The meanings behind Irish baby names that could be making a comeback

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Here are some old Irish names moving up the ranks of baby name lists in Ireland

Although they became less common in Ireland itself in recent decades, the past number of years have seen a revival. More and more Irish names are appearing on birth records in Ireland, the UK, and the US each year, the Irish Star reports.

While Irish names that have long been around are having their moment worldwide , some names stemming from ancient Ireland are on the upswing once more on the Emerald Isle. , per the country's Central Statistics Office.Girls RíonaÉala/Éile/AodhlaThe name Éala is increasing in popularity in Ireland. It's a spelling variation of the separate names Éile and Aodhla.

Éile is thought to be a derivative of the name of the Celtic goddess Ériú. Aodhla likely means 'little fiery one', coming from the Irish name 'Aodh', meaning 'fire'.A name from Irish mythology, Muireann was the mother of warrior hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.Irish version of Joan, a name of Hebrew origin meaning 'graced by God' or 'God is gracious'.

Now a unisex name that mostly appears on the list of girl names, this was originally a boy's name referring to a male figure of Irish mythology. Naoise was the nephew of King Conchobar mac Nessa of Ulster.Irish form of Thomas, a name of Semitic origin meaning 'twin'.From the Irish 'con', a grammatical form of 'cú' meaning 'hound'/'wolf'.Seemingly from the Irish 'dair'/'daracha', meaning 'oak' or 'oak tree'.

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