List of Gaelic Baby Names Meanings

Kennet

(KEN-et)

The meaning of the name “Kennet” is: “Born of fire”. Categories: Scandinavian Names. Used in: Germanic speaking countries. Gender: Boy Names. Origins: Celtic - Gaelic , English.

Meaning: Handsome one Origin: Danish, Gaelic, Norwegian

Kensley

(KENZ-lee)

Kensley is the latest in a long list of surnames repurposed as given names. Kensley is a last name dating back to medieval England and was derived from a place name. The surname is the combination of an Old Nordic word “kelda” meaning “spring, well” and the Old English “lēah” meaning “clearing, glade”.

Meaning: From a clearing with a spring Origin: Gaelic, Old Norse

Kermit

(KUR-mit)

From a Manx surname, a variant of the Irish surname MacDermott meaning "son of DIARMAID". Theodore Roosevelt used it for one of his sons. The name is now associated with Kermit the Frog, one of the Muppets created by puppeteer Jim Henson.

Meaning: Without envy Origin: Gaelic

Kevin

(KEV-in)

The name Kevin is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Kevin is: Handsome by birth. 6th-century hermit St Kevin founded a monastery at Glendalough in County Wicklow. Kevin was only used in Ireland until the 20th century, and now is in common use in most English-speaking countries.

Meaning: Fair and gentle Origin: Gaelic

Kier

(KEER)

Kier Family History. Kier Name Meaning. Austrian: occupational name for a cowherd, Chüyger in the Tyrolean dialect, from Kühe 'cows' (plural of Kuh) + -er suffix of agent nouns. English and Scottish: possibly a variant spelling of Kear.

Meaning: Small dark one Origin: Gaelic, Irish

Kiernan

(KEER-nən)

Kiernan Name Meaning. Irish: reduced form of McKiernan, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thighearnáin 'son of Tighearnan' (see Tiernan).

Meaning: Small dark one Origin: Gaelic, Irish

Killean

(KI-lee-ən)

Killian or Cillian, as a given name, is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillín. ... The most likely meaning of the name is "little church", a reference to someone prayerful or spiritual, cill meaning "church" in Gaelic while the suffix "-ín" is used affectionately to indicate a 'pet' or diminutive status.

Meaning: Church man Origin: Gaelic

Kincaid

(KIN-kayd)

The name comes from when someone lived at Kincaid in the county of Stirlingshire. The name of Kincaith, from which the family derive their name is almost certainly of Gaelic origin, coming from the Gaelic words "ceann", meaning top or head and "caithe", meaning pass.

Meaning: From Kincaid Origin: Gaelic

Kylen

(KIEL-ən)

Gaelic Meaning: The name Kylen is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Kylen is: A place-name referring to the narrows; a wood or a church.

Meaning: Living near a narrow channel Origin: Gaelic

Kylian

(KEE-lee-ən)

The meaning of the name “Kylian” is: “War; strife; bright-headed”. Categories: American Names, Celtic Names, Gaelic Names, Unique Names. Used in: English speaking countries. Gender: Boy Names. Origins: Celtic - Gaelic.

Meaning: Church man Origin: Gaelic