Female

• Maeve - (MAYV) from Old Irish Medb "intoxicating" or fragile." Medb Lethderg was a name of the goddess of sovereignty at Tara.
• Máire - (MAW-zhe, MAW-re or MEH-ree) "bitter"; Irish= Mary. The name was considered too sacred to name a child and was not used before the 17th C. Children were given Mael Muire "devotee of Mary." Moira, Maura, Maurya, Mairin (maw-REEN).
• Mella (MAH-la).
• Molly Morrigan - (MOHR-ee-gan) called the Great Queen, Irish goddess of war, but never took part in a battle. Later tales have her as the queen of the Fairies. Morrighan, Morgan.
• Muireann - (MEER-an or MOHR-in) Old Irish=muir "sea", may also mean "sea-white" or "sea-fair." Wife of Finn mac Cumhaill's son Oisin. A legendary Queen Muireann was ancestrss of the kings of Connacht. Four abbesses of Kildare also had this name.
• Muirne - (MEER-ne) Ancient name meaning "high-spirited." Muirne Munchaem (Lovely-Shouldered Muirne) was the mother of Finn mac Cumhaill. Myrna, Morna
• Nessa - (NES-ah) An From the Old Irish, Nessa was the name of the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa, great legendary king of Ulster. Her original name was Assa "gentle", until one day she came home and found her 12 foster fathers murdered by an outlaw band. She avenged their deaths and changed her name to Ni-assa "ungentle", or Nessa.
• Nia - variant of Welsh name Niamh. Nya.
• Niamh - (NEE-av) Old Irish=Niam "luster, sheen, brightness, radiance, brilliance" Legendary princess of Tir-na-nog (the Land of Youth), took Finn mac Cumhaill's son Oisin to the otherworld. Niam, Nia.
• Nila - feminine version of male names Neil and Niall. Nyla.
• Nola - short version of Fionnula. Nuala.
• Nora - (NOH-ra) Irish version of Latin name Honora. Norah.
• Orla - (OHR-la) from Old Irish or "gold" + flaith "sovereignty, queen." Name of King Brian Boru's sister and daughter. Popular in the Middle Ages, and again today. Orlaith.
• Ornice - "olive-coloured."
• Ros - (ROHS) derivation unknown, poss. from Germanic hros "horse" or English "rose." Roise, Roisin (row-SHEEN).
• Ryann - feminine version of Ryan, "little ruler."
• Rylee - variant of Riley. Rylyn.
• Saoirse - from Irish saor "freedom or libery"; also a male name.
• Saorla - (SAYR-la) Old Irish=name Saerlaith: saer "noble" + flaith "queen, sovereignty."
• Saraid - "clear, bright."
• Shanley - "the hero's child." Shanleigh.
• Shannon - (SHAH-non) "wise one"; name of the longest river in Ireland, from the old Irish goddess Sinann, granddaughter of Manannan Mac Lir. Not used as a first name in Ireland. Shanna.
• Sierra - derived from word for "black." Seara.
• Sile - (SHEE-la) "blind"; Irish= Cecilia. Sheela, Sheila.
• Sine - (SHEE-na) in County Derry, a variation of Sinead. An Irish= French Jeanne and Jeanette. Sina, Seena, Sheena, Shena, Shana, Shauna, Shay, Shona, Shonda, Shawnda.
• Sinead - (shi-NAYD) Irish version of French-Norman names Jeanne and Jonet. Sine (SHEE-na).
• Siobhan - (shi-VAWN) from French-Norman name Jeanne, fem. also can be Jean (equiv. of English John). Siban, Shibahn, Siobhanin (shi-VAWN-een).
• Siomha - (SHEE-va) Old Irish=name Sithmaith: sith "peace" + maith "good." Sithmaith was the name of 8th C. abbess of Clonburren. Sheeva.
• Sláine - (SLAH-nye or SLAHN-nuh) "good health"; used in medieval times by the MacNamaras and O'Briens. Slany.
• Sloane - "warrior."
• Sorcha - (SOO-ruh-ka or SOHR-e-khuh) Old Irish=sorchae "bright, radiant." Popular from the Middle Ages to present.
• Tara - (TAH-ra) "tower"; Old Irish=Temair. In legend, Temair was wife of Eremon, leader of the ancestors of the Irish, Sons of Mil. Temair gave her name to the hill of Tara, the traditional seat of Irish kingship. Teamhair (TOHR).
• Tierney - from the word meaning "noble." Tiernan.
• Tipper - "water pourer."
• Trevina - "prudent"; feminine version of Trevor. Treva.
• Troya - derived from Irish word for "foot soldier."
• Tullia - "peaceful, quiet." Tuila, Tulliah.