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Gaelic names - Baby names with the origin Gaelic

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Corann Uncertain; possibly related to Gaelic 'corr' (pointed/hill) or interpreted as a blend meaning similar to Cora ('maiden') + Ann ('grace') Gaelic Unisex
Corb Likely 'raven' (from Old French corbin); in Irish contexts may derive from old personal/epithet elements (sometimes associated with chariot/war imagery). French, Gaelic, Irish Boy
Corbmac Chariot‑son (son of the chariot) - i.e., charioteer Gaelic, Irish Boy
Core Various: 'heart' (from Latin cor), 'hollow/cauldron' (from Gaelic coire), or from Old Norse Kori ('curly-haired'); also evokes 'core' (center). English, Gaelic, Irish, Latin, Norse Unisex
Cormag Charioteer; literally 'son of the chariot' Gaelic, Irish Boy
Cormich Likely from Old Irish elements meaning 'charioteer' or 'son of the chariot'; sometimes associated with 'raven'. Gaelic, Irish Boy
Corrogan Derived from Ó Corragáin ('descendant of Corragán'), often interpreted as 'little spear' or 'spear-like' Gaelic, Irish Unisex
Coryelle Feminine form of Cory; often interpreted as "dweller in a hollow" or "from the cauldron" (from Cory's Gaelic origin) English, French, Gaelic Girl
Creina Uncertain - possibly 'heart' (if from Irish), 'lily' (if from Romanian Crina), or 'beloved/dear' (if related to Latin Carina). Gaelic Girl
Cuini Uncertain; possibly 'little hound' (from cú) or 'little harbor/ocean' (from Cúan) Gaelic Boy
Cuithbrig Uncertain; possibly connected to element brig (Brigid: 'exalted, high') or a compound involving cú ('hound') - overall meaning unknown/estimated Gaelic Girl
Culleah Uncertain - no established historic meaning; likely a modern coinage. May be inspired by Irish cuileann (holly) or by meanings associated with similar names English, Gaelic Girl
Cullo Likely derived from Gaelic 'cul' meaning 'back, nook, recess' - roughly 'from the back/remote place' (as a surname); unrelated meanings exist in Italian. Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Dant Varies by origin - possibly 'enduring' (if derived from Dante/Durante) or 'tooth'/'tamed' (from Sanskrit/Gaelic roots). English, Gaelic, Irish, Italian, Sanskrit Boy
Dar A short, strong name that can mean 'oak' (Irish) or 'door/gate' (Persian), or serve as a short form of names like Darius/Darian. English, Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish, Persian Unisex
Daygan Likely a variant of Dagan/Daegan; possible meanings include 'grain' (from Hebrew Dagan) or an Anglicized Gaelic personal name whose exact original sense is uncertain. Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish Boy
Dervorguil Uncertain; likely from Old Irish elements meaning 'true' (derb) + 'exile/foreigner' (forgall), often rendered as 'true foreigner' or similar. Gaelic, Irish Girl
Dervorguille From Old Irish elements derb 'true' + forgaill 'excellence/valor' - roughly 'true/esteemed valor' or 'daughter of true excellence'. Gaelic, Irish Girl
Devan Sanskrit: 'divine, god-like'; Irish/Gaelic: associated with 'little deer' or 'poet' Gaelic, Sanskrit Boy
Devlan Probably derived from the Irish surname Devlin, generally interpreted as ‘fierce courage’ or ‘brave’ (often rendered loosely as ‘little fierce one’) Gaelic Boy
Devlynd A modern blended name combining 'Dev' (associated with Irish Devlin or Sanskrit 'dev' = god) and 'Lynd' (related to Lyndon/Lynn - linden tree/beautiful); generally interpreted as 'divine/beautiful' or 'divine linden'. English, Gaelic Unisex
Diven Generally given the sense 'little poet' (from Gaelic Devin) or 'divine' (from Latin influence) Gaelic Unisex
Dolaidh No well-established meaning recorded. Possibly a Gaelic diminutive or local form related to 'Dolly' or adapted from names such as Dorothy ('gift of God') or Dolores, but this is uncertain. Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic Girl
Domnal Ruler of the world (from elements meaning 'world' + 'rule') Gaelic, Irish Boy
Donael Ruler of the world Gaelic, Irish Boy
Donalds Ruler of the world / world-mighty Gaelic Boy
Donalt Ruler of the world Gaelic Boy
Doneld Ruler of the world; mighty ruler Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Donnay Likely a variant or diminutive of Donald meaning 'world ruler' (from Gaelic domhnall); as a surname, origin is less certain Gaelic Unisex
Donnchadh Brown warrior / brown-haired chief Gaelic, Irish Boy
Donnchath Brown warrior (from donn 'brown' + cath 'battle') Gaelic Boy
Donney Diminutive of Donald meaning "world ruler"; can also relate to Irish "Donn" meaning "brown" or "chief". Gaelic Boy
Donnylee From Gaelic 'Donn' (brown/chief) + Old English 'Lee' (clearing, meadow) - 'brown/chief of the meadow.' Gaelic Unisex
Donygal Unclear - possibly linked to Irish Donegal ('fort of the foreigners') or to Donal/Domhnall ('world-ruler'/'mighty ruler'); meaning is uncertain Gaelic, Irish Boy
Dorran Probably 'descendant of Deoradhán' (from Irish surname Doran); alternatively associated with Dorian meaning 'of Doris' Gaelic Boy
Dougey From Gaelic elements dubh (dark/black) + glas (stream) - "dark/black stream" Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Dougi Diminutive of Douglas - 'dark stream' or 'dark water' (from Gaelic dubh 'dark' + glas 'stream') Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Du {'Chinese': "Often a surname (杜) historically meaning 'to stop, prevent' and used as a family name.", 'Vietnamese': "A given-name syllable derived from Sino‑Vietnamese roots (e.g. du/遊) often associated with 'travel' or used as a name element.", 'Korean': "Romanization of 두 (Du), a native syllable; as hanja it can carry different meanings (one common meaning is 'two').", 'Gaelic': "Related to elements from dubh meaning 'black, dark' in Old Irish/Scottish Gaelic."} Chinese, Gaelic, Korean, Vietnamese Unisex
Dubg Dark, black Gaelic, Irish Girl
Dubhghall Dark stranger / dark foreigner Gaelic Boy
Dubhim Probably from Gaelic dubh meaning 'black, dark' (exact formation uncertain) Gaelic, Irish Boy
Dun From Gaelic 'dún' meaning 'fort' or 'stronghold'; in Old English/English 'dun' also denotes a dark brown color English, Gaelic Boy
Duntan Likely 'brown' or 'dark' + 'warrior/chieftain' (commonly rendered 'brown- or dark‑haired warrior' or 'chieftain') Gaelic, Scottish Boy
E.O. Ambiguous. Can be used as initials (E.O.) or as the short name 'Eo'. As a Korean surname (hanja 魚) it relates to 'fish'. As a diminutive of Irish names like Eóghan it links to ideas such as 'born of the yew'; as linked to Eoin it corresponds to John ('God is gracious'). Gaelic, Irish, Korean Unisex
Eamun Wealthy/prosperous protector Gaelic, Irish Boy
Eavana Probably a variant of Eva/Eve, generally understood to mean "life" or "God gives life." Gaelic, Irish Girl
Eniah Uncertain; possibly “God has answered” (Hebrew derivation) or related to Enya/Eithne meaning “kernel”/“little fire”; often treated as a modern invented name. Gaelic, Irish Girl
Eosa God saves / salvation Gaelic, Irish Boy
Eouan Born of the yew; youth Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Erinan Of Ireland; from Ireland (sometimes glossed as 'little Ireland') Gaelic, Irish Unisex

Gaelic name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Gaelic-origin name in our dataset.

492
Names in this origin
3
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
46,900
Peak year 2009