Irish Naming Traditions for Baby boys
Oldest son named after the Father's father
2nd son named after the Mother's father
3rd son named after the Father
4th son named after the Father's oldest brother
Name: Aedan, Aodhan (English spelling: Aidan)
Meaning: this is an Irish baby name from a diminutive form of Aed meaning "fire" and would imply "fire-born." It became a popular name in honour of St. Aidan of Iona (c. 630 AD) who founded a great monastery on the island of Lindisfarne. In art Aidan is usually represented as a stag, a reference to the legend that he saved a deer that was being hunted by making it invisible.
Name: Bradan (English spelling: Braden)
Meaning: This Irish baby name comes from the word bradan meaning "a salmon." Interestingly, the bradan feasa, the "Salmon of Knowledge" is central to the tales of the great Irish hero, Fionn MacCool.
Name: Carrick, Carrig (English spelling: Craig)
Meaning: This Irish baby name comes from the word carraig , which means "a rock."
Name: Ciaran (English spellings: Kieran, Kieron, Keiran)
Meaning: This Irish baby name means "little dark one." Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise, was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered by the Vikings and the English, remained a major religious center until the 1550s.
Name: Conan
Meaning: An old name from con "a hound" or "swift-footed warrior" and in the form conan means "little warrior." Conan Maol ("Bald Conan") was one of the legendary warrior group, the Fianna.
Name: Daithi, Dahey, Dahy (English version: David)
Pronunciation: "dah" + "hee"
Meaning: This Irish baby name an old Irish name meaning "swiftness, nimbleness." Daithi, the last pagan king of Ireland, ruled from 405 AD to 426 AD, and he had twenty-four sons. Along with Crimhthan the Great (366 A.D.) and Niall of the Nine Hostages (379 A.D.), Daithi led Irish fleets to raid the Roman Empire. He was killed by lightning and is buried under a standing stone called "King Daithi’s Stone." There is debate over where the stone is located, either in County Roscommon or on the Aran Islands, off the coast of County Galway.
Name: Darcy, Darcie, D'Arcy
Meaning: This Irish baby name comes from the surname O'Dorchaidhe "descendant of the dark one."
Name: Emmet
Meaning: This Irish baby name is given to boys as a mark of respect to the great Irish orator and patriot Robert Emmet who was a leader of the unsuccessful 1798 rebellion against the British. He was captured on August 25, 1803 and tried for high treason and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. When asked if he had any thing to say in response to this sentence Emmet gave what is considered to be one of the most moving speeches of the period:
"...When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written. I have done."
Name: Fergus
Meaning: This Irish baby name comes from the word fear "man" and gus "strength" and signifies "a strong warrior, virile." According to the legend of the Cattle Raid of Cooley Fergus was the king of Ulster and his lover, the cunning Nessa, duped him into letting her son Conchobhar rule in his place for a year so that in years to come her son could be called "the son of a king." Fergus consented but after the year Conchobhar refused to relinquish the throne and so Fergus joined Maebh in her battle against Ulster, his native province.
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