Irish names starting with I

The I names in brief

• Iarlaith · “EER-la” · Boy's name · also Jarlath, Iarfhlaith
  Possibly 'tributary lord'. St Jarlath founded the school of Tuam in County Galway, where, legend says, he was told to drive his chariot until a wheel broke, and to build his church there. It broke at Tuam, which became the ecclesiastical capital of Connacht.
• Íde · “EE-da” · Girl's name · also Ita, Ida
  From íte, 'thirst' — traditionally read as 'thirst for holiness'. St Íde of Killeedy in County Limerick was called 'the foster-mother of the saints of Ireland' and is said to have taught St Brendan the Navigator as a child. Her name's meaning, thirst, was explained by her hagiographers as a thirst for divine love.
• Irial · “IR-ee-al” · Boy's name
  An ancient name; Woulfe records no meaning for it. 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.

Also spelled with I

Listed on the atlas under another spelling, but the I form is the one many families carry — they are the same name.

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