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Mar 17, 2020 36 min

Irish Names

from The Baby Names Podcast

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 ________________ Sources used for this episode: https://www.rareirishstuff.com/ https://www.History.com https://www.cso.ie/en/interactivezone/visualisationtools/babynamesofireland/ https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cregan/patterns.htm https://irelandxo.com/ https://www.johngrenham.com https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/ https://www.Loc.gov https://www.teanglann.ie The Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com.

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