Irish Names
03/17/20 • 36 min
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Jennifer and Mallory talk all about Irish names, including the history and traditions of Irish naming, Irish name pronunciation, Irish surnames, the top baby names in Ireland, and choose our favorite traditional Irish names.
Names mentioned in this episode: Conchobhar (Connor), Medb (Maeve), Fiadh (Fia), Aoife (EEfya), Caoimhe (KEEva), Tadgh (Tayg), Oisín (o-SHEEN), Fionn, Cillian, Rían.
Celtic names in the 2019 Irish charts
Boys: Callum, Donnacha, Cathal, Ruairí, Odhrán, Cormac, Eoghan, Cillian, Tiernan, Lorcan, Kían, Dáire, Dáithí, Diarmuid, Ruadhán, Aodhán, Cuan, Séimí, Fionán, and Séadna.
Girls: Éabha, Sadhbh/Saibh, Róisín, Clodagh, Aoibhín, Bonnie, Ailbhe, Aoibheann, Méabh, Laoise, Aoibhe, Síofra, Síun, Caragh, Éala, Róise, Bláithín, Cadhla, Gráinne, Éadaoin, Bláthnaid, Clíodhna, Sinéad, Bronagh, Síomha, Saorlaith, Meadhbh, Ceoladh, Eibhlín, Órlaith, and Réiltín.
Have a naming question for Jennifer and Mallory? Email us! [email protected]
Or join us in our Facebook Group: The Baby Names Podcast
"Sky Boat Song" and "O Danny Boy" played by Jennifer Moss
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Sources used for this episode:
https://www.rareirishstuff.com/
https://www.cso.ie/en/interactivezone/visualisationtools/babynamesofireland/
https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cregan/patterns.htm
https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
The Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com.
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Jennifer and Mallory talk all about Irish names, including the history and traditions of Irish naming, Irish name pronunciation, Irish surnames, the top baby names in Ireland, and choose our favorite traditional Irish names.
Names mentioned in this episode: Conchobhar (Connor), Medb (Maeve), Fiadh (Fia), Aoife (EEfya), Caoimhe (KEEva), Tadgh (Tayg), Oisín (o-SHEEN), Fionn, Cillian, Rían.
Celtic names in the 2019 Irish charts
Boys: Callum, Donnacha, Cathal, Ruairí, Odhrán, Cormac, Eoghan, Cillian, Tiernan, Lorcan, Kían, Dáire, Dáithí, Diarmuid, Ruadhán, Aodhán, Cuan, Séimí, Fionán, and Séadna.
Girls: Éabha, Sadhbh/Saibh, Róisín, Clodagh, Aoibhín, Bonnie, Ailbhe, Aoibheann, Méabh, Laoise, Aoibhe, Síofra, Síun, Caragh, Éala, Róise, Bláithín, Cadhla, Gráinne, Éadaoin, Bláthnaid, Clíodhna, Sinéad, Bronagh, Síomha, Saorlaith, Meadhbh, Ceoladh, Eibhlín, Órlaith, and Réiltín.
Have a naming question for Jennifer and Mallory? Email us! [email protected]
Or join us in our Facebook Group: The Baby Names Podcast
"Sky Boat Song" and "O Danny Boy" played by Jennifer Moss
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Sources used for this episode:
https://www.rareirishstuff.com/
https://www.cso.ie/en/interactivezone/visualisationtools/babynamesofireland/
https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cregan/patterns.htm
https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
The Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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