Irish Dog Names

"A collection of great Irish Names."

If you've just adopted a Wolfhound, a Setter, a Spaniel or any other Irish breed you may want to consider an Irish name for your dog.

Or you may just want a name that says proudly Irish and celebrates your pride in your national identity. Either way, you'll find a ton of famous Irish names that will work really well for your dog.

Here are a few examples? What about?;

LYNOTT: Remembering Phil Lynott Singer / Songwriter / Bassist of Thin Lizzy.

GUINNESS: In honor of Arthur Guinness, brewer of the famous Irish beer.

ENYA: After the singer / songwriter, Enya.

There are lots more names like this on the list of Irish Dog names below. Just browse and pick, it's that easy.

p.s. Want to see just the names, without the detail? Click here to visit our Irish Puppy Names Quicklist.

AIDAN Aidan Higgins, Aosdana

ARDAL Ardal O'Hanlon, actor and comedian

ARMSTRONG Jonas Armstrong, actor

BECKETT Samuel Beckett, playwright

BEST George Best, footballer (Northern Ireland)

BONNER Packie Bonner, footballer

BONO Bono, singer of U2

BOYD Stephen Boyd, film actor

BRANAGH Kenneth Branagh, actor

BRENDAN Brendan Kelly, actor

BRENNAN Bridin Brennan, singer

BRONAGH Bronagh Gallagher, actress

BRONTE Patrick Bronte, poet

BROSNAN Pierce Brosnan, actor

BYRNE Gabriel Byrne, actor

CAITLIN Caitlin R. Kiernan, novelist and paleontologist

CASSIDY Elaine Cassidy, actress

CIAN Cian O'Connor, show jumper

CIARAN Ciaran Bourke, musician

CILLIAN Cillian Murphy, actor

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CLANCY	The Clancy Brothers, folk band
CLANNAD	Clannad, traditional band
COLGAN	Michael Colgan, actor
COLM	Colm Meaney, actor
CONNELL	Desmond Connell, Roman Catholic Cardinal of Ireland
CONNELLY	Billy Connelly, Scottish comedian of Irish descent
CUSACK	Catherine Cusack, stage and TV actor
DARA	Dara O'Briain, comedian
DARCY	Gordon D'Arcy, rugby player
DELANY	Ron Delany, Olympic athlete
DEMPSEY	Patrick Dempsey, actor
DERMOT	Dermot Morgan, actor
DERVAL	Derval O'Rourke, athlete
DIARMUID	Diarmuid Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
DOGGETT	Thomas Doggett, actor
DOODY	Alison Doody, actress
DOWNEY	Roma Downey, actress
DUFF	Damien Duff, footballer
DUFFY	Martin Duffy, filmaker and writer
EAMON	Eamon Delaney, author

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EAMONN Eamonn Campbell, musician

EILEEN Eileen Gray, architect

ELLIOTT Seamus Elliott, cyclist

ENDA Enda Colleran, Gaelic footballer

ENYA Enya, singer/songwriter

EOIN Eoin Colfer, author

FARRELL Colin Farrell, actor

FERGUS Fergus Johnston, Aosdana

FINLAY Dave Finlay, WWE wrestler

FIONNULA Fionnula Flanagan, actress

FITZGERALD F. Scott Fitzgerald, novelist

FOLEY Sharon Foley, athlete

FRANCIS Francis Johnston, priest and writer

GEORDAN Geordan Murphy, rugby player

GUINNESS Arthur Guinness, brewer

HEANEY Seamus Heaney, Aosdana, Nobel Laureate

HENNESSY Christie Hennessy, singer/songwriter

HOBAN James Hoban, designer of the White House

JAMESON John Jameson, inventor

JONJO Jonjo O'Neill, jockey

JOYCE James Joyce, novelist

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KAVANAGH	Herminie Templeton Kavanagh, author
KEANE	Roy Keane, footballer
KEENAN	Paddy Keenan, uilleann piper
KELLY	David Kelly, actor
KENNEDY	Brian Kennedy, singer
KEOGH	Andy Keogh, footballer
KERRIGAN	J. M. Kerrigan, actor
KIAN	Kian Egan, singer
KIELY	Benedict Kiely, Aosdana
KIERAN	Kieran Dynes, NASCAR Driver
LIAM	Liam Neeson, actor
LYNOTT	Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy frontman
MACKIN	Sean Mackin, violinist
MAEVE	Maeve Binchy, novelist
MAGUIRE	Sean Maguire, violinist
MAKEM	Sarah Makem, singer
MAURA	Maura O'Connell, singer
MCCARTHY	Mick McCarthy, football manager
MCCONNELL	Mickey McConnell, singer/songwriter
MCCORMACK	John Count McCormack, singer
MCEVOY	Eleanor McEvoy, singer/songwriter

MCGOOHAN	Patrick McGoohan, actor
MCGOVERN	Barry McGovern, actor
MCGRATH	Paul McGrath, footballer
MCGUINNESS	Frank McGuinness, Aosdana
MCKENNA	Barney McKenna, banjo player
MCMANUS	J. P. McManus, businessman
MONAHAN	Patrick Monahan, singer/songwriter
MOONEY	John Mooney, cricketer
MORRISON	Van Morrison, singer/songwriter
MULDOON	Paul Muldoon, poet
MULHERN	Lee Mulhern, singer/songwriter
MURPHY	Derek Murphy, actor
NIALL	Niall Tolbin, actor and comedian
NOLAN	Christopher Nolan, poet, Aosdana
OBRIEN	Conan O'Brien, comedian
OCASEY	Sean O'Casey, playwright
OCONNOR	Sinead O'Connor, singer
ODONOVAN	Harry O'Donovan, scriptwriter
OGARA	Ronan O'Gara, rugby player
OHARA	Maureen O'Hara, actress
OKEEFE	Richard O'Keefe, computer scientist

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OREILLY David J. O'Reilly, CEO of Chevron

ORIORDAN Dolores O'Riordan, singer/songwriter/guitarist

ORLA Orla Fallon, singer, harpist

OSHEA Milo O'Shea, actor

OSULLIVAN Maureen O'Sullivan, actress

PADDY Paddy Casey, singer/songwriter

PADRAIG Padraig Harrington, golfer

PATRICK Saint Patrick, British born Irish patron saint

QUINN Niall Quinn, footballer

RODDY Roddy Doyle, novelist

RODERICK Roderick Flanagan, historian

ROISIN Roisin Murphy, singer

RONAN Ronan Keating, pop singer

RORY Rory Gallagher, blues/rock guitarist

ROWAN William Rowan Hamilton, mathematician

RYAN Frank Ryan, tenor

SEAMUS Seamus Ennis, uilleann piper

SEAN Sean Hughes, comedian

SHANE Shane Filan, pop singer

SHANNON Sharon Shannon, traditional musician

SHARKEY	Tom Sharkey, boxer
SHAY	Shay Given, footballer
SHERIDAN	Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, gothic novelist
SINEAD	Sinead Cusack, actress
TIERNAN	Tommy Tiernan, comedian
TREACY	John Treacy, marathoner
TURLOUGH	Turlough Carolan, harpist and composer
WHELAN	Bill Whelan, composer
WOGAN	Terry Wogan, TV and radio personality
YEATS	William Butler Yeats, poet, Nobel laureate