St. Patrick's Day: Irish Girl Names

Hey guys! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I figure in honor of St. Patrick ’s Day I would do post about Irish baby names. I’m going to do the girls name first and then I’ll do the boy names. I actually like quite a few Irish baby names. I’ll put the Irish names in parenthesis and if they don’t have English names I’ll just put the Irish names. So let’s get started.

Girls

1. Alby (Ailbe)- Pronounced all-bay. It means white.
2. Aileen- It’s Pronounced ay-leen and can also be spelled Ailene. The meaning is noble.
3. Aoife- pronounced ee-fa. It means beautiful radiant and joyful.
4. Branna- It can also be spelled Brannagh and is pronounced bran-na. Branna means raven.
5. Brona (Bronagh)- It’s pronounced Bro-nah and means sad, sorrowful .
6. Keeva (Caoimhe)- It means gentle, beautiful and precious.
7. Cleona- It can also be spelled Cliona and is pronounced klee-ona. It means shapely.
8. Enya (Eithe/Eitna)- Its pronounced en-ya and means kernel of a nut or seed or little fire.
9. Enda- It means bird.
10. Finola (Fionnoula)- It’s pronounced finn-ula and means fair, white, beautiful.
11. Ida- It means thirst.
12. Iona- It’s pronounced I-o-na and means blessed.
13. Keela- It’s pronounced Kee-la and means beautiful.
14. Kyla- It’s pronounced kie-la and means beautiful.
15. Kyna- It’s pronounced key-na and means love, affection, and esteem.
16. Maire- It’s pronounced my-ra and the English name is Mary.
17. Nola- Nola is used as a nickname for Finola.
18. Orla (Orlaith)- It’s pronounced or-la and means golden princess.

So those are all of the girl names. Look for the boy names either later tonight or tomorrow. I hope you had a happy St. Patty’s Day! Let me know what you thought of this post and don’t forget to comment, Bye for now :). 

Photo Credit: http://theberry.com/2011/04/25/daily-awww-darling-just-darling-32-photos/baaabiiiieeees-aww-21/

St. Patty's Day: St. Patrick's Day Names

So since today is St. Patrick’s Day I thought that I would do a name blog about names to have to do with it. I already did a blog about Irish names which you can check out here:  http://rensbabynameblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/st-pattys-day-irish-names.html. I only have 7 names for each gender and 1 unisex name. So let’s get started.

Boys

1. Chance- An English name that means fortune, luck. I put this name on the list because St. Patrick ’s Day is all about luck.
2. Patrick- An English name that means noble. I think everyone knows why I put this name on the list.
3. Patricio- A Latin name that means patrician, noble. I put this name on the list because it is a variation of Patrick.
4. Keir (Care)- An Irish name that means black. This name is in the list because it is a hard core Irish name.
5. Cian (KEE-an)- An Irish name that means ancient- I put this name on the list because it is a hard core irish name.
6. Celtic- An English name that means of the Celtic people. I put this name on the list because Celtic is just like Irish.
7. Dublin- An Irish name that means black pool. I put this name on the list because it is a place in Ireland.

Girls

1. Patricia- An English name that means noble. I put this name on the list because it is a feminine form of Patrick.
2. Patrice- A French name that means  noble. I put this name on the list because it is another feminine form of Patrick.
3. Niamh (NEE-av)- An Irish name that means bright. I put this name on the list because it is a hard core Irish name.
4. Saoirse (SEER-sha)- An Irish name that means freedom. I put this name on the list because it is another hard core Irish name.
5. Siobhan (shi-VAUN)- An Irish name that means God is gracious. I put this name on the list because it is yet another hard core Irish name.
6. Ireland- An American name that means homage of Ireland. I put this name on the list because of the country.
7. Maewyn- An Irish name that means nimble. I put this name on the list because it was the original name of St. Patrick.

Unisex

1. Patten- An English name that means shoemaker. I put this name on the list because it is alternative name to Patrick.

So that is my list. You can also check out my blog about green names since the color of St. Patrick’s Day is green. It is here: http://rensbabynameblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/color-series-green.html. I hope you liked it. Stay tuned for more names. Bye:).

Photo Credit: http://www.etsy.com/listing/68631243/set-of-2-st-patricks-day-shades-of-green

St. Patty's Day: Irish Names

So everyone knows that St. Patty’s Day is coming up. So in honor of it I am going to tell you my top 10 favorite Irish names for boys and my top 10 favorite Irish names for girls. You may have seen some of these names on my blog before but that’s okay. So let’s get started.

Girls

1. Kella- It means warrior. I really like this name because it is a great alternation to Kelly, not that Kelly is popular or anything. You could use it to honor someone with the name Kelly.
2. Monroe- It means form the hill. I have had this name on my blog before and I just love it. If you are a big Marilyn Monroe fan then you could use this name to honor her.
3. Tierney- It means lord. I think I had this name on my blog before but I’m not sure. I really love this name. it sounds so girl and cute.
4. Eilley- it means beautiful bird. I love this name. It sounds just like Riley but without the r. it makes a nice replacement for Riley.
5. Keelty- It means descendent of the slender one. I like this name because of its cute and girly sound. I really like names that end in the y sound for girls and that is what this name is.
6. Madigan- It means dog, mastiff. I used this name before but I just love it that much that I had to use it again. I really like it as an alternative to Madison, Madeline, Madelyn or any of the Maddie names.
7. Tieve- it means hillside. The thing I like about this name is that is sounds like Nieve, which is a very pretty name.
8. Kathan- It means battle warrior. I wasn’t sure whether I should but this name on the boy list or the girl list because it was unisex. I put it on the girl list because of the Kath part.
9. Maili- It means of the sea or bitter. I like that this name has the May beginning. I really like May names and I really like the spelling.
10. Monahan- It means descendent of the little monk. I picked this name because it beginnings with Mona which is a very pretty name and I have finally found a name that I like that I can use it as a nickname.

Boys

1. Conan- It means hound, wolf. I like this name along with the similar name Ronan. It is different and that is good with boy names because there is not that many boy names out there.
2. Finnian- It means white. I believe that I put this name on the blog already but I really like it. I like the name Finn but I don’t like the popular name Finley. So this is a great name for that.
3. Finnegan- It means fair, white. I also put this name on the blog already but I really like it. Again with the Finn part I like that you can use it as a nickname.  
4. Keenan- It means descendent of the fair child. I LOVE K names and this is a K name that I love. I think the first time I saw it was on Nymber.com when I was looking up more name.
5. Killian- It means church, monk’s cell. I love this name but only spelled with the k and not the c. There is the problem of the word Kill in the name but I could get over it.
6. Brawley- It means descendent of the Brolach. I like this name because it is so different. Braw sounds like a fight so that can be a problem and it does sound a little girly but I still love it.
7. Cashel-It means fortress. I like this name with the nickname Cash. I have finally found a name that you can use the nickname Cash with.
8. Gilroy- It means descendent of the red-haired one. I like this name with the nickname Roy. It is different and manly to me and that is why I like it.
9. Lennon- It means dear one. I really like this name but I wouldn’t want him to be called Lenny. He could be named after John Lennon.
10. Riordan- It means royal poet. I really like how this name sounds like Jordan and has the nickname Rio. I really like Rio but not on its own so this solves that problem.

So that is my list. I hope you like it and found some new names that you like. Bye for now.

Photo Credit: http://pinterest.com/pin/93238654755410107/