Paudge irish name translator

These Irish boy names are the perfect way to honor your Irish roots!

There's no shortage of beautiful Irish language names for baby boys - here are just 50 of them! 

50 Irish Boy's Names

1. Conor

Usually translated as “lover of hounds.” It can also mean “high desire,” as derived from the Irish word “coachuhhar.” Conchobhar MacNessa was the king of Ulster; according to the legend, he was born on the same day as Christ.

2. Sean

Sean is the Irish cognate of the name John, and means “God is gracious.” It can also mean “wise, old.”

3. Oisin (uh-sheen or o-sheen)

Meaning “little deer.” In Irish mythology, Oisin was a poet-hero, the son of legendary warrior Fionn MacCool and the goddess Sive. His mother was turned into a deer by the Dark Druid, and she raised him in the forest for seven years; when his father found him while hunting, he recognized the boy as his own son and gave him the name “little deer.”

4. Patrick

Patrick is the Anglicized form of the Irish name Padraig, from the Latin "Patricius" which means “nobly born.” The patron Saint of Ireland. 

5. Cian (kee-an)

This name means “ancient,” or “enduring.” In the Irish legend, Cian Mac Mael Muad was the son-in-law of Brian Boru, both of whom were killed in the Battle of Clontarf.

6. Liam

Liam means a strong-willed warrior and protector. It is the short form of the Irish name Uilliam, which comes from the Frankish Willahelm. It is also the Irish cognate of the name William.

7. Darragh (Darra)

Some translate Darragh into “fruitful” or “fertile,” and some translate the name into “dark oak” or “oak tree.” According to the Irish legend, Daire Mac Fiachna owned the Brown Bull of Cooley, and his refusal to sell it to Queen Maebh was part of the cause for the fight between Ulster and Connacht.

8. Cillian (Kill

Pádraig or Pádraic (PAW-(d)rig, -⁠rik, Irish:[ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ,-əc]), also Pádhraig or Pádhraic (PAW-rig, -⁠rik, Irish:[ˈpˠaːɾˠəɟ,-əc]), are Irish male given names deriving from the LatinPatricius, meaning "of the patrician class", introduced via the name of Saint Patrick. The name is often anglicised as its English language equivalent Patrick or phonetically, e.g. Pauric.

Diminutives include Páidín, Páidí (both anglicised as 'Paudeen' and 'Paddy', respectively), and the feminine equivalent Pádraigín (little Patrick), which was originally an exclusively masculine name before later being viewed as the Irish equivalent of the feminine name Patricia. Pádraig is also sometimes anglicised as Paddy or Podge; the former anglicisation is often used, sometimes pejoratively, as a term for Irish people as a whole.

The Scottish Gaelic forms are Pàdraig (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation:[ˈpʰaːt̪ɾɪkʲ]) or Pàra (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation:[ˈpʰaːɾə]) for short (cf. Para Handy).

Notable people

• Liam Pádraic Aiken (born 1990), American actor
• Pádraig Amond (born 1988), Irish footballer
• Pádraig de Brún (1889–1960), Irish clergyman, mathematician and classical scholar
• Pádraig Clancy, Gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland
• Padraic Colum (1881–1972), author
• Pádraig Phiarais Cúndún (1777–1857), Irish poet
• Pádraic Delaney (born 1977), Irish actor
• Pádraig Duggan (born Pádraig Ó Dúgáin, 1949–2016), Irish musician
• Padraic Fallon (1905–1974), Irish poet
• Pádraig Faulkner (1918–2012), Irish politician
• Pádraig Flynn (born 1939), Irish politician
• Pádraig Harrington (born 1971), professional golfer
• Pádraig Horan (born 1950), Irish hurler
• Pádraig Hughes, Gaelic football referee
• Pádraic Mahony (born 1992), Irish hurler
• Pádraic McCormack (born 1942), Irish politician
• Pádraic McMahon, musician in the band The Thrills
• Pádraig Ó Snod