From Irish Pedigrees; or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation, by John O'Hart, 5th Edition, 1892
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(a.) CHRISTIAN NAMES OF MEN
The following are a few of the ancient Irish Christian names of Men, which have been anglicised:
| The Name in Irish | Anglicised |
| Berach, | Barry. |
| Brian, | Bernard, Barney, Barnaby. |
| Conn, | Constantine, Corney, Cornelius. |
| Cosnava, | Constantine. |
| Cuconnacht, | Constantine, Connor. |
| Cumaighe, | Quintin. |
| Dathi, | David. |
| Dubhalethe, | Dudley. |
| Dubhaltach, | Dudley. |
| Dubhdara, | Dudley. |
| Ferdorach, | Frederic, Frederick, Ferdinand. |
| Giolla-Padraic, | Patrick. |
| Heremon, | Irwin (now nearly obsolete). |
| Lughaidh, | Lewy, Lewis. |
| Melaghlin, | Malachy, Malachi. |
| Ruadhri, | Rory, Roderick, Roger. |
| Tomoltach, | Timothy, Thomas. |
A few ancient Irish names of Women are here given; but, for fuller information on the subject, the reader is referred to Ban-Seanchus (meaning "History of Remarkable Women"); which forms a curious tract in the Book of Leacan, fol. 193--
| Name in Irish. | Anglicised. |
| Aine, | Hannah. |
| Brighid, | Bridget. |
| Finola or Finnghuala, meaning "of the fair shoulders." | Nuala, and Penelopé. |
| Graine, | Grace. |
| Lasairfhina, | Lassarina. |
| Meadhbh [meave], | Maud, Mab, Mabby. |
| Mor [more], majestic, | Martha, Mary. |
| Sadhbh [soyv], | Sabina, Sally. |
| Sorcha, | Sarah, Sally, Lucy, Lucinda. |
| Una, | Winnifred, Winny. |
| Sheela, | Celia, Sibby. |
Dearforgail or Dearvorgal,* which signifies "a purely fair daughter;" and is derived from dear, a daughter, and forgil, purely fair.
Dubhdeasa or Dudeasa, signifies "a dark-haired beauty;" and is derived from dubh [duff], dark, and deas, beautiful. This word is the root of the sirnames Dease and Deasy.
Flanna signified "a rosy-complexioned beauty."
* Dearvorgal: See No. 112 on the "O'Rourke" pedigree, for Dearvorgal, the wife of Tiernan O'Ruarc, Prince of West Brefni; to whom, in "The Song of O'Ruarc," Thomas Moore alludes in his Irish Melodies.