Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the categories include rare Irish.
gender
usage
Africa 2 f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Aifric.
Bébhinn f Irish (Rare)
Modern form of Bébinn.
Bevin f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Bébinn.
Bidelia f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Bridget.
Caitria f Irish (Rare)
Possibly a form of Caitríona.
Éireann f Irish (Rare)
From Éireann, the genitive case of Irish Gaelic Éire, meaning "Ireland". It is commonly Anglicized as Erin.
Fionola f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Fionnuala.
Gobnet f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Gobnait.
Keavy f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoimhe.
Líadan f Irish (Rare)
Possibly from Old Irish líath meaning "grey". According to an Irish tale this was the name of a poet who became a nun, but then missed her lover Cuirithir so much that she died of grief. The name was also borne by a 5th-century saint, the mother of Saint Ciarán the Elder.
Lile f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Lily.
Mallaidh f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Molly.
Mave f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Maeve.
Mavourneen f Irish (Rare)
Derived from the Irish phrase mo mhúirnín meaning "my darling".
Móirín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Mór 1.
Monat f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Muadhnait.
Muadhnait f Irish (Rare)
Means "little noble one", derived from the Old Irish poetic word muad meaning "noble, good" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 6th-century saint, a sister of Saint Mo Laisse.
Muirgheal f Irish (Rare)
Modern form of Muirgel.
Muirín f Irish (Rare)
Modern form of Muirgen.
Murna f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Muirne.
Myrna f Irish (Rare), English
Anglicized form of Muirne. The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1930s due to the fame of the actress Myrna Loy (1905-1993).
Odharnait f Irish (Rare)
Derived from odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an early Irish saint.
Ornat f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Odharnait.
Rathnait f Irish (Rare)
Derived from Old Irish rath "grace, prosperity" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an early Irish saint.
Róis f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Rose, or directly from the Irish word rós meaning "rose" (genitive róis; of Latin origin).
Ronit 1 f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Rathnait.
Síomha f Irish (Rare)
Modern Irish form of Síthmaith.
Talulla f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of the Old Irish name Taileflaith, Tuileflaith or Tuilelaith, probably from tuile "abundance" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This was the name of an early saint, an abbess of Kildare.