If you like it, surname can also be used as first name. Ireland was one of the first countries to adopt hereditary surnames, these early Irish surnames began as patronyms to define a son from his father or grandson from his grandfather. This is why it is very common to see prefixes attached to Irish surnames. Check out these
baby names of Irish origin and select your favorite names.
Brennan
Brown
Browne
Boyle
Burke
Byrne
Callaghan
Campbell
Carroll
Clarke
Collins
Connell
Connolly
Connor
Daly
Doherty
Doyle
Duffy
Dunne
Farrell
Fitzgerald
Flynn
Gallagher
Healy
Hughes
Johnston
Kelly
Kennedy
Lynch
MacCarthy
Maguire
Mahony
Martin
Moore
Murphy
Murray
Nolan
O'Brien
O'Donnell
O'Neill
Quinn
Reilly
Ryan
Shea
Smith
Sullivan
Sweeney
Thompson
Walsh
White
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