Cool Irish Names for Babies. Linda Rosenkrantz

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      Celebrities on both sides of the Atlantic, those with and without Hibernian roots, have long been partial to Irish names. Here are some of the coolest, along with our reasons for thinking so:

      AIDAN Scott Hamilton (Olympic figure skater), Robert F Kennedy, Jr

      Once a pet form of Aodh, which means ‘little fire’, Aidan is spreading like wildfire from Edinburgh to Pittsburgh, prized for its strength and charm. Also seen as Aédán, Aodhán, Aiden, Eadan and Edan (not to mention Aidyn, Ayden, Adon and countless other ‘creative forms’).

      AOIFE Ciarán Hinds

      Popular name dating back to a fierce woman warrior in early myth, it has been anglicised as Eva and Ava.

       BECKETT Malcolm McDowell, Melissa Etheridge

      An appealing last-name name rich in literary associations, both to the play and film based on the life of St Thomas à B. and to the Irish playwright-novelist Samuel B., it’s red hot in Hollywood.

      BRIAN Nancy Kerrigan

      The skating champ went with this perennial, tried-and-true favourite, the namesake of Brian Boru, legendary Irish warrior-king.

      CASHEL Daniel Day-Lewis

      The Irish actor and his American wife chose an unusual Irish place name for their son; it’s also seen as Caisel.

      CIARÁN Padraig Harrington

      The internationally known champion golfer chose a name that’s growing in popularity, in both this and in the Kieran spelling that was used by actress Julianna Margulies.

      COLIN Paul Stanley

      The member of iconic ghoul rock group Kiss picked this perennially popular offshoot of Nicholas.

      CONNOR Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise

      Spelled with one n or two, this anglicised version of Conchobhar, renowned in Irish myth, has long been popular in Eire and is climbing the popularity lists of other countries as well.

      DARBY Patrick Dempsey

      Disney’s Darby O’Gill and the Little People made this spirited, light-hearted name seem more Irish than it actually is.

      DONOVAN Charisma Carpenter (of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer fame), Noel Gallagher

      Another appealing last-name name, this one has long outgrown its ‘Mellow Yellow’ associations.

      EVER Milla Jovovich and Paul Anderson

      In addition to being an evocative word name, this is an Anglicisation of the Irish Éibhear, originating with one of the mythic leaders of the first Gaelic settlers in Ireland.

      FINLEY Chris O’Donnell

      One of the newly popular Fin-family of names, also spelled Finlay (as used by Sadie Frost).

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