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The top Irish baby names in America for 2011

Looking for an Irish name? We've got them all here!

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ANTOINETTE KELLY,
IrishCentral Staff Writer
Published Friday, October 28, 2011, 4:05 PM
Updated Friday, October 28, 2011, 4:05 PM

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Aidan, Brayden, Colin, Riley; Kayla, Morgan, Megan, Kaitlyn - you've probably come across a newborn in the past decade with at least one of these names.
 
What do they all have in common? These top names in the U.S. all have Irish roots!
 
For example, the trendy name "Aidan" is the Anglicization of the Gaelic word Aodhán, meaning "little fire," while "Kayla" is a modern creation inspired by the Irish man’s name Cadhla, meaning "slender."
 
If you're an expectant parent looking for an Irish name, or you just want to figure out what your own means, you've come to the right place.
 
We've done all the hard work of gathering the top Irish names in America into one place. All you have to do is sit back and choose one, or two...
 
Boys
 
Ryan: Anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Ríain, meaning "descendent of the little king"
 
Brandon: Anglicization of Breanainn, which possibly means "sword.” Also an English surname meaning “hill top”
 
Logan: From the Irish surname O’Loughan, which is often mistranslated to mean “duck,” which is actually from the Gaelic word “lacha”
 
Austin: Anglicization of the name Aghaistín, the Irish form of Augustine, a Latin name meaning “great” or “magnificent”
 
Kevin: Anglicization of the Irish name Caoimhín, meaning “beautiful birth”
 
Connor: Modern form of the Irish name Conchobhar, meaning “dog lover.” Usually spelled Conor in Ireland
 
Kyle: Anglicization of the Irish word “coil” meaning “woods.” More commonly used in Scotland, where it is from a place name meaning "narrow.”
 
Aidan: Anglicization of Aodhán, meaning “little fire”
 
Brian: Anglicization of the Irish name Brion, meaning “noble”
 
Sean: Irish form of John, which means “gift from God”
 
Owen: Usually a Welsh name. It can be an Anglicization of the Irish names Eoin (form of John) and Eoghan, meaning “born of the yew”
 
Cody: Anglicization of the Irish surname of Norman origin, Mac Óda, meaning “descendent of Otto”
 
Patrick: Ireland’s patron saint’s name which is Latin for “noble.” Padric is the Irish variant
 
Brayden: Anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Bradaoin, meaning “salmon”
 
Tristan: Celtic name whose meaning has been debated, but possibly means “tumult,” or “uproar”

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GeorgeDillon | Apr 30, 2012, 03:53 PM EDT
Just an addendum--kelly tells us that Kyle comes from a word (which she misspells) which means "woods" (the word means the singular, wood). So she wants us to believe that people started calling their sons "wood". Have some sense, Kelly.

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GeorgeDillon | Apr 30, 2012, 03:50 PM EDT
This is utter drivel. Breathtakingly ignorant. Ms Kelly, there's NOTHING Irish about the names, Cody, Tristan, Brayden, Brandon, Logan or Kyle. Where does Irish central get this nonsense?

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