Olivia
Amelia
Isla
Ava
Emily
Isabella
English-Irish names for girls
Adele
Aileen
Ailis
Alaina
Alana
Alani
Alanna
Alannah
Alayna
Albina
Alison
Allana
Alma
Alyson
Arleen
Arlena
Arlene
Arline
Biddy
Breanne
Bree
Brenda
Brenna
Bria
Briana
Brianna
Bridget
Brielle
Bryanna
Cadence
Cadi
Cadie
Cady
Cailin
Caitlin
Caitlyn
Calla
Calli
Callie
Carolan
Caroline
Carroll
Casey
Cassidy
Catharine
Cathleen
Cathryn
Charlotte
Chloe
Chrissie
Chrissy
Christa
Christi
Christian
Christie
Christy
Codee
Codi
Cody
Colene
Colleen
Coreen
Coretta
Corey
Cori
Coriann
Corianne
Corie
Corri
Corrianna
Corrie
Corry
Cory
Cristin
D'arcy
Daley
Daly
Dana
Danielle
Daphne
Darcey
Darcie
Darcy
Deidra
Deidre
Deirdre
Delma
Diana
Dominica
Donelle
Doreen
Duana
Earlene
Edna
Eileen
Eireann
Elva
Elvia
Elvie
Elvina
Elvinia
Ena
Erin
Eveleen
Fallon
Finley
Fiona
Gale
Gemma
Gladys
Glenna
Heather
Helena
Holly
Honor
Honora
Ida
Imelda
Ina
Jack
Jacqueline
Jacqui
Jana
Kaitlin
Kaitlyn
Kallie
Karen
Kasey
Kathleen
Keanna
Keara
Keeley
Keely
Keira
Kelly
Kelsey
Kelsi
Keri
Kerri
Kerrie
Kerry
Kiara
Kiera
Kiley
Kyla
Kylee
Leila
Lil
Malvina
Margaret
Mary
Maud
Maude
Maura
Maureen
Maurine
Meara
Meghan
Melanie
Melva
Meriel
Moira
Molli
Moreen
Muriel
Murphy
Myrna
Nadia
Nelda
Nola
Noreen
Norene
Olive
Oona
Quinn
Rory
Rosaleen
Rowan
Ryann
Shanae
Shauna
Shavonne
Shayla
Sheena
Sheila
Shevaun
Shevon
Sinead
Siobhan
Sloane
Sybil
Tara
Taryn
Tate
Tawnee
Tawnie
Tawny
Tawnya
Teagan
Tegan
Teige
Tierney
Una
Unity
Valerie
Veronica
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Feminine English names that may also be Irish words
The following names often appeared in Irish language web pages. That means that they are either Irish words, or names which are very familiar to Irish speakers.
Feminine Irish names that may also be English words
These names often appeared in English language web pages.
English word ending matches
Feminine English names often end with -na. Below are Irish names ending with the same word ending.
Irish word ending matches
Feminine Irish names often end with -na. Below are English names ending with the same word ending.
Fuzzy matches
These are names that would have been the same between the languages, if it hadn't been for a single character difference. Each entry shows an approximate match with the English name on the left, and the Irish name on the right.
English-Irish names popular in both
Names from this page that appear in the official baby name statistics of both a English-speaking and a Irish-speaking country.
| Name | English | Irish |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | #1 girls Australia (New South Wales) 2025 | #15 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
| Chloe | #7 girls Australia (New South Wales) 2025 | #22 girls Ireland 2025 |
| Erin | #21 girls Northern Ireland 2025 | #21 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
| Holly | #87 girls Northern Ireland 2025 | #69 girls Ireland 2025 |
| Eireann | #87 girls Northern Ireland 2025 | #87 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
| Olive | #29 girls New Zealand 2025 | #146 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
| Callie | #92 girls Northern Ireland 2025 | #92 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
| Darcie | #92 girls England and Wales 2025 | #96 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
| Darcy | #106 girls Northern Ireland 2025 | #106 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
| Quinn | #68 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #173 girls Ireland 2025 |
| Caitlin | #132 girls Northern Ireland 2025 | #132 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
| Mary | #154 girls New Zealand 2025 | #112 girls Ireland 2025 |
| Brianna | #161 girls Northern Ireland 2025 | #161 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
| Margaret | #196 girls New Zealand 2025 | #135 girls Ireland 2025 |
| Sloane | #107 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #231 girls Northern Ireland 2025 |
Featured in baby name books
Brenda
Brenda comes from Old Norse and means “sword,” related to the English word brand. Brenda is also linked to Brendan, with readings like “little raven,” “on fire,” or “firebrand.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names
Bridget
Bridget is an Irish name meaning “strength” or “strong and mighty.” Bridget is also read as “exalted one,” a version of Brighid.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Baby Names Made Easy
Cadence
Cadence is Latin for “rhythm,” the musical rise and fall of sound. Cadence only appeared on U.S. charts in the 2000s but quickly rose, combining a traditional look with a free-spirited musicality.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Casey
Casey is an Irish name meaning “watchful,” “observant,” or “vigilant,” with one source adding “brave in battle.” Casey rose to fame through the 1888 poem “Casey at the Bat” and the railroad hero Casey Jones, who died saving his passengers.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Charlotte
Charlotte is the French feminine form of Charles, which means “free man.” Charlotte is also read as “little and feminine.”
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names
Chloe
Chloe is Greek and evokes fresh plant growth, with meanings like “young blade of grass,” “tender shoot,” or “green.” Chloe is also read as “blooming,” and it was the heroine of the ancient Greek tale Daphnis and Chloe.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Classic Biblical Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, The Best Baby Names for Girls
Christian
Christian means “follower of Christ,” and it is often shortened to Chris. Christian comes from Greek and means “anointed one.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), The Best Baby Names for Boys, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Book, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, Numerology for Baby Names
Cody
Cody is an English name meaning “cushion,” while an Irish reading makes it “helpful person.” The Wild West craze of the 1950s and “Buffalo Bill” Cody, the showman who helped found Cody, Wyoming, gave the name its cowboy spirit.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Boys, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Corey
Corey is an Irish Gaelic name meaning “the hollow” or “hollow in a hill.” Corey was hugely popular from the 1960s to the 1990s, and is tied to '80s stars Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, and Corey Hart.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Unusual Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Dana
Dana is an English name meaning “from Denmark,” used for both girls and boys. Dana is also a feminine form of Daniel, meaning “God is my judge.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy
Danielle
Danielle is the feminine form of Daniel and means “God is my judge.” The name recalls the prophet Daniel, who interpreted dreams in Babylon and emerged unharmed from the lion's den.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Daphne
Daphne is Greek for “laurel tree.” In myth, Daphne was a nymph changed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's advances.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Classic Biblical Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book
Diana
Diana comes from Latin and means “divine.” In Roman myth Diana was the goddess of the moon and the hunt, counterpart of the Greek Artemis.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Edna
Edna is a Hebrew name meaning “pleasure” or “delight.” Edna is also glossed as “rejuvenation” or “youthful.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Classic Biblical Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Numerology for Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book
Eileen
Eileen is an Irish name meaning “shining” or “bright,” often treated as a familiar form of Helen. Eileen reached Ireland with the Anglo-Normans as a form of Evelyn and Aveline, which itself goes back to Eve, meaning “life.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Irish Names for Children, The Best Baby Names for Girls
Erin
Erin is a poetic Gaelic name for Ireland, often read as “western island.” Erin is also given the meaning “peace.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Unusual Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names
Fiona
Fiona is a Gaelic name meaning “fair” or “white.” Fiona is linked to the legendary hero Fionn mac Cumhail and was popularized by a Scottish poet, becoming mainstream in the U.S. in the 1990s.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Gemma
Gemma is an Italian name meaning “gem,” “jewel,” or “precious stone,” also spelled Jemma. Popular in the U.K., Gemma has only recently entered the U.S. top 1,000 and may rise as an alternative to Jenna, Ruby and Jade.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Heather
Heather is an English nature name taken from the hardy purple-flowered plant of the British moors. Heather peaked in Britain in the 1950s and hit number three in the U.S. in 1975; the cult film Heathers dented its sweet image.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Holly
Holly is an English plant name from the evergreen holly tree, traditionally given to girls born near Christmas. Used since the 1930s and peaking in the 1970s, Holly is more popular in Britain; it has a cheerful, jolly feel.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Ida
Ida is a Germanic name meaning “hardworking” or “industrious.” Other books give English meanings such as “youth” or “prosperous.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, 10,000 Baby Names
Jack
Jack is an English form of John, carrying the meaning “God is gracious.” Jack is also treated as a version of Jacob, “the supplanter,” or of Jackson; notable Jacks include Jack Nicholson, Jack Nicklaus, and Jack LaLanne.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Baby Names Book, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Jacqueline
Jacqueline is a French feminine form of Jacques, and so of Jacob, meaning “supplanter” or “he who replaces.” Jacqueline is forever linked to first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, whose style gave the French name an American polish.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Karen
Karen is a Danish or Scandinavian form of Katherine, meaning “pure.” Karen took hold in the U.S. in the 1920s and was top five through much of the 1960s, so it now sounds ordinary, like Susan and Lisa; singer Karen Carpenter is a famous bearer.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Margaret
Margaret comes from Greek and means “pearl.” Margaret dates to a third-century saint, was Scotland’s national female name by the 11th century, and was a U.S. top-ten name for much of the early 1900s.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Mary
Mary is linked to the sea, read as “drop of the sea” and later “star of the sea,” from Latin stella maris. Mary also traces to the Hebrew Miriam, meaning “bitter” or “sea of bitterness.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Classic Biblical Baby Names
Rory
Rory is an Irish Gaelic name meaning “red king” or simply “red,” sometimes treated as an equivalent of Roderick. Ireland’s last high king, Rory O’Connor, and the rebel Rory Oge O’More bore the name, among many Irish kings, rebels, and artists.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Irish Names for Children, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys
Rowan
Rowan is a Gaelic name meaning “little red one” or “red-haired,” and it also names the rowan tree with its red berries. The rowan tree was once thought to guard against magic and spells, and the name is now used almost equally by girls and boys.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Valerie
Valerie is a Latin name meaning “strong” or “healthy,” the French form of Valeria, which comes from the Roman clan name Valerius. Sitcom actresses Valerie Harper and Valerie Bertinelli gave the name a girl-next-door feel, though some think it sounds a bit 1960s.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Veronica
Veronica is a Latin name meaning “true image,” with Veronique and Veronika as foreign forms and Ronnie and Vera as nicknames. By legend, Saint Veronica wiped Jesus’s face with her veil as he carried the cross, and the cloth kept the image of his face, though she never appears in the Bible itself.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book
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