We have rounded up the top old Irish baby girl names and the top modern Irish girl names for parents-to-be to take their pick:
Old Irish Baby Girl Names
Old Irish girl names are beautiful with wonderful and characteristic meanings. They can be tricky to pronounce and pronunciations can change between different sources.
- Aoife (EE-fe)
- Niamh (Nee-av)
- Roisin
- Aisling
- Sinead
- Maeve (MAYV)
- Siobhan (Shih-ban)
- Allana
- Aine (Awn-ye)
- Cessaiar (Kah-seer)
- Caoilainn (Kay-leen)
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Modern Irish Names
Even though the Old Irish names are unique, they may present challenges to your child if people have a hard time pronouncing or spelling their name. These Modern Irish names still have the wonderful sound, but are easier to pronounce and spell.
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Celebrity Irish baby girl names
Celebrities have gotten in on the Irish baby name trend. Check out some of our favorites:
- Actor Patrick Dempsey: Darby
- Martina McBride: Delaney
- Chris O'Donnell, Holly Marie Combs, Lisa Marie Presley: Finley
- Jenny Garth: Fiona
- Kim Basinger & Alec Baldwin: Ireland
- Coldplay's Will Champion: Juno
- Chris O'Donnell: Maeve
- Sinead O'Connor: Roisin (Roh-sheen)
- Patrick Dempsey, Demi Moore/Bruce Willis: Tallulah
You can also check out our Advanced Baby Name Search to look for baby names with other origins, such as Spanish, French, Italian and Greek.
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Updated by Bethany Ramos on 2/24/2016