Used for girls and boys
Nollaig
“NUL-ig”
'Christmas'
The story behind the name
The Irish word for Christmas, used for children born at that season — the exact equivalent of the French Noël, and used for boys and girls alike.
Famous people with this name
- Nollaig Ó Gadhra (1943–2008) — Irish historian and journalist, Irish-language activist
- Nollaig Casey (born 1953) — Irish musician
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Nollaig on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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