List of Gaelic Baby Names Meanings

Finley

(FIN-lee)

Origin of the name Finley: Anglicized form of Fionnlagh and Fionnla, compound names composed of the Gaelic elements fionn (white, fair) and laogh (warrior, calf): hence, "fair-haired warrior." Var: Finlay.

Meaning: Fair warrior Origin: Gaelic

Finn

(FIN)

The name Finn is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Finn is: Fair. Mythology; Finn Mac Cumhail was legendary Irish 3rd century hero similar to the English Robin Hood. His warrior-followers were named Finians.

Meaning: A fair-haired man Origin: Gaelic

Finnegan

(FIN-ə-gən)

Etymology & Historical Origin - Finnegan. Finnegan is the transferred use of a well-known Irish surname. It is the anglicized version of Ó Fionnagán which comes from the Gaelic “finn/fionn” meaning “fair, white”. The “-án” is a diminutive suffix so Fionnagán essentially means “little fair one”.

Meaning: A fair, haired man Origin: Gaelic

Fionna

Fiona is a feminine given name. ... The name is considered to be a Latinised form of the Gaelic word fionn, meaning "white", "fair". The name Fiona is also sometimes used as an Anglicisation of the Irish-language name Fíona, although these names are otherwise unrelated (as Fíona is derived from an element meaning "vine").

Meaning: One who is fair, a white-shouldered woman Origin: Gaelic

Flynn

(FLIN)

Flynn is an Irish surname or first name, an anglicised form of the Irish Ó Floinn, meaning "descendant of Flann" (a byname meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). ... The name rose independently in several parts of Ireland.

Meaning: One who has a ruddy complexion Origin: Gaelic

Fynn

Origin of the name Finn: Popular Anglicized form of the Irish Fionn (fair, white, clear). The name was borne by the legendary Finn MacCool, the father of the famous poet Ossian and the supposed builder of the Giants' Causeway of the Antrium coast. ... His Gaelic name is Gionn MacCumhal.

Meaning: Fair Origin: Gaelic

Gleen

The name Glen is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Glen is: Derived from the Gaelic 'gleana', meaning valley. Used both as a surname and given name. Famous bearer: American singer Glen Campbell.

Meaning: From the secluded narrow valley Origin: Gaelic

Glen

The name Glen is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Glen is: Derived from the Gaelic 'gleana', meaning valley. Used both as a surname and given name. Famous bearer: American singer Glen Campbell.

Meaning: From the secluded narrow valley Origin: Gaelic

Glenn

(GLEN)

Origin of the name Glenn: Derived from the Gaelic gleann (mountain valley, a narrow, secluded valley). It is unclear whether the surname or the given name came first.

Meaning: From the secluded narrow valley Origin: Gaelic

Graddy

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Grádaigh meaning "descendant of Grádaigh". The name Grádaigh means "noble" in Gaelic.

Meaning: One who is famous, Noble Origin: Gaelic