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Names for your pet
Personality Traits Perhaps you'd like to name your pet after his or her most outstanding personality trait. This is another common way to name pets. We've all known dogs named Fido (Latin for "faithful") and Rover. Some of these names mean 'warrior' or 'fierce'. Perhaps you'd like these characteristics to stand out for your guard dog. This table also includes names based on other physical characteristics besides color.

Name	Approx. pronounciation	Meaning	Other forms
Aeveen	AY veen	prompt; ready	Éimhín
Aideen	AY deen	jealousy	Étain
Asna; Esna	OS na; ES na	musical sound	Easnadh
Beccan	BEK kin	small	Beagán
Beck	BEK	small	Beag
Begley	BEG lee	little hero	Beaglaoich
Bergin	BER gin	robber; brigand	Beirgín
Brady; Bradigan	BRAY dee; BRAD I gin	spirited	Bradaigh; Bradagáin
Brogan	BRO gin	sharp-faced. Also the word for ‘shoe’	Brógán; Bróccán
Calvagh	KAL va	bald	Cabhlach
Cara	CAR a	friend	-
Casey	KAY see	vigilant in war	Cathasaigh
Cass	KAS	curly haired	Cas
Cassan	KAS sin	curly haired	Cassán
Dallan	DAL in	blind	Dallán
Darragh; Dary	DAR a; DEH ree	fruitful; fertile	Dáire
Deirdre	DEER dra; DAYR dra	chatterer	Deirdriu
Donleavy	dun LEE vee	dark one of the mountains	Don Sléibhe
Doran	DOR in	exiled person	Ò Deoráin
Eamon	AY min	wealthy guardian	Éamann
Eltin	EL tin	lively; nimble	Eltín
Enat	EE nit	faithful; sincere	Íonait
Enda	EN da	bird-like	Éanna
Eveleen	EV a leen	beauty; radience	Éibhlín
Fallon	Fal lin	leader	Fallamhán
Fidelma	fih DEL ma	ever good	Feidhelm
Fionchán	FYUN khawn	shaggy	-
Gallagher	GAL uh her	lover of strangers	Gallchobhar
Gillon	GIL lin	lad	Giolláin
Grania	GRAW nya	she who inspires terror	Gráinne
Hanlon	HAN lin	champion	Ó hAnluain
Hogan	HO gin	little lad	Ò hÒgáin
Irial	EAR ee ul	elf	Aillill
Kearney	KUR nee	either fox or victorious	Catharnaigh; Cearnaigh
Keavy; Keeva	KEE veKEE vae,	beauty; grace	Caoimhe
Keehan	KEE in	blind	Caochán
Keevin; Kevin	KEEV in; KEV on	friend; beloved	Caomhán
Kennedy	KEN nid ee	ugly head	Cinnéde
Kiely; Kyla	KY ul ee; KY la	graceful	Cadhla
Larkin	LAR kin	cruel or fierce	Lorcán
Loman	LO min	bare	Lomán
Lorcan	LOR kin	cruel or fierce	Lorcán
Lowery	LOW ur ee	speaker	Labhradha
Mallan	MAL lin	lightning	Meallán
Maolisa	mel EE sa	servant of Jesus	Mael Íosa
Marcan	MAR kin	steed	Marcán
Mungin	MUN gin	long haired	Mongán
Nollaig	NUL lig	Christmas	-
Ogan	O gin	little lad	Ógán
Pooka	POO ka	mischievous sprite	Púca
Quinlan	KWIN lin	beautiful shape	Caoinlán
Ryan	RY in	little king	Ríagáin
Slevin	SLEV in	from the mountains	Sléibhín
Sorley	SOR lee	summer wanderer	Somhairle
Tressa	TRES sa	strength	Treasa

Kindly contributed by Katie Doyle

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