Errigal as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Errigal

What is the meaning of the name Errigal ?

The baby name Errigal is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛrɪgəl/ (ERR-ih-gəl).

Errigal is Irish in Origin.

Errigal is an Irish place‑name turned given name, from the Gaelic Earagail (also recorded as aireagal), meaning “oratory” or “little chapel.” The term referred to early Christian prayer houses and became embedded in toponyms across Ulster, most famously An Earagail, the striking quartzite peak in County Donegal, and in parish names such as Errigal Ciarán and Errigal Truagh. Through anglicization, Earagail yielded Errigal and the rarer Errigle.

As a personal name, Errigal has scant medieval record but has seen sporadic modern adoption, particularly among families with Donegal roots or those drawn to its spiritual undertone and wild‑landscape imagery. It reads as unisex in contemporary use. Variants and related forms include Earagail (modern Irish), Aireagal (etymological form), and Errigle; diminutives are uncommon. The name’s core meaning evokes a small place of prayer - quiet, resilient, and rooted in Ireland’s early Christian heritage.

⚙ We have no record of Errigal in any national birth registry or name dataset. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.