Skip to content

Irish Baby Namesby Wolfe Momma Wolfe Momma on YouTube

Irish names beginning with A

Start at the beginning: from Aoife and Áine to Aodh and Aonghus. Open a name for its pronunciation, meaning, alternate spellings and fun fact. Save your favourites to compare the names you love.

Watch with Wolfe Momma

Irish Girl Names that Start with A | Meaning and Pronunciation

Watch on YouTube

Explore the names

47 names

Adare

A-dare

Ford of the oak

Discover this name

Adhamh

Ah-duv / Ah-dev

Discover this name

Áed

Ay / Ayd

Discover this name

Aedamair

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

Discover this name

Aengus

Ayn-gus

Often interpreted as one strength or one choice

Discover this name

Aibhilín

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

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

Discover this name

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

Discover this name

Aibreán

Ah-brawn / Eye-brawn

Discover this name

Aifric

Aff-rik

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

Discover this name

Aigneis

Ag-nesh

Discover this name

Girl & boyHeritage

Ailbe

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

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

Discover this name

Girl & boyHeritage

Ailbhe

Al-va / Al-vuh / Ayl-va

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

Discover this name

Ailionóra

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

Irish form of Eleanor

Discover this name

Ailís

Ay-lish / Ay-leesh

Noble, of noble kind

Discover this name

Ailíse

Ah-lee-sha / Eye-leesh

Discover this name

Áille

Awl-ya / Awl-ye

Discover this name

Aimilíona

A-mil-ee-uh-na

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

Discover this name

Áine

Awn-yuh / Aw-nya

Splendour, radiance, brilliance

Discover this name

Aisling

Ash-ling

Discover this name

Aithche

Ah-hee / Ah-hyeh

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

Discover this name

Aithne

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

Kernel or grain, when used as a variant of Eithne

Discover this name

Álainn

Aw-linn

Discover this name

Alana

A-la-na

Dear child, associated with the Irish expression a leanbh

Discover this name

Alastríona

A-las-tree-uh-na

Defender of humankind

Discover this name

Allsún

Al-soon / Awl-uh-soon

Discover this name

Ánnailís

Aw-na-leesh

Irish form of Annalise

Discover this name

Annalee

Ann-a-lee

Inspired by the River Annalee

Discover this name

Aodh

Ay

Discover this name

Aodha

Ay-ah / Ay-da / Ay

Discover this name

Aodhamair

Ay-mur / Ee-mer

Discover this name

Aodhán

Ay-awn / Ay-dawn

Discover this name

Aodhfin

Ay-fin / Ay-uh-fin

Discover this name

Aodhla

Ay-la

Discover this name

Aodhnait

Ay-nit / Ayd-nit

Discover this name

Aoibh

Eve / Ayv (rhymes with save)

Discover this name

Aoibhe

Ee-va / Ay-va

Discover this name

Aoibheall

Ay-vull / Ah-vull / Ee-vul

Radiance, beauty or a spark of fire

Discover this name

Aoibheann

Ay-veen / Ah-veen / Ee-veen

Radiant beauty, pleasant

Discover this name

Aoibhí

Ee-vee / Ay-vee

Discover this name

Aoibhín

Ee-veen / Ay-veen

Discover this name

Aoife

Ee-fa

Beauty, radiance

Discover this name

Aonghus

Ayn-gus

Often interpreted as one strength or one choice

Discover this name

Girl & boyPlaces

Aran

Ah-run

Inspired by the Aran Islands

Discover this name

Ardkill

Ard-kill

From the high church

Discover this name

Arlo

Ar-low

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

Discover this name

Athracht

Ah-rakht

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

Discover this name

Avoca

A-vo-ka

Inspired by Avoca in County Wicklow

Discover this name