Submitted Names in Ireland

Boo f English
Boo is a diminutive of Baby and Babe.

Booth m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Booth, which is derived from Middle English bothe meaning "booth, bothy, hut", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Norse búð meaning "booth, dwelling, shelter"... [more]

Boots m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boots or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer.... [more]

Boreal m & f English (Rare)
From the Boreal Forest, which was named after the Greek god Boreas, who was a purple-winged god of the North Wind in Greek mythology.

Borris m English (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Boris.

Bose m English
Meaning unknown. Possibly a diminutive of Ambrose or a variant of Boss.

Bosley m English

Bosten m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Boston.

Bostyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boston.

Botswana f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name.

Botulph m English, Norwegian
Derived from Botulphus, which was the latinized form for both Botulf and Bótulfr.

Boulder m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word boulder.

Bouldin m English (Modern, Rare)
The origins of the name Bouldin are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the Old English personal name Bealding, which was originally derived from the name Beald. Bouldin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century... [more]

Bourne m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bourne.

Bow m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of Rainbow.

Bower m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bower. It was the middle name of John Bower "Bouse" Hutton (1877-1962), a Canadian ice hockey goaltender and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Bowman m English
Transferred use of the surname Bowman.

Bowyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bowen.

Boy m North Frisian, West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch, Danish, German, English (Rare)
Variant form of Boye. In English-speaking countries, the name is usually derived from the English word boy meaning "boy" (in a manner comparable to the name Sonny) or a short form of the given names Boyce and Boyd.... [more]

Boyer m English
Variant of the English occupational surname Bowyer meaning "bow maker" transferred into use as a given name.

Boyne m English
Transferred use of the surname Boyne.

Boysie m English, South African, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Boise.

Boz m English, American
A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. For example, Boz was used as a pen name by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) in the 1830s when publishing short pieces in newspapers... [more]

Brace m & f English
Likely intended as a variant of Brice. Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’) from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.

Bracken f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bracken.

Bracyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Brada f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Braden.

Braddock m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Braddock.

Bradie f & m English
Variant of Brady.

Bradlay m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradlee m & f English (Rare)
Masculine and feminine variant of Bradley.

Bradlei m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradleyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix -na

Bradlie m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bradley.

Bradlina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix lina

Bradly m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradon m English
Variant of Braden.

Bradshaw m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bradshaw.

Bradyn m English
Variant of Braden.

Braedon m English
Variant of Braden.

Braelin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Braelynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brahm m English, Indian
Variant of Bram and Brahma.

Braidon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Braileigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylee.

Brailyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Bralyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Bralynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn or Braylon.

Bramble m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bramble.

Brampton m English (Rare)

Bramwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Bramwell.

Bran m English
Short form of Brandon.

Brandan m English
Variant of Brandon.

Brandelyn f English

Brandiann f English
Combination of Brandi and Ann.

Brandianne f English
A combination of Brandi and Anne 1.

Brandin m English (Modern)
Variant form of Brandon. Also compare Brandyn. Known bearers of this name include the former American professional basketball player Brandin Knight (b... [more]

Brandtley m English
Variant of Brantley.

Brandun m English
Variant of Brandon.

Brandy m English
Diminutive of Brandon.

Brandyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant form of Brandon (when borne by a male). In the case of a female bearer, this name can be considered as the feminine form of Brandon... [more]

Brannan m Irish, English
Variant of Brannon.

Bransby m English
Transferred use of the surname Bransby.

Bransen m English (Rare)
Variant of Branson.

Brantleigh f English
Variant of Brantley.

Brantlie f English
Variant of Brantley.

Brantly m English
Variant of Brantley.

Brantwell m English

Branwell m English
Variant of Bramwell. A famous namesake is Patrick Branwell Brontë, brother of the famous Brontë sisters.

Branwyn f English
Variant of Welsh Branwen.

Brashlyn f English (Rare)
Combination of the English word "Brash" and the suffix -lyn. Possible variant of the popular name "Ashlyn".

Brass m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brass. Alternately, could be taken directly from the English word brass, a metal alloy of copper and zinc, possibly derived from Proto-Germanic brasō "fire, pyre"... [more]

Braunwyn f English (Rare)
Probably an English variant of Bronwyn. A known bearer of this name is Braunwyn Windham-Burke (b. 1977), who stars in the American reality television series The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006-).

Brave m & f English
From the French brave, from the Italian bravo, itself either from Provençal brau 'show-off', from the Gaulish *bragos 'fine', or from the Latin *bravus, from a fusion of pravus and barbarus into a root *bravus.

Braven m English
Variant of Brave, with the popular name suffix -en, possibly influenced by Raven.

Bravery m English
From the English word "bravery" meaning "being Brave, a brave act".

Brawleigh m English
Variant of Brawley. A known bearer of this name is American Republican politician Brawleigh Graham.

Brawley m English
Transferred use of the surname Brawley. A known bearer of this name is American actor Brawley Nolte (b. 1986), the son of American actor Nick Nolte (b... [more]

Braxlee m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxley.

Braxley m & f English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, based on other similar names such as Paisley and Brinley.

Braxon m English
Variant of Braxton.

Braxson m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxton.

Bray m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bray, derived from Cornish bre meaning "hill".

Braydan m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden.

Braydn m English
Variant of Braden.

Braylea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylee.

Brayleen f English
Possibly a combination of the English surname Bray, from the Cornish bre 'hill' combined with the suffix -leen. Another possibility is that it's a feminized variant of Brayden combined with the suffix -leen.

Braylene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayleen (See also Jaylene).

Braylie f English
Variant of Brierley.

Braylyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Braylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Braysen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Brazen m English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "bold, shameless, obvious" or "made of brass, of brass colour".

Brazil f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the Latin American country.

Brazilia f English
Variant of Brasilia.

Bre f English
Diminutive of name beginning with Bre-, Bri-, and Bry-. Most notably for Brianna.

Brea f English
Possibly a variant of Bree, Breagh or Bria. Actress Brea Grant played Daphne Millbrook on Heroes.

Breac m Irish
Means "freckled".

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.

Breacnait f Irish
Means "freckled girl".

Breada f English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Breda 1.

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

Breagan m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breagan.

Breah f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Brianna, or elaboration of Bree.

Brealyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brealynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Breas m Irish

Breasal m Irish
Means "strife".

Breata f English (Rare)

Breauna f English (Modern)
Variant of Briana.

Brecan m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Breacán.

Breccan m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Breccán.

Breck m English
Likely taken from the Old Irish word brecc meaning “speckled, spotted; trout”. It probably originated as a nickname given to somebody with freckles.

Breckan m English (Modern)
Variant of Brecken.

Brecken m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brecken.

Breckin m English
Variant of Brecken.

Brecklyn f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Brooklyn or an elaboration of Brecken or Brock with the popular name suffix -lyn.

Brecklynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brecklyn.

Breckyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brecken

Breeana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Breeanna f English
Variant of Brianna.

Breeanne f English
Variant of Brianne.

Breeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brileigh.

Breella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briella.

Breelyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Bree and the popular name suffix lyn.

Breelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bree and Lynn.

Breena f English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, perhaps based on Breanna. (See also Brina.)

Breeyn f English
Likely a variant of Brianne or an elongation of Bryn.

Breeze f & m English
From the English word "breeze" referring to "a light, gentle wind". From the Dutch bries 'breeze', from the Eastern Frisian brîse 'breeze', from brisen 'to blow fresh and strong'.

Breezee f English
Variant of Breezie.

Breezey f English
Variant of Breezie.

Breezi f English
Variant of Breezie.

Breezie f English (Rare), Popular Culture
This name may be derived from the word breezy.... [more]

Breezy f & m English (Modern)
From the adjective (see Breeze). It is also used as a diminutive for names containing -bri/bre(e)-, like Brianna or Sabrina.

Breffni m & f Irish (Anglicized)
Variant spelling of Breffny, which is the standard anglicization of Bréifne (see Breifne).

Breffny m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Bréifne (see Breifne).... [more]

Brefni m Irish
Variant spelling of either Bréifne (see Breifne) or its anglicization Breffny.... [more]

Brehannah f English (Rare)
Likely either a variant of Briana or a combination of the prefix bre and Hannah.

Breifne m Irish
Likely derived from Bréifne (also Bréfne), the name of a medieval Irish kingdom. The meaning of its name is uncertain, as it is disputed amongst scholars. Some derive the name from Old Irish brí meaning "hill", whilst others state that it is derived from the feminine given name Bréfne.

Breigha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Bria or an elaboration of Breigh.

Brein f English (Rare)

Breion m English
Variant of Brian.

Breisleán m Irish
Diminutive of Breasal.

Breklyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brecklyn.

Brelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brielle.

Brelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brem m English

Bren m English
Short form of Brendan.

Brenae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brené.

Brend m English
Short form of Brendan.

Brendalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Brenda and Lee, popularised by singer Brenda Lee (1944-).

Brendalynn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Brenda using the popular name suffix lynn.

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

Brendie f English
A diminutive of Brenda.

Brendin m English (Rare)
Variant of Brendan.

Brendyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Brendan.

Brenly f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brenlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlynn.

Brenn m & f English
A diminutive of names with the element or sound of -bren-, such as Brenna or Brendan.

Brennah f English
Variant of Brenna

Brennen m English, Irish
Variant of Brennan.

Brenner m English
Transferred use of the surname Brenner.

Brennon m English
Variant of Brennan.

Brenock m Irish

Brensen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Branson.

Brently m English (Rare)
Variant of Brentley.

Brentyn m English
Variant of Brenton.

Breon m Irish (Rare)

Breonna f English (Modern)
Variant of Briana.

Brescia f English (Rare)
From the place name Brescia.

Bresha f English

Breslin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breslin.

Breslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Breslin.

Bretny f English
Variant of Brittney.

Brette m & f English
Variant of Brett.

Brettlyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brett using the popular name suffix lyn.

Brettney f English
Variant of Brittany, possibly inspired by Brett.

Brewer m English
Transferred use of the surname Brewer.

Brewster m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Brewster.

Brey m English (Rare)
Variant of Bray.

Breyanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Brianna.

Breydan m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden.

Brezlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Breslin.

Bri m & f English
Variant of Bree or a diminutive of any name containing the element -bri-, such as Brian, Briana, Gabriella, etc.

Briah f English
Variant of Bria.

Briahna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana

Briahnna f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Brianna.

Briandy f English, English (American, Rare), African American
Feminine form of Brian

Briane f English
French feminine form of Brian.

Briann f & m English
Variant of Brianne or Brian.

Briannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Briannon f English (Rare)
Variant of Briana perhaps based on Rhiannon and Shannon.

Briarly f English
Variant of Brierley.

Briauna f English
Variant of Briana.

Bricelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brice using the popular name suffix lyn.

Bricen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryson

Brickly f English (Modern)
Combination of the masculine name "Brick" and the suffix -ly. Possible short form of "Bricklynn".

Bricklynn f English

Brida f Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Breda 1.

Bridey f Irish (Rare), Manx
Irish variant of Bridie and Manx variant of Breeshey as well as a Manx cognate of Bríd and Brìde.

Bridge m & f English
Diminutive of Bridger or Bridget.

Bridgeen f Northern Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Brídín, which is a diminutive of Bríd.

Bridgemont m English
Transferred usage of the place name Bridgemont.

Bridges m English
Transferred use of the surname Bridges.

Bridgett f English
Variant of Bridget.

Bridgid f English
Likely a variant of Bridget.

Bridgit f English (Modern)
Variant of Bridget. A known bearer is the American actress and singer Bridgit Mendler (1992-).

Bridgitte f English
Variant of Bridgette.

Brídín f Irish
Diminutive of Bríd.

Brieana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brieanna f English
Variant of Briana.

Briege f Irish, Northern Irish
Anglicized form of Bríd. A known bearer is Briege McKenna (1946-), a Catholic nun and faith healer from Northern Ireland.

Briel f English (Modern)
A variant of the name Brielle, which is a short form of Gabrielle, meaning "strong man of God."

Briela f English (Modern)
Short form of Gabriela.

Briell f English (Modern)
Variant of Brielle.

Briellah f English (Modern)
Variant of Briella.

Brielynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brilynn.

Brien m English
Variant of Brian.

Brienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brier f & m English
Variant of Briar.

Brierley f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brierley.

Bríga f Irish (Rare)
Possibly a Latinized form of Bríd or Brígh.

Briget f English (Rare)
Variant of Bridget.

Brigetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Brigitta.

Brigette f English
Variant of Bridgette (or perhaps an Anglicized variant of Brigitte).

Bríghdín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Brighid. See also Brídín.

Bright m & f English
Short form of Brighton.

Brighton m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Brighton.

Brightyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brighton.

Brihana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brilee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briley.

Brileigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Briley.

Brilliana f English (Rare, Archaic)
Coined by Lord Conway in the early 17th century for his daughter (who would later become a well-known English letter-writer).... [more]

Brilyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brilynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brina f English
Short form of Sabrina.

Brinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Brenda, influenced by other -inda names such as Linda.

Brindin f & m English (Rare)
The name Brindin is a rare variant on the names Brandon and Brendan. It is more closely related to the name Brindon.

Briney f English
Diminutive of Sybrina used in the 18th century.

Brinker m English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Brinker.... [more]

Brinkley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brinkley.

Brinlee f English
Variant of Brinley.

Brinleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brinlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brinly f English
Variant of Brinley or transferred use of the surname Brinly.

Brinn f English (Modern)
Variant of Brynn.

Brinna f English (Modern)
Variant of Brynna.

Brinsley m English

Brinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Brinton.

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.

Briona f English
Variant of Briana.

Brioni f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Brionne f English (Rare)
Variant of Brianne.

Brise m English
Variant of Brice.

Brison m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bristen m English

Brit f English
Short form of Brittany.

Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Britania f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Britannie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britanny f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britany f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Briten m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Britton.

Britene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britina f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a combination of Britney and Christina.

Britley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably a blend of Brittany and the popular phonetic suffix lee.

Britnee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany

Britni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Britnie f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Britny f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britt m English

Brittan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Brittanee f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittaney f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanni f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanya f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Brittanyanne f English
Combination of Brittany and Anne 1.

Brittenie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britteny f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittian m & f English (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Britton

Brittie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brittany, Britannia, and other names starting with Brit-.

Brittiny f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany incorporating Leigh.

Brittnay f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnee f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnye f English
Alternate spelling of Brittany.

Brix m English (Modern)
A modern name.

Briyanna f English (Americanized, Rare)
A variant of Brianna. In both, 2002 and 2006 there were 46 girls named Briyanna.

Briza f English

Broadus m English
Meaning unknown. This was the middle name of John Watson, American psychologist and founder of Behaviorism.

Broc m English
Variant of Brock.

Brocky m English
Diminutive of Brock.

Brodee m English
Variant of Brody.

Broden m English
Transferred use of the surname Brodén.

Broderick m English
Transferred use of the surname Broderick.

Brodhi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brody, influenced by Bodhi.