Gaelic Girl Names
Showing 21
of 171 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muadhnait | From Old Irish muadh 'noble, good' with a diminutive ending - 'little noble' or 'noble-born' (approx.) | Gaelic, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Murell | Bright sea | Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Murial | Bright sea | Celtic, Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Muriele | Derived from Gaelic elements meaning 'sea' (muir) + 'bright' (geal) - 'sea-bright' | Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Nealanah | Likely "champion of grace" or "gracious champion" (blend of Neal/Niall + Anna/Anah) | Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Neilanee | A modern blend roughly meaning 'heavenly garland' or 'blue/indigo beauty' (i.e., 'heavenly/blue beauty') | Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Nevinah | Possibly "little saint" (Irish), "prophetess" (Hebrew), or related to "new" (Sanskrit). | Gaelic, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Niele | Uncertain - often treated as a feminine/modern form of Gaelic 'Niall' (commonly glossed 'champion' or related to 'cloud'), or as a Hawaiian name without a single established translation; in modern usage sometimes interpreted as 'beloved' or 'gift'. | English, Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Oleigh | Modern invented spelling; possibly 'meadow' (from Leigh) or influenced by 'Olivia/olive' - meaning uncertain | English, Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Oshana | Uncertain - if derived from Irish Shana/Shauna, often associated with 'God is gracious'; if related to South Asian Oshan/Oshaan, meanings vary by root and language | Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Raighne | Likely 'queen' or 'counsel/wise' depending on root | Gaelic, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Reonah | Likely 'queenly' or 'royal' (associated with Reina/Ríona); can also be used as a modern invented name without a fixed traditional meaning | Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Rohanne | Feminine form or variant of Rohan - commonly linked to 'ascending' (Sanskrit) or associated with 'red-haired'/'red' (Gaelic); can also be interpreted as Rohan + Anne (Anne = 'grace'). | English, French, Gaelic, Hindi, Irish, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Rouna | A name with multiple possible roots: 'song/joy' (Hebrew), 'secret/rune' (Old Norse), or linked to the rowan tree/'red' (Gaelic). | Celtic, Gaelic, Hebrew, Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Samaire | Probably 'summer' or 'of the summer' | Gaelic, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Scota | Name of a legendary Gaelic princess considered the eponymous ancestor of the Scots; etymology uncertain | Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Seaine | Probably derived from Seán/John - 'God is gracious' | Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Shaena | Either "God is gracious" (if from Shauna/Seán) or "beautiful" (if from Yiddish/Hebrew Shayna). | Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Shaenah | Likely "beautiful" (from Yiddish Shayna) or "God is gracious" (from Irish/Gaelic Shauna/Sheena). | English, Gaelic, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Sheilin | Probably a variant of Sheila/Síle (linked to Latin Cecilia); meaning uncertain - often associated with 'blind' from Cecilia or used simply as a feminine given name | Gaelic, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Tara-Lynne | Combines Tara ('hill', 'queen' or 'star') and Lynne ('lake' or 'water'), often interpreted as 'hill by the lake' or 'star of the lake'. | Gaelic, Welsh | Girl | — |
Gaelic Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Gaelic-origin name in our dataset.
171
Names in this origin
2
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
13,080
Peak year 2009