounced: BAWR-bra
Irish form of BARBARA .BÉBHIONN f Irish
Pronounced: BAY-vin
Variant of BÉIBHINNBÉBINN f Irish
Pronounced: BAY-vin
Variant of BÉIBHINNBEDELIA f Irish
Irish variant of BRIDGETBÉIBHINN f Irish
Pronounced: BAY-vin
Means "fair lady" in Irish Gaelic.BEVIN f Irish
Anglicized form of BÉIBHINNBIDDY f Irish, English
Pet form of BRIDGETBIDELIA f Irish, English
Pet form of BRIDGETBLÁITHÍN f Irish
Means "little flower", derived from the Irish word blath "flower" and a diminutive suffix.BLANID f Irish
Anglicized form of BLÁTHNATBLÁTHNAID f Irish
Variant of BLÁTHNATBLÁTHNAT f Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: BLAW-nit
Means "little flower" from the Irish word blath "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix. In Irish legend she was a maiden abducted and married by Cú Roí. She was rescued by Cuchulainn, who killed her husband, but she was in turn murdered by one of Cú Roí's loyal servants.BRADY m,f English, Irish
Pronounced: BRAY-dee
From the Irish surname Ó Brádaigh, which means "descendent of Brádach". The personal name Brádach probably derives from a Gaelic word meaning "large-chested".BRAIDY m,f English, Irish
Variant of BRADYBREDA f Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍDBRIANNA f English, Irish
Pronounced: bree-AN-a
Feminine form of BRIANBRÍD f Irish
Contracted form of BRIGHIDBRIDE f Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍDBRIDGET f Irish, Scottish, English, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: BRI-jit
From the Irish name Brighid which means "high goddess". In Irish mythology she was the goddess of poetry and wisdom, the daughter of the god Dagda. This name was also borne by a patron saint of Ireland (also called Brigid) who established a convent at Kildare in the 5th century, and by the patron saint of Sweden (also called Birgitta).BRIGHID f Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: BRIED
Irish form of BRIDGETBRIGID f Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of BRIGHIDBRIGIT f Irish, Scottish, English
Variant of BRIDGETBROGAN m,f Irish
Derived from Gaelic bróg "shoe" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of several Irish saints, including Saint Patrick's scribe.BRÓNACH f Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic brón meaning "sorrow". Saint Brónach was a 6th-century mystic from Ireland.BRONAGH f Irish
Anglicized form of BRÓNACH
CAITLIN f Irish, English
Pronounced: KAYT-lin
Irish form of Cateline, the Old French form of KATHERINE.CAITRIA f Irish
Irish form of KATHERINECAITRÍONA f Irish
Irish form of KATHERINECAOILAINN f Irish
Variant of CAOILFHIONNCAOILFHIONN f Irish
Pronounced: KEE-lin
Derived from the Gaelic elements caol "slender" and fionn "fair". This was the name of several Irish saints.CAOIMHE f Irish, Scottish
Derived from Gaelic caomh meaning "beautiful".CAREY m,f Irish, English
Pronounced: KER-ee
From the Irish surname Ó Ciardha, which means "descendent of Ciardha". The name Ciardha means "dark" in Gaelic.CARSON m,f Scottish, Irish, English
From a Gaelic surname of unknown meaning. A famous bearer of the surname was the American scout Kit Carson.CATHLEEN f Irish, English
Pronounced: kath-LEEN
Variant of KATHLEENCATRINA f Irish, Scottish
Variant of CATRIONACATRIONA f Irish, Scottish
Pronounced: ka-TREE-na
Gaelic form of KATHERINECHEVONNE f Irish
Anglicized form of SIOBHANCIANNAIT f Irish
Feminine form of CIANCIARA f Irish
Pronounced: KEE-a-ra, KEER-a
Feminine form of CIARAN. Saint Ciara was an Irish nun who established a monastery at Kilkeary in the 7th century.CLEENA f Irish
Anglicized form of CLÍODHNACLÍODHNA f Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: KLEE-u-na
Possibly means "shapely" in Irish Gaelic. In Irish legend this was the name of a beautiful goddess. She fell in love with a mortal named Ciabhan and left the Land of Promise with him, but when she arrived on the other shore she was swept to sea by a great wave.CLÍONA f Irish
Contracted form of CLÍODHNACLODAGH f Irish
From the name of a river in Tipperary, Ireland.CONCEPTA f Irish
Latin form of CONCEPCIÓNDÁIRÍNE f Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic dáire meaning "fruitful, fertile".DAMHNAIT f Irish
Pronounced: DEV-nawt
Means "little fawn" from Gaelic damh "fawn" combined with a diminutive suffix.DARINA f Irish
Anglicized form of DÁIRÍNEDEARBHÁIL f Irish
Means "daughter of Fál", derived from Gaelic der "daughter" and Fál, a legendary name for Ireland.DEIRBHILE f Irish
Means "daughter of a poet" from Gaelic der "daughter" and file "poet". This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint.DEIRDRE f English, Irish
Pronounced: DER-dra, DEER-dra, DEER-dree
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "woman". She was a tragic character in Celtic legend who died of a broken heart after Conchobhar, the king of Ulster, killed her lover Naoise and forced her to be his bride.DELMA f Irish, English
Short form of FIDELMADERVAL f Irish
Anglicized form of DEARBHÁIL or DEIRBHILEDERVILA f Irish
Anglicized form of DEARBHÁIL or DEIRBHILEDERVLA f Irish
Anglicized form of DEARBHÁIL or DEIRBHILEDEVNET f Irish
Pronounced: DEV-net
Anglicized form of DAMHNAITDOIREANN f Irish
Possibly means either "sullen" or "daughter of FIONN" in Irish.DOREAN f Irish
Anglicized form of DOIREANN .DYMPHNA f Irish
Pronounced: DIMF-na
Anglicized form of DAMHNAIT. This was the name of a 7th-century martyr, the patron saint of lunatics.DYMPNA f Irish
Variant of DYMPHNAÉABHA f Irish
Irish form of EVEEADAN f Irish
Modern form of ÉTAÍNÉADAOIN f Irish
Modern form of ÉTAÍNEAVAN f Irish
Pronounced: EE-van
Anglicized form of AOIBHEANNEDNA (1) f Irish, Scottish
Pronounced: ED-na
Anglicized form of EITHNEEIBHLÍN f Irish
Irish form of both AVELINE and EMELINEEILEEN f Irish, English
Anglicized form of EIBHLÍNEILÍS f Irish
Pronounced: IE-leesh
Irish Gaelic form of ELIZABETHEILISH f Irish
Pronounced: IE-leesh
Anglicized form of EILÍSEIREANN f English, Irish
From Eirinn, the dative case of Gaelic Eire, meaning "Ireland".EIREEN f English, Irish
Pronounced: ie-REEN
Irish form of IRENEEITHNE f Irish, Scottish
Pronounced: EN-ya, EN-a
Means "kernel" in Gaelic. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish saint, sister of Saint Fidelma and follower of Saint Patrick.EMER f Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: EE-mur
Possibly from Gaelic eimh "swift". In Irish legend she was the wife of Cuchulainn. She was said to possess the six gifts of womanhood: beauty, voice, speech, needlework, wisdom and chastity.ENA f Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNEENNIS f,m Irish
From the name of a town in Ireland.ENYA f Irish
Pronounced: EN-ya
Anglicized form of EITHNEERIN f English, Irish
Pronounced: ER-in
Anglicized form of EIREANNETHNA f Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNEETHNE f Irish
Variant of EITHNEETNA f Irish
Anglicized form of EITHNEFEDELMA f Irish
Variant of FIDELMAFEIDHELM f Irish
Feminine form of FEIDHLIM. In Irish legend she was a daughter of Conchobhar the king of Ulster.FINNGUALA f Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of FIONNGHUALAFINOLA f Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALAFÍONA f Irish
Derived from Irish fion meaning "vine".FIONNGHUALA f Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "white shoulder" from Irish fionn "white, fair" and guala "shoulder". In Irish legend Fionnghuala was one of the four children of Lir who were transformed into swans for a period of 900 years.FIONNUALA f Irish
Modern Irish form of FIONNGHUALAFIONOLA f Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALAFLANN m,f Irish
Pronounced: FLAN
Means "red" in Irish Gaelic. This was the name of a 9th-century king of Tara in Ireland.FLANNAN m,f Irish
Pet form of FLANNGOBINET f Irish
Variant of GOBNAITGOBNAIT f Irish
Pronounced: GAWB-net
Feminine form of GOBÁN. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish abbess, the patron saint of Ballyvourney.GOBNET f Irish
Anglicized form of GOBNAITGORMLAITH f Irish, Scottish
Means "illustrious princess" from Irish gorm "illustrious" and flaith "princess, lady". This was the name of the wife of Brian Boru.GRÁINNE f Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: GRAWN-ya
Possibly derived from Gaelic grán meaning "grain". This was the name of an ancient Irish grain goddess. The name also belonged to the fiancée of Fionn mac Cumhail and the lover of Diarmuid in later Irish legend, and it is often associated with gráidh "love".GRANIA f Irish
Pronounced: GRAWN-ya
Latinized form of GRÁINNEGRANYA f Irish
Variant of GRANIAHONOR f English, Irish
Variant of HONOURHONORA f Irish
Either a variant of HONORIA or an elaborated form of HONOUR.ÍDE f Irish
Pronounced: EE-da
Possibly derived from Old Irish ítu "thirst". This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint.IMMACULATA f Irish
Latin form of INMACULADAISIBÉAL f Irish
Irish form of ISABELITA f Irish
Anglicized form of ÍDEIÚILE f Irish
Irish form of JULIAKATHLEEN f Irish, English
Pronounced: kath-LEEN
Anglicized form of CAITLINKEELAN f,m Irish
Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONN, sometimes used as a masculine name.KEELEY f English, Irish
Variant of KAYLEYKEELIN f Irish
Pronounced: KEE-lin
Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONNKELLY m,f Irish, English
Pronounced: KEL-ee
It could be related to the first name CEALLACH or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh. Alternatively, it might be related to a Pictish word meaning "wood" or "holly". As a surname, this name has belonged to actor and dancer Gene Kelly and actress Grace Kelly.KENNEDY f,m English, Irish, Scottish
Pronounced: KEN-e-dee
From the Gaelic name Cinnéidigh meaning "misshapen head". The name is often given in honour of assassinated American president John F. Kennedy.KIERA f Irish
Anglicized form of CIARALÉAN f Irish
Irish form of HELENLÍADAN f Irish
Pronounced: LEE-din
Means "grey lady" in Irish Gaelic. In Irish legend she was a poetess who became a nun, but then missed her lover Cuirithir so much that she died of grief.LÍLE f Irish
Irish form of LILYLUÍSEACH f Irish
Derived from the name of the Irish god LUGH.MADAILÉIN f Irish
Irish form of MAGDALENEMAEVE f Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: MAYV
From the Gaelic name Méabh meaning "intoxicating". In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen who killed the hero Cuchulainn.MÁIRE f Irish
Pronounced: MOI-ra
Irish form of MARYMAIRÉAD f Irish
Irish form of MARGARETMAIRENN f Irish
Variant of MÁIRÍNMÁIRÍN f Irish
Pronounced: MOI-reen
Irish pet form of MARY .MAURA (2) f Scottish, Irish, English
Pronounced: MOR-a
Possibly from Gaelic mór meaning "great". This was the name of an obscure 5th-century Irish or Scottish martyr. This name is also used as an Anglicized form of MÁIRE.MAUREEN f Irish, English
Pronounced: mor-EEN
Anglicized form of MÁIRÍNMAURENE f Irish, English
Pronounced: mor-EEN
Variant of MAUREENMAURINE f English, Irish
Pronounced: mor-EEN
Variant of MAUREENMAVE f Irish
Variant of MAEVEMAVOURNEEN f Irish
Derived from the Irish phrase mo múirnín meaning "my darling".MÉABH f Irish
Pronounced: MAYV
Original Irish form of MAEVEMEADHBH f Irish
Pronounced: MAYV
Variant of MÉABHMEAVE f Irish
Variant of MAEVEMEDB f Irish
Variant of MÉABHMOIRA f Irish, Scottish
Pronounced: MOI-ra
Anglicized form of MÁIREMONA (1) f Irish, English
Pronounced: MO-na
Anglicized form of MUADHNAITMONAT f Irish
Anglicized form of MUADHNAITMÓR f Scottish, Irish
Pronounced: MOR
Means "great" in Gaelic. It is sometimes translated into English as SARAH.MOREEN f Irish, English
Pet form of MÓR sometimes used as a variant of MAUREEN.MORNA f Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of MUIRNEMOYNA f Irish, Scottish
Variant of MONA (1)MOYRA f Irish, Scottish
Variant of MOIRAMUADHNAIT f Irish
Pronounced: MOO-nat
Means "little noble one", derived from Irish muadh "noble, good" combined with a diminutive suffix.
MUIREANN f Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fair sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and fionn "fair, white". In Irish legend this was the name of the mother of Fionn mac Cumhail.MUIRENN f Irish
Variant of MUIRGENMUIRGEN f Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "born of the sea" in Irish Gaelic. In Irish legend this was a maiden who was transformed into a salmon.MUIRGHEAL f Irish
Means "bright sea", derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and geal "bright".MUIRÍN f Irish
Variant of MUIRGENMUIRNE f Irish
Means "beloved" in Irish Gaelic.MURIEL f English, French, Irish
Anglicized form of MUIRGHEALMYRNA f Irish
Pronounced: MUR-na
Anglicized form of MUIRNENAINSÍ f Irish
Irish form of NANCYNAOMH f Irish
Pronounced: NEEV
Means "holy" in Irish Gaelic.NEASA f Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: NES-a
Meaning unknown, presumably of Gaelic origin. In Irish legend she was the mother of Conchobhar, king of Ulster.NEASSA f Irish
Variant of NEASANESSA (3) f Irish
Pronounced: NES-a
Variant of NEASANEVE f Irish
Anglicized form of NIAMHNÓIRÍN f Irish
Irish pet form of NORANOLA f Irish, English
Pet form of FINOLA or a feminine form of NOLAN.NORA f Irish, English, Scandinavian
Pronounced: NOR-a
Pet form of HONORA or ELEANORNORAH f Irish, English
Variant of NORANOREEN f Irish, English
Pronounced: nor-EEN
Pet form of NORANUALA f Irish
Short form of FIONNUALAODHARNAIT f Irish
Means "little pale green one", derived from Irish odhra "pale green, sallow" combined with a diminutive suffix. ONORA f Irish
Irish form of HONORAOONA f Irish
Variant of UNAOONAGH f Irish
Pronounced: OO-na
Variant of UNAÓRFHLAITH f Irish
Pronounced: OR-la
Means "golden princess" from Irish ór "gold" combined with flaith "princess". This was the name of a sister of the Irish king Brian Boru.ORLA f Irish
Pronounced: OR-la
Anglicized form of ÓRFHLAITHORLAGH f Irish
Anglicized form of ÓRFHLAITHÓRLAITH f Irish
Pronounced: OR-la
Variant of ÓRFHLAITHORNA f Irish
Anglicized form of ODHARNAITORNAT f Irish
Anglicized form of ODHARNAITPÀDRAIGÍN f Irish
Irish form of PATRICIAPATSY f,m Irish, English
Pronounced: PAT-see
Pet form of PATRICIA or PATRICKRAGHNAILT f Irish
Irish form of RAGNHILDRAGHNALL m Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of RAGNVALDRÁICHÉAL f Irish
Irish form of RACHELRATHNAIT f Irish
Means "little graceful one", derived from Irish rath "grace" combined with a diminutive suffix.REAGAN m,f English, Irish
From the Irish surname Ó Raigain, which means "descendent of Raigan". The name Raigan means "little king" in Gaelic.RÍONA f Irish
Either a variant of RÍOGHNACH or a short form of CATRIONA.RÍONACH f Irish
Variant of RÍOGHNACHRÓIS f Irish
Irish cognate of ROSERÓISÍN f Irish
Pronounced: RO-sheen
Pet form of RÓISRONIT f Irish
Anglicized form of RATHNAITROSHEEN f Irish
Anglicized form of RÓISÍNRYAN m,f Irish, English
Pronounced: RIE-an
From a surname which was originally derived from an Irish first name which meant "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).SABIA f Irish
Means "sweet" in Irish Gaelic.SADB f Irish
Pronounced: SIEV
Variant of SADHBHSADHBH f Irish
Pronounced: SIEV
Means "sweet, goodly" in Irish Gaelic.SAIBH f Irish
Variant of SADHBHSAOIRSE f Irish
Pronounced: SEER-sha
Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic.SARAID f Irish
Means "excellent" in Irish Gaelic.SÉARLAIT f Irish
Pronounced: SHER-lat
Irish form of CHARLOTTESHAVONNE f Irish, English
Anglicized form of SIOBHANSHEILA f Irish, English
Pronounced: SHEE-la
Anglicized form of SÍLESHEVAUN f Irish, English
Anglicized form of SIOBHANSHEVON f Irish, English
Anglicized form of SIOBHANSIBÉAL f Irish
Irish form of ISABELSÍLE f Irish
Pronounced: SHEE-la
Irish form of CECILIASÍNE f Irish
Pronounced: SHEE-na
Irish form of JEANNESINÉAD f Irish
Pronounced: shi-NAYD
Irish form of JEANNETTESIOBHAN f Irish
Irish form of Jehanne, a Norman French variant of JEANNE.SIOFRA f Irish
Perhaps means "elf" in Irish Gaelic.SÍOMHA f Irish
Variant of SÍTHMAITHSÍTHMAITH f Irish
Means "good peace" from Irish síth "peace" and maith "good".SIVE f Irish
Pronounced: SIEV
Anglicized form of SADHBHSLÁINE f Irish
Pronounced: SLAW-na
Means "health" in Irish Gaelic.SORCHA f Irish, Scottish
Means "radiant" in Gaelic.TALULLA f Irish
Derived from the Gaelic name Tuilelaith meaning "abundance lady".TEAGAN m,f Irish
Means "little poet", derived from Gaelic tadhg "poet" and a diminutive suffix.TREASA f Irish
Irish form of THERESAUNA f Irish, Scottish
Pronounced: OO-na
Possibly means "lamb" in Irish Gaelic.
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I may use the name Ciardha,cause it means dark,and my character is dark, her hair and her soul.haha.
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