A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, most surnames are patronymic surnames (distinct from patronyms, which...
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"[t]he name of the State is Éire, or, in the English language, Ireland". Hence, the Irish state has two official names, Éire (in Irish) and Ireland (in English)...
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in Ireland are anglicisations of Irish language names; that is, adaptations of the Irish names to English phonology and spelling. However, some names come...
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commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne. During the "Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out...
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Mór is an Irish language feminine given name. Mór is a feminine first name used in Ireland since the medieval era. It may have been the original form of...
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Lasairfhíona (Irish pronunciation: [ˈl̪ˠasˠəɾʲˌiːnˠə]), is an Irish language feminine given name. The name means "wine flame" or "flame of wine" as it...
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The Irish (Irish: Na Gaeil or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and...
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the Irish Free State in 1922 (now the Republic of Ireland, officially named "Ireland"). In addition to, and sometimes instead of, its official name, several...
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Fedelm, Gaelic-Irish female given name. It has been Latinized as Fidelma. Fedelm was a name that, like Flann, could be used by both sexes. It has been...
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Maeve (redirect from Maeve (Irish name))
mayv) is a female given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish name Méabh, which was spelt Meadhbh in Early Modern Irish (pronounced [mʲɛɣv]), Meḋḃ...
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Cainnech (Modern Irish: Cainneach) is an Old Irish given name. Cainnech appears to have belonged to that class of Irish names which were suitable for both...
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Neil (redirect from Neil (name))
is a masculine name of Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from...
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given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It comes from the Irish surname...
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Éire (redirect from Éire - replaced Irish Free State in 1937)
Éire (Irish: [ˈeːɾʲə] ) is the Irish Gaelic name for "Ireland". Like its English counterpart, the term Éire is used for both the island of Ireland and the...
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Persian-Greek name Kyra. Kira can also be the diminutive of the old and rare masculine given name Avvakir. Kira is one of several Anglicized forms of the Irish name...
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Surname (redirect from Family name etymology)
some names are unknown or unclear. The most common European name in this category may be the Irish name Ryan, which means 'little king' in Irish. Also...
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The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is a name used by various resistance organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Organisations by...
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The Irish Free State (6 December 1922 – 29 December 1937), also known by its Irish name Saorstát Éireann (English: /ˌsɛərstɑːt ˈɛərən/ SAIR-staht AIR-ən...
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[ˈeːd̪ˠiːnʲ]; Old Irish: Étaín) is an Irish feminine given name. It is sometimes anglicised as Aideen. Étaín is the name of a heroine from Irish mythology, and...
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Personal Names. p. 133. "MAITIÚ - Irish Names and Surnames". Library Ireland. Retrieved 28 February 2021. Woulfe, Patrick (1923). Irish Names and Surnames...
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influenced Ireland's cuisine thereafter and, as a result, is often closely associated with Ireland. Representative Irish dishes include Irish stew, bacon...
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(died 1527) Index of Names in Irish Annals: Mór Muman / Mór Mhumhan This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link...
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Brian (redirect from Brian (name))
name was mingled with the 'Irish' version. Also, in the north-west of England, the 'Irish' name was introduced by Scandinavian settlers from Ireland....
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and that both the Welsh and Irish forms are Latin derivatives. The Welsh name is a cognate and near-homonym of the Irish name Eógan (pronounced /'oːəun/...
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Eva, or (like Eva) used as an anglicization of the Irish name Aoife. Āvā is also a feminine given name in the Persian language, meaning "voice, sound"....
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Celtic onomastics (redirect from Irish surname prefixes)
subsequently became prominent in Ireland. In addition to all this, Irish-speaking areas still follow the old tradition of naming themselves after their father...
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in 2004, the names "Keira" and "Kiera" (anglicisation of Irish name Ciara) respectively became the 51st and 92nd most popular girls' names in the UK, following...
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(usually female) first name. Mara is Irish for ocean. As a surname, it may be: Hungarian: from a pet form of the personal names Mária, Márkus (Hungarian...
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Irish property bubble. The Great Recession lasted until 2014, and was followed by a new period of strong economic growth. The Irish name for Ireland is...
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Fiona (redirect from Fiona (name))
Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins. It means white or fair, the Irish name Fíona means vine. It was coined by Scottish writer William Sharp...
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