These Irish surnames pull double duty as first names for babies!Getty Images
There are lots of lovely Irish baby names out there that are favoured by lots of parents at home and abroad - but today we’ve decided to look to traditional Irish surnames for inspiration instead.
Passed down from one generation to the next, these versatile Irish last names not only sound lovely – they also have strong roots spanning centuries.
Looking to our nation’s surnames, we’ve rounded up 21 top picks that we believe would make for a brilliant name for your little baby boy or girl!
Irish surnames that make brilliant baby boy names:
Tobin
Meaning ‘God is good’
Rourke
Meaning ‘champion’
Sullivan
Meaning ‘dark eyes’
Boyle
Meaning ‘pledge’
Connell
Meaning ‘high and mighty’
Murphy
Meaning ‘sea warrior’
Campbell
Meaning ‘crooked’
Cullen
Meaning ‘son of the holy one’
Rowan
Meaning ‘little red-head’
Keane
Meaning ‘fighter’
Lennon
Meaning ‘sweetheart’
Irish surnames that make brilliant baby girl names:
Morgan
Meaning ‘born of the sea’
Kelly
Meaning ‘bright-headed’
Deeley
Meaning ‘dark-haired’
Fallon
Meaning ‘superior’
Reilly
Meaning ‘courageous’
Kennedy
Meaning ‘helmet-headed’
Casey
Meaning ‘watchful’
Sloan
Meaning ‘warrior’
Quinn
Meaning ‘wise’
Regan
Meaning ‘little king’
*This article was originally published on RollerCoaster.ie.