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Irish names beginning with A

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Adare

A-dare

Ford of the oak
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Adhamh

Ah-duv / Ah-dev

Of the earth
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Áed

Ay / Ayd

Fire
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Aedamair

Ay-duh-mer / Eye-duh-mer / Ay-duh-mare

Fire
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Aengus

Ayn-gus

Often interpreted as one strength or one choice
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Aibhilín

Av-i-leen / Ay-vi-leen / Ay-leen / Ev-e-leen

Irish form of Aveline/Evelyn; often associated with a wished-for child
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Aibhlinn

Ayv-leen / Av-leen / Eye-linn / Ev-linn

A form of Aibhilín, associated with the Aveline/Evelyn name family and a wished-for child
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Aibreán

Ah-brawn / Eye-brawn

April
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Aifric

Aff-rik

An old Irish name, recorded as Affraic. Its literal meaning is not firmly established
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Aigneis

Ag-nesh

Pure, chaste
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Ailbe

Al-bay / Awl-bay / Ayl-bee / Ayl-beh / Al-vuh

Traditionally associated with white or bright; rock is another suggested root
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Ailbhe

Al-va / Al-vuh / Ayl-va

Traditionally associated with white or bright; rock is another suggested root
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Ailionóra

Ah-li-noh-ra / Ay-li-noh-ra

Irish form of Eleanor
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Ailís

Ay-lish / Ay-leesh

Noble, of noble kind
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Ailíse

Ah-lee-sha / Eye-leesh

Noble, kind
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Áille

Awl-ya / Awl-ye

Beauty
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Aimilíona

A-mil-ee-uh-na

Irish form of Amelina, related to Emilia and the Latin word for rival
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Áine

Awn-yuh / Aw-nya

Splendour, radiance, brilliance
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Aisling

Ash-ling

Dream, vision
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Aithche

Ah-hee / Ah-hyeh

An early Irish saint’s name; also connected with an Old Irish form of the word for night
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Aithne

Ah-ne / Ah-eh-ne / Et-na

Kernel or grain, when used as a variant of Eithne
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Álainn

Aw-linn

Beautiful
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Alana

A-la-na

Dear child, associated with the Irish expression a leanbh
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Alastríona

A-las-tree-uh-na

Defender of humankind
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Allsún

Al-soon / Awl-uh-soon

Noble, exalted
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Ánnailís

Aw-na-leesh

Irish form of Annalise
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Annalee

Ann-a-lee

Inspired by the River Annalee
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Aodh

Ay

Fire
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Aodha

Ay-ah / Ay-da / Ay

Fire, fiery
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Aodhamair

Ay-mur / Ee-mer

Flame, fire
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Aodhán

Ay-awn / Ay-dawn

Little fire
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Aodhfin

Ay-fin / Ay-uh-fin

White fire
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Aodhla

Ay-la

Fiery
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Aodhnait

Ay-nit / Ayd-nit

Little fire
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Aoibh

Eve / Ayv (rhymes with save)

Beauty
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Aoibhe

Ee-va / Ay-va

Beauty
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Aoibheall

Ay-vull / Ah-vull / Ee-vul

Radiance, beauty or a spark of fire
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Aoibheann

Ay-veen / Ah-veen / Ee-veen

Radiant beauty, pleasant
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Aoibhí

Ee-vee / Ay-vee

Beauty
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Aoibhín

Ee-veen / Ay-veen

Beauty
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Aoife

Ee-fa

Beauty, radiance
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Aonghus

Ayn-gus

Often interpreted as one strength or one choice
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Aran

Ah-run

Inspired by the Aran Islands
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Ardkill

Ard-kill

From the high church
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Arlo

Ar-low

Associated with Aherlow, meaning between two highlands. This is an Irish place connection rather than a settled origin for Arlo
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Athracht

Ah-rakht

An early Irish saint’s name, anglicised as Attracta. No firm literal translation is recorded
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Avoca

A-vo-ka

Inspired by Avoca in County Wicklow
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