Indubitably, Eire is a nation of canine lovers.
A 2016 research by iReach for Purina discovered that 72% of Irish individuals assume having a canine “completes the household.”
And practically 36% of Irish houses have a canine whereas solely 10% personal a cat, in keeping with a 2009 research by the University College Dublin.
That’s as a result of greater than 65% of Eire is farmland. And most Irish residents stay in sprawling ranch-style homes as a substitute of cramped studio residences.
Even Manx cats — tailless felines that come from the Isle of Man, an island within the Irish sea between Northern Eire and Nice Britain— have canine traits.
As Eire’s solely cat breed, they’re extraordinarily loyal and can observe you round. Manx cats additionally prefer to retrieve and bury their toys.
Whether or not you bleed orange and inexperienced or are counting the seconds ’til St. Patrick’s Day, listed below are 500+ attainable Irish-inspired cat names.
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A
Aaron — Excessive mountain
Aengus — One power; the Celtic god of affection
Adair — A crossing or ford on the oak tree
Adamnan — Little Adam
Aed (ayd) — Fireplace
Ahern — Lord of the horses
Ailin (ay-LEEN) — Noble
Alan — Peaceable or good-looking
Alastar (ah-lah-star) — Defender of the individuals
Alpin — Enticing
Amargein (aw-veer-een) — Start of music
Amon (ay-mon) — Rich protector
Aodhan (eh-dawn or ay-dawn) — Fireplace
Aralt — Military ruler
Ardal (ahr-dawl) — Bear-like valor
Arlen — Hare land
Artwork — Bear
Arwan — The Celtic god of the lifeless, battle, revenge, and terror
Augustine — Nice, magnificent
Auliffe (ao-lahf) — Ancestor’s relic
B
Bainbridge — Honest bridge
Banning — Small, truthful one
Bairre (baw-re) — Honest-haired
Bard — Singer-poet
Beacan (be-kawn or ba-kawn) — Tiny one
Bearach (ba-rak) — Pointed, sharp
Behan — Bee
Belenus (bel-en-us) — The solar god from Celtic mythology
Benen — Gentle
Berkeley — Birch tree meadow
Blaine — Angular or slender
Blair — Discipline or plain
Blathmac (blaw-vak) — Flower son
Bogart — Bathroom or marshland
Bran (brawn) — Raven
Bray — Marsh
Brayden — Salmon
Breasal (bree-sal) — Land of the blessed
Brian — Noble
Brandon — Prince
Breck — Freckled
Brody — Ditch
Brogan — Small shoe
C
Calhoun — From the slender forest
Callaghan — Lover of church buildings
Callum (kal-um) — Dove
Carney — Warlike
Carrick — Rock
Carlow — 4-part lake
Carroll — Hacking with a weapon
Cashel — Fortress or fortress
Cathal (ka-hal) — Robust in battle
Cernunnos — The horned fertility and searching god in Celtic mythology
Cian (kee-an) — Historical or enduring
Cillian (kill-ee-an) — Warfare strife or little church
Ciaran (kee-ran) — Little darkish one
Clancy — Crimson warrior
Cluny — From the meadow
Collin — Cub or pet
Comhghall (KOH-gahn or CO-en) — Fellow hostage
Conan — Wolf
Conor — Lover of hounds
Cormac — Charioteer
Conway — Hound of the plain
Craig — Rock
Criofan (KREE-fan) — Fox
Culley — Meadow
Cunningham — Village of the milk pail
D
Dagda (dag-duh) — The “good god”, the supreme deity and chief of the traditional Celtic pantheon
Dahy (day-hee) — Fast-footed
Daimine — Deer or ox
Daithi (da-hee) — Nimbleness or swiftness
Dalaigh (dawl-ee) — Counsellor
Declan — Filled with goodness
Delaney — Darkish challenger
Dempsey — Proud
Dermot — Free from envy
Desmond — One from Desmond
Devlin — Unfortunate
Diarmuid (deer-mid) — With out an enemy
Digby — A city with a ditch or dike
Dinsmore — Fortified hill
Dooley — Darkish hero
Donnacha (done-acka) — Brown-haired warrior
Donal (Dho-nal) — Ruler of the world
Dow — Darkish-haired
Doyle — Darkish Stranger
E
Eamon (ee-mon or ay-mon) — Rich protector
Earnan — Severe
Elatha (ahl-a-hah) — Artwork
Emmet — Irish orator and patriot who led the unsuccessful 1798 Irish Rebellion in opposition to the British
Eochaid (oh-kad) — Horse
Eoghan (oh-win) — Born of the yew tree
Erc — Battle boar
Euston — Coronary heart
F
Fagin (fay-gin) — Rustic
Faolan (Fay-lawn) — Little wolf
Felix — Fortunate
Ferdia — Man of God
Fergal — Courageous
Fergus — Man of drive
Ferris — Rock
Fiachra (FEE-uh-khruh) — Raven or hunt and king
Finnbar — Honest-haired
Finn — Honest, blonde
Finnegan — Little truthful one
Fintan — White bull or white hearth
Fitzgerald — Son of Gerald
Fogarty — Exiled one
Foley — Plunderer
Forbes — Rich or cussed
Flynn — Ruddy
Frederick — Peaceable ruler
Fursey — Advantage
G
Gaibhne — The Celtic god of blacksmiths
Gaeth — Skillful
Gallagher — Eagle helper
Galvin — Sparrow
Galway — A vibrant waterside metropolis in western Eire
Garrett — Spear power
Garvey — Tough place
Genty — Snow
Gilroy — Dedicated to the king
Glendon — One from a valley or fortress
Gordon — Beloved
Grady — Noble
Gulliver — Glutton
Guthrie — Windy place
Gus — Nice
Man — Wise
H
Hagan — Younger
Haley — Ingenious
Harkin — Darkish crimson
Harmon — Soldier
Hartigan — Descendent of Arthur
Hobart — Shiny, shinning mind
Hogan — Youth
Hoyt — Spirit, thoughts
Hugh — Thoughts, mind
Hurley — Sea tide
I
Iarom (ear-um) — Sacred title
Iollan (ul-an) — One who worships a special god
Irv — Good-looking
Ivo — Archer, yew wooden
J
Jarlath (jar-lath) — Prince
Ok
Kane (key-in) — Enduring
Keallach (kall-ach)— Little Kelly
Keefe (kiy-f) — Good-looking and noble
Keenan — Historical
Keenan — Little Keene
Kelvin -— Slim river
Kendrick — Son of Henry
Kennard — Courageous chieftain
Kennedy (ki-ne-dee) — Ugly head
Kenyon -— White-haired
Kermit — Freeman
L
Labraid — Speaker
Labras — Laurel bush
Laegaire (lee-ree) — Calf herder
Lee — From the River Lee
Lawler — Mutterer
Lennan (lan-awn) — Lover
Liam — Robust-willed warrior or protector
Llyr — The Celtic god of the ocean and underworld
Lochlan (lok-lun) — Land of the lakes
Lonan (lyo-nawn) — Blackbird
Lorcan — Silent or fierce
Lugh (bathroom) — The Celtic god of justice, legal guidelines, and kings
Lunn — Warlike
Lynch — Mariner
M
Macarthur — Son of Arthur
Maccoy — Son of Hugh
Mackenzie — Son of Kenzie
Mackinnley — Son of the discovered ruler
Maguire — Son of the beige one
Mahon — Bear
Malachi (mala-ki) — Messenger of God
Mannix — Little monk
Manus (ma-nuhs) — Nice
Mayo — Yew-tree plain
Michael (me-haul) — Who’s like God?
Merritt — Useful
Meallan (mahl-an) — Lightening
Midir (my-tir) — The Celtic god of lakes and rivers
Morrisey — Sea selection
Murchadh (MUR-kha or MOOR-uh-ka) — Sea warrior
N
Néit — The Celtic god of battle
O
Odhran (o-ran) — Darkish-haired
Oisin (o-sheen) — Small deer
Odhran (orin) — Little pale inexperienced one
Oran (ohr-an) — Otter
Oscar — Deer lover
P
Patrick — Nobly born
Peadar (pad-ar) — Rock
Patterson — Son of Pat
Phelan (fwail-awn) — Wolf
Q
Quigley — Unkempt
Quill — Scribe with a quill pen
Quillon — Crossing swords
Quinlan — Athletic
R
Raymond — Counselor
Rian (ree-an) — Little king
Riddock — Clean area
Riordan (reer-don) — Royal poet
Roarke — Well-known ruler
Roc — Individual with frizzy hair
Rónán (ROH-nawn) — Pledge
Ross — Headland
S
Scanlon — Little trapper
Scully — City crier
Séafra (shee-a-fra) — God’s peace
Seamus — Supplanter
Sean — God is gracious
Seanán (shaw-nawn) — Historical
Searc (shark) — Affection, love
Shane — Reward from God
Skelly — Storyteller
Sleibhin (sle-veen) — Mountain man
Sloan — Warrior
Somhairle — Summer time wanderer
Strahan — Minstrel
Steafán (stef-ahn) — Topped with laurel
Struthers -— Brook
T
Tadhg (tige) — Poet or bard
Tarlach (tahr-lak) — Instigator
Taranis — The Celtic god of thunderstorms
Tiarnach (teer-nahk) — Superior
Tomas — Twin
Tormey — Thunder spirit
Treasach (trah-sak) — Fierce
Trevor — Prudent
Troy — Foot soldier
Turlough (tur-la) — One who aids
Tyrone — From the land of the yew tree
U
Ulick (oo-lick) — Little William
Ultan — Man from Ulster or Northern Eire
V
Verlin — Farthing Coin
W
William — Robust protector
A
Adina — Delicate
Aibreann (ab-rawn) — April
Aideen (ay-deen) — Fireplace
Aifric (eye-fric) — Nice
Aileen — Shiny, shining mild
Ailis — God is my oath
Áine (awn-ya) — The Celtic goddess of wealth and summer time
Aisling (ash-ling) — Dream or imaginative and prescient
Alannah — Darling little one
Alma — Good
Annabella — Pleasure
Aoife (ee-fuh) — Stunning
Aoibhinn (ee-van or ay-veen) — Stunning sheen
Arlise — Oath
Ashlynn — Dream
Augusteen — Nice
B
Báirbre (BAR-bruh) — Stranger
Badb (bibe) — Scald-crow; the Celtic goddess of battle
Bernadette — Braveness of a bear
Beatha (beh-tha) — Livelihood
Bevin (bay-vin) — Honest Girl
Bidu — Energy, energy
Binne — Candy, melodious
Blair — From the plain
Blanche — White
Blathnaid (blaw-nid) — Blossom or flower
Boann — The Celtic goddess of water, fertility, inspiration, and data
Brazil -— Strife
Breck — Freckled
Breena — Fairy place
Brigid (bri-guhd) — The Celtic goddess of therapeutic, poetry, and smithcraft
Brina — Speckled
Brit — Noticed
Bronagh (brona) — Unhappy or sorrowful
Bryg (bree) — Excessive or mighty
C
Cadhla (ky-lah) — Stunning and swish
Caitlin — Pure
Cailleach (key-iy-ch) — Veiled one; the Celtic crone goddess of winds and winter
Caoimhe (kwee-va or kee-va) — Treasured
Cara — Buddy
Carmel — Winery
Cassidy — Curly-haired
Catriona (ka-tree-na) — Clear
Cerridwen — Energy underworld goddess whose potions introduced data and rebirth to the world
Cinnie — Magnificence
Claire — Well-known
Cliodhna (Klee-na) — The Celtic goddess of magnificence and love
Cliona (klee-ona) — Shapely
Collen — Lady
Cordelia — Jewel of the ocean
Cristín (kris-teen) — Christian
D
Daimhin (daw-veen) — Little deer
Darcy — Descendant of the darkish one
Danu — The traditional mom of all Celtic gods and of the Irish individuals
Davan — Beloved
Dearbhla (der-vla) —True need
Decla — Lady of prayer
Deirdre (deer-dra) — Lady or sorrow
Devnet (downet) — Poet
Doreen — Moody
Duana — Tune
E
Eachna (ahk-na) — Steed
Eabha (ey-va) — Life
Éadaoin (eh-deen) — Blissful buddy
Ealga (ale-ga) — Courageous
Edana — Firey
Eileen — Nice
Eimile — Rival
Eimear (ee-mur) — Swift
Eistir (ayst-er) — Star
Eithne (ith-nee) — Kernel of a nut or seed
Elva — Chief of the elves
Emily — Industrious
Enat (ey-nit) — Little hearth
Erin — Peace
Erlina — Lady from Eire
Etain — Jealousy
Eveleen (ave-leen) — Longed for little one
Evelyn — Life
F
Fania — Ring
Ferelith — True sovereignty
Fey — Fairy
Fiadh (fee-a) — Wild
Fidelma — Fixed
Fianait (fyan-it or fee-nat) — Deer
Finola (finn-ula) — Honest-shouldered
Fiona — White
G
Gemma — Treasured stone
Geiléis (gyel-aysh) — Shiny swan
Glynis —Valley
Gormlaith (gorm-lee) — Blue Girl
Grainne (graw-ni-eh) — The Irish Celtic goddess of the grain or harvest
Gwendolyn — White forehead
Gweneth — Honest
H
Helen — Gentle
Hilde — Battle maid
I
Ide (ee-da) — Thirst for goodness or data
Imogen (imma-jen) — Maiden or daughter
Iona — Blessed
Isibéal (ish-a-behl) — Consecrated to God
Ok
Kady — First
Karan — Little buddy or little beloved
Kayleigh — Slender and truthful
Keavy — Gentleness
Keela — A magnificence that solely poetry can seize
Kennocha (ken-oh-kuh) — Magnificence
Kiara — Darkish
Kiana — Smooth, artificial materials
Kiley — Good wanting
Kinnat — Historical
Kyna (key-na) — Love
L
Labhaoise (lau-ee-shuh) — Holiness
Liadan (lyah-dan) — Grey girl
Laoise (lee-sha) — Gentle
Lucy — Bringer of sunshine
M
Mab — Child
Macha — The Celtic goddess of battle
Maeve (may-veh) — Nice pleasure
Maire (my-ra) — Bitter
Mairead (mi-rade) — Pearl
Maitilde — Battle maiden
Makenna — Blissful one
Maolisa (mail-issa) — Follower of Jesus
Meara (meer-a) — Sea
Meryl (mur-el) — Shiny as the ocean
Mona — Noble, good
Morrigan (mohr-ee-gan) — Phantom queen
Morgan — Sea dweller
Moya — Nice
Muireann (mweer-in) — Sea white
Muirne (meer-ne) — Excessive-spirited
Muiriol (meer-ol) — Sea vivid
Myrna — Beloved
N
Nainsi (nan-see) — Grace
Neala — Feminine champion
Neave (neev) — Luster
Nessa — Tough
Niamh (neev or nee-iv) — Brightness
Nora — Torch
Nuala (noo-lah) — Honest shoulder
O
Oonagh (Una) — Lamb
Orla — Golden princess
Ornice — Olive-colored
Ornóra — Honor
P
Paili (pahl-ee) — Bitter
Patricia — Noble
Pegeen — Pearl
Philomena — Highly effective buddy
R
Rainbow — A multicolored curved line within the sky
Raunak — Fantastic thing about nature
Regina — Queen
Renny — Grace
Riona (ree-ona) — Saint
Rita — Pearl
Roisin (ro-sheen) — Little rose
Rowena — White hair
Rylee — Brave
S
Sabrina — From the River Severn
Sadhbh (sive, sigh-v) — Candy
Saoirse (ser-sha) — Freedom or liberty
Sarai (sar-eye) — Princess
Síle (shee-la) — Blind
Sinéad (shee-naid) — God is gracious
Siobhán (shiv-on) — Filled with attraction
Sive — Candy
Shauna — Treasured
Shannon — Clever river
Sheena — God’s gracious present
Shevonne — The lord is gracious
Seosaimhthín – (shoh-sa-veen) — God will add
Sorcha (sur-ka) — Radiant
Steise (steh-shuh) — Reborn
Sybil (shuh-beh) — Prophetess
T
Tallulah — Leaping water
Tara — Tower
Tessie — Harvester
Tipper — Ax
Toiréasa (toh-reh-suh) — Robust
U
Ula — Gem of the ocean
Ulla — To replenish, wealthy highly effective ruler
Úna (oo-nuh) — Lamb
Ursula — Little bear
W
Wanna — God is gracious
Winnifred — Blessed peacemaking
Whitney — White island
Whiltierna — Wolf lord
Wynne — A want fulfilled
Y
Yeats — Gates
Yseult — Honest, light-skinned
Yvon — Archer
Z
Zaira — Princess
Trendy and timeless, these gender-neutral cat names draw inspiration from Catholic poetry, iconic Emerald Island manufacturers, and Irish character.
A
Aiden — Little hearth
Ailbe (ale-by) — White
Aindrea — Manly
Asthore — Liked one
B
Bailey — An Irish creme liqueur
Barra — Honest-haired
Banba — The Celtic Goddess of the spirit of Eire
Berrach (bar-akh) — Sharp
Bellamy — Tremendous buddy
Beltany — a 5.9-foot Neolithic stone circle in County Donegal
Blarney — Skillful battery
Blaine — Yellow
Brady — One with broad eyes
Branna — Raven
Beag (b’yag) — Small
Bushmill — A traditional, light-bodied Irish blended whisky
C
Cabbage — An essential Irish meals staple throughout the Great Potato Famine
Callen – Rock
Caolán (keelin) — Slender and pure
Cahan — Battle
Carey — Darkish, black, or from the fort
Carlin — Little champion
Carson — Son of the marsh dwellers
Casey — Vigilant in battle
Ceallach (kal-ukh) — Shiny-headed
Channing — Wolf cub
Clover — Meadow flower
Coddle — A conventional Irish dish made with sliced pork sausage, bacon rashers, onions, and potatoes
Coinneach (con-yach) — Stunning
Connolly — Fierce as a hound
Cory — From the hole
Curran — Hero
D
Dacey — From the south
Darcie — Darkish one
Daireann (dar-awn) — Bountiful
Darragh (darra) — Darkish oak
Dallas — From the meadow dwelling
Derby — From the deer settlement
Dillon — Flash of lightning
Devin — Poet
Dublin — The capital of Eire
Duff — Olive-skinned
E
Eirnin (air-nin) — Iron
Emerald — Inexperienced gemstone
Enda — Maltese Bird
Ennis — Island
F
Fallon — Chief
Fachtna — Hostile
Farrell — Courageous
Fianna — One with Celtic roots
Flann — Fiery crimson
G
Gael — Gaelic individual
Gormon — Darkish or swarthy
Grady — Noble
Guinness — The chosen one
H
Hurley — Sea tide
I
Eire — Ample land
J
Jameson — A blended Irish whiskey
Ok
Kavanaugh — Born good-looking
Keegan — Descendant of the fiery one
Kelly — Warfare
Keir — Black
Kellen — Swamp, slender
Kennedy — Helmet
Kerry — Darkish
Killian — Little war-like one
Kimball — Warrior chief
Kirby — From the church village
Kynan — Clever and clever
L
Larkin — Fierce, robust
Lennon — Little cloak
Liam — Guardian
Limerick — A humorous, five-line poem
Fortunate — Lucky
M
Madigan — Little canine
Maon (mayn) — Silent
Mccoy — Fireplace
Miach (mee-ach) — Honorable
Murphy — Sea warrior or hound of the ocean
Murtagh — Abilities of the ocean
N
Naoise (nee-sha) — Bond
Nevin — Holy
Niall (nye-al or niel) — Cloud
Nollaig (null-ig) — Christmas
O
Oatcake — A flat biscuit or cracker
P
Payton — Noble
Pangur — From an Previous Irish poem a couple of monk named Brother Aidan and his cat, Pangur Bán, or “white cat”
Phelim — Ever good
Piran — Prayer
Práta (prawh-tah) — The principle Irish phrase for potato
Pusheen — Kitten
Q
Quinn — Mind or chief
R
Radha — View or imaginative and prescient
Rafferty — Rich
Redmond — Protector
Regan — The king’s little one
Renny — Little affluent one
Riley — Brave
Rionnach (ree-in-ock) — Royal
Robin — A singing chicken, vivid fame
Rohan — Sandalwood
Rory — Crimson or rust-colored
Rowen (roe-an) — Little redhead
Ryan — Little king
Rylie — Brave
S
Shamrock — Younger clover
Shannon — Previous and smart; the longest river (224 miles) in all of Britain and Eire
Sheridan — Searcher or wild one
Shea — Esteemed
Shay — Hawk-like or noble
Sláine (slaw-nuh) — Well being
Sullivan — Black-eyed
T
Tayto — Irish chip (“crips) and popcorn model
Teagan — Stunning
Tierney (teer-nee) — Lord of the family
Tremayne — City surrounded by stone
Tully — From the little hill
Turlough — Dry lake
Tyran — From The Land Of Owen
Tynan — Darkish
U
Uaine — Inexperienced, verdant
V
Valentine — Robust and wholesome
Veren — Nice hero
W
Wicklow — Well-known mountains close to Dublin
Z
Zephan — God has hidden
