Boy's name
Peadar
“PAD-ar”
the Irish form of Peter, 'rock'
The story behind the name
Peadar Kearney wrote 'The Soldier's Song', Amhrán na bhFiann, in 1907; it became the national anthem in 1926. He was Brendan Behan's uncle, which explains a good deal about that family's way with a line.
Where the name belongs
Famous people with this name
- Peadar Kearney (1883–1942) — Irish song writer
- Peadar Ua Laoghaire (1839–1920) — Irish writer
- Peadar O'Donnell (1893–1986) — Irish republican, socialist activist, politician and writer
- Peadar Tóibín (born 1974) — Irish politician
- Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (1856–1942) — Irish writer and politician
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Peadar on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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