How do you pronounce Irial?

Irial is pronounced “IR-ee-al”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Irial mean?

Irial means an ancient name; Woulfe records no meaning for it.

Is Irial a boy's or a girl's name?

Irial is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

Boy's name

Irial

“IR-ee-al”

an ancient name; Woulfe records no meaning for it

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

Formerly in use among the O'Farrells, O'Kennedys and O'Loghlens — one of the oldest names in the Irish record and one of the rarest now.

Where the name belongs

Longford Clare

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