Baby Names by Country

Names are important in every country. Many cultures have naming ceremonies that range from as early as birth to as late as adulthood.

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Irish names

Irish names are becoming increasingly popular with the 20 million-plus Americans of Irish extraction. While the first waves of immigrants generally tried to downplay their ancestry in order to fit in, the third and fourth generations are celebrating the beauty in both the sound and meaning of many Irish names.

Girls

Boys

Adelle – noble, kind
Ashling – dream or vision
Cara – a friend
Carly – champion, strong
Gráinne (pronounced GRAWN-yah) – love, pirate queen
Hannah – flower
Leah – light of the sun
Oonagh – Queen of the fairies
Saoirse (pronounced SEAR-shah) – free
Zoey – life

Aidan – little fiery one

Carey – from the river (also girls)
Ciaran – (pronounced KEER-ron) dark, black
Conn – leader, chief
Declan – goodness
Desmond – the world
Fintan – fair
Liam – guardian
Ryan – little king
Senan – old and wise

African

Names were incredibly important in ancient African cultures, capturing a unique mysticism and cultural diversity that has carried over into the baby naming celebrations in many African American homes today.

Girls

Boys

Abeni – girl prayed for

Aissa – grateful
Dafina – (pronounced Dah-FEE-nah) unexpected gift, treasure
Faizah – (pronounced Fah-EE-zah) she who is victorious (Swahili)
Keisha – favorite
Lisha – mysterious (Nigeria)
Mandisa – sweet
Ona – fire (West Africa)
Saidah – happy, fortunate
Zarina – golden

Asad – lion (Somalian)

Bron – origin
Denzel – wild one (African American)
Dinari – (pronounced Dee-NAR-ree) shinning star
Gahiji – hunter
Jabari – brave, fearless
Lakin – found treasure (African American)
Kenan – Traditional male name (Malawi)
Oji – bearer of gifts (Nigeria)
Tahir – (pronounced ta-HERE) pure (Egypt)

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French

Just ordering a sandwich in the French language sounds beautiful. If you have French ancestry, consider some of the names below for your baby.

Girls	Boys
Aubrey – rules with elf-wisdom Carine – pure Clarisse – bright, shining and gentle Cosette – victorious Francine – from France, free one Ghislaine – sweet pledge Isabelle – devoted to God Lela – loyalty Marguerite – pearl Nichole – people's victory	Audon – old, rich Carel – strong Chase – hunter Corbyn – raven-haired Devin – divine, perfect Dilan – like a lion. Garren – guardian Iven - little archer Justin – just, upright Ray – kingly

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