Over 350 Irish dog names for your new lucky charm

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Over 350 Irish dog names for your new lucky charm

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If you feel like you have Irish luck in finding your new dog, we’ve fetched over 350 Irish dog names that could make the perfect name for your new little elf. Whether your dog breed ancestry goes back to Emerald Island, you want to remember a dream vacation or just fancy a unique dog name, these magical names fit the bill to welcome the dog. new in your family. As the Irish might say, “Did the flamh fuar e teach the liver bean peata!” (“It’s a cold house with no pets!”)

Irish Culture

Camogie: An Irish ball and stick game similar to volleyball played by women.
Claddagh: A two-handed ring, often worn as a wedding ring; it originated in County Galway.
Dara: Dara Celtic Knot is one of the most recognized Celtic knots; The word Dara is derived from the Celtic word for oak. Celtic knots have no beginning and no end.
Emerald: Ireland is the Emerald Island.
Fada: Technically a síneadh, this is an accent in Irish Gaelic.
Harp: has long been an Irish symbol, this makes for an interesting one-syllable dog name
Hurry: an Irish team sport dating back to ancient Gaelic times
Leprechaun: This sprite can grant you three wishes and a pot of gold if caught.
clover: a three-leaf clover representing the Trinity
Triquetra: Triquetra is another name for the Trinity Knot, a three-pointed knot; a beautiful name for a three-legged dog.

Irish drink names

Just like the girls’ names above, we fetched the most common names given to Irish boys as reported by the General Registry Office (GRO):

Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) checked their database to see how many of their clients’ dogs had been named after their owners’ favorite Irish beers and whiskeys. The top 10 winners are:

“Guinness” (413)
“James” (55)
“Brogan” (14)
“Caffrey” (5)
“Smithwicks” (3)
“Murphy Stout” (3)
“Harp” (2)
“Galway” (2)
“Beamish” (2)
“Tullemore” (1)

Irish Food and Food Brands make interesting names!

Barry: Barry’s Tea is one of the most popular local brands.

Boxty: Boxty is a traditional Irish potato cake.

Cidona: Brand of an apple-flavored drink.

Gubbeen: Gubbeen cheese is a semi-soft cheese.

Kerrygold: an Irish butter brand; an interesting name for a golden retriever!

stew: Irish stew is Ireland’s most famous dish, and “Stewy” would certainly be an interesting name for the dog. If you want to use the Irish name for Stew, it’s Ballymaloe.

Big hand: a brand of french fries

Famous people from Ireland

Bono
Colin Farrell
Conor McGregor
Enya
James Joyce
Kenneth Branagh
Liam Neeson
Maureen O’Hara
Oscar Wilde
Pierce Brosnan
Sinead O’Connor
Van Morrison

Irish surnames make good dog names

Barry
Byrne
Campbell
Doyle
Flynn
Foley
Higgins
Kelly
Kenny
McCarthy
Murray
Murphy
O’Brien
O’Connor
O’Reilly
O’Sullivan
Quinn
Ryan
Stewart
Wilson

Irish Dog Name: Female

It’s increasingly common for dogs to adopt ‘human’ names these days – so we turned to the Central Statistical Office (CSO) to see a list of the most popular girl names in Ireland, both in the past and now:

Ada
Alice
Alys
Amelia
Arabella
Ari
Arya
dawn
Ava
Ayla
Bella
Bonnie
Cadi
Charlotte
Chloe
Connie
Daisy
Delilah
Efa
Eira
Eleanor
Elena
Eleri
Elin
Eliza
Elizabeth
Ella
Ellie
Elsi
Elsie
Emilia
Emily
Erin
Esmae
Esme
Eva
Evelyn
Evie
Ffion
Florence
Frankie
Freya
Graceful
Hallie
Harper
Harriet
Holly
Imogen
Indie
Isabella
Isabelle
Isla
Ivy
Jasmine
Jessica
Lili
Lily
Lola
Lottie
Lowri
Lucy
Lyla
Mabel
Maisie
Mali
Marnie
Matilda
Maya
Mia
Mila
Millie
Mollie
Molly
Myla
Nancy
Nansi
Nia
Olivia
Orla
Penelope
Phoebe
Poppy
Rose
Rosie
Ruby
Scarlett
Seren
Sienna
Sofia
Sophia
Thea
Violet
Willow

Irish Dog Name: Nam

Just like the girls’ names above, we fetched the most common names given to Irish boys as reported by the Central Statistics Office (CSO):

Aaron
Adam
Adrian
Aidan
Aidan
Alan
Alex
Alexander
Alfie
Andrew
Anthony
Archie
Arlo
Arthur
Barry
Ben
Benjamin
Bernard
Billy
Bobby
Brendan
Brian
Brody
Callum
Cathal
Charles
Charlie
Christopher
Cian
Ciaran
Cillian
Colin
Colm
Conor
Cormac
Corneal
Daithi
Damian
Damien
Daniel
Danny
Darragh
Darren
David
David
Declan
Denis
Derek
Dermot
Desmond
Diarmuid
Donald
Donnacha
Dylan
Eamon
Eamonn
Edward
Eli
Enda
Eoin
Eoin
Ethan
Eugene
Evan
Fergal
Fergus
Finbarr
Finn
Fintan
Fionn
Francis
Frankie
Freddie
Garrett
Garry
Gary
Gavin
George
Gerald
Gerard
Graham
Gregory
Harry
Hugh
Hugo
Joshua
Hunter
Ian
Isaac
Jack
Jacob
Jake
James
James
Jamie
Jason
Jaxon
Jayden
Logan
Jeremiah
John
John
Jonathan
Joseph
Joseph
Justin
Kai
Karl
Keith
Kenneth
Kevin
Kieran
Laurence
Lion
Leon
Nathan
Liam
Louis
Luca
Lucas
Luke
Tick
Martin
Martin
Mason
Matthew
Maurice
Max
Michael
Neil
Niall
Nicholas
Nigel
Noah
Christmas
Odhran
Oisin
Oliver
Ollie
Oscar
Owen
Padraig
Paidí
Patrick
Paul
Peter
Philip
Raymond
Rian
Richard
Robert
Ronan
Rory
Rory
Ryan
Sam
Samuel
Seamus
Sean
Seán
Sebastian
Senan
Shane
Shay
Simon
Sonny
Stephen
Tadgh
Tiernan
Tadhg
Ted
Teddy
Terence
Follow
Theodore
Thomas
Timothy
Tom
Tommy
Trevor
Vincent
Wayne
William
Zach

Naming in Ireland

Baile or, in English, Bally: The word “bally” was added to many Irish place names such as Ballymena; it means farm.

Belfast: Once home to the world’s largest shipbuilder, the name Belfast is derived from Béal Firste or “sand dock at the mouth of the river”. It proves its role at the spot where the Farset River meets the Lagan River.

Cavehill: This mountain is said to be the inspiration for Gulliver’s Travels; Author Jonathan Swift thinks the mountain looks like a sleeping giant.

Coire (or Corry in English): Coire added many landmarks; it means an amphitheater-like valley.

Derry: Bush

Dublin: From the Irish dubh linn or “black pool.”

Eire: Irish name for Ireland

Owen: a term added to many places meaning river

Roe: a term added to many places meaning red

Waterford: Home of the Waterford Crystal, the city’s name is derived from a Viking term meaning “windy fjord,” referring to its role as a safe harbor for Viking sailors sailing seek shelter from the blue Irish Sea.

Irish dog breeds

Is your dog a breed or a mixture of breeds from Ireland?

Glen of Imaal Terrier: The Glen of Imaal Terrier is named for a valley – or valley – in Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains.
Irish Red and White Settlers: The earliest breed of Irish settlers, the breed almost disappeared after World War I but was revived by Reverend Noble Huston. He returned to his home in Ballynahinch and found a few remaining Red and White settlers in Monaghan and launched his breeding program.
Irish Settlers: Irish settlers date back to the 1800s and were bred to “arrange” or locate birds for a hunter.
Irish Terrier: The Irish Terrier was first developed in Cork, Ireland in the 1870s.
Irish Water Spaniel: Irish Water Spaniel was developed in the Dublin area but it has a much more interesting mythological origin story. Legend has it that it was a descendant of the Dobhar-uncle or King of Otters, depicted as a half-otter, half-dog, five times the size of an otter that lived in the water.
Irish Wolfhound: References to the Irish Wolfhound relate to the days of the Gaelic people, who used them as hunting dogs and called them the Faoil Owl. Owls are Gaelic for dogs, Faoil for wolves.
Kerry Beagle: Probably the oldest of all breeds in Ireland, the Kerry Beagle is most likely a breed descended from dogs known as “gadhars” (hunting dogs) in ancient texts.
Kerry Blue Terrier: The Kerry Blue Terrier originated in County Kerry, Ireland in the 1820s.
Wheaten Terrier with soft coating: Like so many other breeds, the exact origin of the Soft Coated Wheat Terrier is unclear, but legend says that the first of these dogs arrived in Ireland when it swam ashore from a ship sunk in the Spanish Armada, arrived to later cross-breed with local dogs and breed.