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Radha

Meaning of the Irish name Radha. Listen and learn how to pronounce Radha so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: From radharc meaning “a vision.”

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Radha

PRONUNCIATION: row + a”

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Regan

Meaning of the Irish name Regan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Regan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: Comes from ri “sovereign, king” and the diminutive -in and means “the king’s child” or may come from riogach “impulsive, furious.” Regan may be used for a boy or a girl.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Regan

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Riona

Meaning of the name Riona. Listen and learn how to pronounce Riona so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: From rionach meaning “queenly.” In legend Rionach was the wife of “Niall of the Nine Hostages” (read the legend) and as such is the maternal ancestor of many of the great Irish family dynasties.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Riona Rionach

PRONUNCIATION: ree + in + ock”

ENGLISH: Riona

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Rionach

Meaning of the Irish name Rionach. Listen and learn how to pronounce Rionach so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: From rionach meaning “queenly.” In legend Rionach was the wife of “Niall of the Nine Hostages” (read the legend) and as such is the maternal ancestor of many of the great Irish family dynasties.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Rionach

PRONUNCIATION: ree + in + ock”

ENGLISH: Riona

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Roisin

Meaning of the Irish name Roisin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Roisin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: From the Latin name Rosa and means “little rose.” Records show that the name has been in use in Ireland since the sixteenth century. When the expression of Irish patriotic poetry and song was outlawed during Ireland’s troubled and turbulent past, the Irish bards would disguise their nationalistic verse as love songs. In the figure of Roisin Dubh (“Dark Rosaleen”), a Gaelic poem translated by James Clarence Mangan in 1835, the name became a poetic symbol of Ireland, reflecting the Irish tradition of disguising outlawed patriotic verse as love songs where she is told not to be downhearted for her friends are returning from abroad to come to her aid.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Roisin

PRONUNCIATION: ro + sheen”

ENGLISH: Rosaleen

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Rori

Meaning of the name Rori. Listen and learn how to pronounce Rori so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: From rua + ri “red-headed king” it is often used as the feminine of the name Rory.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Rori Ruari

PRONUNCIATION: ro + ree”

ENGLISH: Rori

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Rosaleen

Meaning of the name Rosaleen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Rosaleen so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name.

MEANING: From the Latin name Rosa and means “little rose.” Records show that the name has been in use in Ireland since the sixteenth century. When the expression of Irish patriotic poetry and song was outlawed during Ireland’s troubled and turbulent past, the Irish bards would disguise their nationalistic verse as love songs. In the figure of Roisin Dubh (“Dark Rosaleen”), a Gaelic poem translated by James Clarence Mangan in 1835, the name became a poetic symbol of Ireland, reflecting the Irish tradition of disguising outlawed patriotic verse as love songs where she is told not to be downhearted for her friends are returning from abroad to come to her aid.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Rosaleen Roisin

PRONUNCIATION: ro + sheen”

ENGLISH: Rosaleen

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Ruari

Meaning of the Irish name Ruari. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ruari so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: From rua + ri “red-headed king” it is often used as the feminine of the name Rory.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Ruari

PRONUNCIATION: ro + ree”

ENGLISH: Rori

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Ryanne

Meaning of the Irish name Ryanne. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ryanne so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name.

MEANING: From ri + the diminutive -in meaning “little king” and has become a female form of Ryan.

GENDER: Girl | Female

IRISH NAME: Ryanne

PRONUNCIATION: rye + an”

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