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Ádhamhnán m Irish
Diminutive of Ádhamh.

Aidrian m Irish
Irish form of Adrian.

Áilgenán m Irish

Áilgheanán m Irish
Diminutive form of a personal name derived from Irish áilghean "mild, gentle, noble".

Anluan m Irish
From an "great" and luan "hero, champion, warrior".

Aodán m Irish
Younger form of Áedán.

Baotán m Irish

Behan m Irish
Irish origin that derives from "bee" but means "child."

Berchan m Irish, Filipino
A well-known saint of the early Irish church was named Berchan the Prophet of Clonsast in King's Co., but often called Brachan by Metathesis. Often used as a surname.

Brannan m Irish, English
Variant of Brannon.

Breacán m Irish
Derived from Gaelic breac "speckled, spotted" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint who was famous as a healer.

Breadan m & f Irish (Americanized, Modern)
Breadan is another spelling for Brayden.

Brecan m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Breacán.

Breccan m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Breccán.

Breisleán m Irish
Diminutive of Breasal.

Brendán m Irish, Spanish (Rare)
Irish variant of Brendan as well as one of the Spanish forms of the name.

Briocán m Irish
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Bhreacain (see Brecan). This was the name of a saint from the 5th century AD, who brought christianity to the village Rosmuck in Ireland.

Buadán m Irish

Caireallán m Irish
From the name Caireall combined with the diminutive suffix án.

Calihan m Irish
Variant of Callahan

Callaghan m Irish
Anglicized form of Irish name Ceallachán

Cannan m Irish, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cannan

Caodhan m Irish (Modern, Rare)
Irishized form of Caden in analogy to Aodhán and Aidan. This name is not traditionally used in Irish Gaelic nor would be pronounced like English Caden.

Caoindealbhán m Irish
Means "comely form".

Ceallachan m Irish
Of Irish origin, it means "war" and "strife".

Ceallan m Scottish, Irish
Found in Irish History and is a modern place name in Scotland. Possibly related to the Gaelic name Ceallach. Wanted to name my son Kelly (Wife thought it was a girls name) and came across this place name in Scotland... [more]

Ciarnan m Irish
Variant of Kiernan.

Cogadhán m Irish
A diminutive from a reduced form of Cuchogaidh.

Crevan m Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Criomhthann, from Old Irish crimthan meaning "fox". A variant, Crimhthain, was the original name of Saint Columba.

Criofan m Irish
It means "fox".

Cruithneachán m Irish

Dallán m Irish
Means "little blind one", from Irish dall "blind" combined with a diminutive suffix. The nickname was borne by an Irish poet saint of the 6th century.

Déaglán m Irish
Original Gaelic form of Declan.

Deoradhán m Irish
Means “exile, wanderer”

Devlan m Irish
Means "brave, fierce" in Irish.

Drennan m & f Irish (Anglicized)
Transferred from the surname "Drennan".

Éan m & f Irish
Means 'bird' in Irish.

Éanán m Irish

Earcán m Irish

Earnán m Irish (Rare)
Diminutive form of earna, meaning "knowing, experienced". Sometimes used as an Irish form of Ernest.

Eibbán m Irish

Éideán m Irish
Diminutive of the word éideadh "clothes, armour".

Eighneachán m Old Irish, Irish (Modern, Rare)
Old Irish Gaelic name of unknown meaning. This was the name of the first chieftain of the O'Donnell clan. In modern times it has usually been reinterpreted as an Irish form of Ignatius.

Eiteagán m Irish
From the diminutive form of eiteach, meaning “winged, feathered, finned”.

Eochagán m Irish

Eunan m Irish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Anglicized form of Adomnán, an Old Irish diminutive of Ádhamh, used to refer to Saint Eunan or Adomnán of Iona (died 704).

Faoileán m & f Irish (Modern)
Means "seagull" in Irish.

Finan m Irish (Rare)

Finian m Irish
Variant of Finnian.

Finnigan m Irish, English (Modern)
Variant of Finnegan.

Fionán m Irish
Variant of Fionnán.

Fionnagán m Irish
Diminutive of Fionn

Fiontán m Irish
Variant of Fionntan.

Gabhán m Irish

Iúileán m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Iulianus (see Julian). Also compare Iúile.

Kealan m Irish
Irish meaning for Kealan is Slender

Kiernan m English (Modern), Irish
Transferred use of the surname Kiernan.

Lachtnán m Irish
Diminutive of Lachtna.

Lorcan m English (British), Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Lorcán.

Lughán m Irish
Diminutive of Lugh.

Manchán m Irish
Irish name meaning, "a monk". Similar to Mainchín.

Marcachán m Irish
Diminutive of Marcach by combining the name with the diminutive suffix án

Neachtan m Irish, Irish Mythology
The name of the Irish god of water, cognate to Neptune.

Nessan m & f Irish
Variant of Neasán

Niallán m Irish
Diminutive of Niall

Ninyan m Irish
Variant of Ninian.

Ólan m Irish
The name of the patron saint of a parish in Ireland, possibly derived from olann "wool, wooly hair".

Peatán m Irish
Diminutive of Pádraig.

Queran m Portuguese, Irish (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Ciarán

Rían m Irish (Modern)
Variant of Rian.

Roran m Irish, Scottish, Literature
Roran is a derivative of the name Rory (Irish: Ruairí; Scottish Gaelic: Ruairidh) and so shares the meaning: The Red King.

Rórdán m Irish
From Irish Ríoghbhardán meaning "little poet king".

Ruadhagán m Irish
Variant of Rogan.

Seaghdhan m Irish (Rare)
Variant of Séaghdha as well as an older form of Sean.

Seanachan m Irish
Derived from sean, meaning "old".

Seastnán m Irish (Rare, ?)
No one is quite sure what Seastnán means but it is said to mean "Bodyguard"

Sionnan m & f Irish
Sionnan means river goddess

Spealán m Irish
Diminutive of the word "speal"

Súileabhán m Irish
Means "little dark eye" in Irish, from Old Irish súil "eye", dub "black, dark", and án, a diminutive suffix. This is the original Irish form of Sullivan.

Torán m Irish
Formed from a diminutive of tor ‘lord’, ‘hero’, ‘champion’.

Tynan m English (Australian, Rare), Irish
Variation of the transferred use of the surname Tuíneán.

Uinsean m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Vincent.

Ultan m English, Irish
Anglicised form of Ultán.

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