Best Sibling Names for Shaughnessy

honor

From a surname which comes from two distinct sources. As an Irish surname it is a variant of REILLY. As an English surname it is derived from a place name meaning "rye clearing" in Old English.

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendant of Rían". The given name Rían probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Cuinn meaning "descendant of CONN".

lover of hounds

Anglicized form of Irish Deaglán, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Declan was a 5th-century missionary to Ireland.

Variant of BRIANA.

Descendant of Riagán

fair, white

ditch, muddy place

From a surname: either the English surname DELANEY (1) or the Irish surname DELANEY (2).

little seal

Little fire

Attractive, beautiful

descendant of the headstrong one

Rocky place

From the grassland village

Feminine form of BRIAN. This name was used by Edmund Spenser in 'The Faerie Queene' (1590). The name was not commonly used until the 1970s, when it rapidly became popular in the United States.

Little dark one

descendant of the fair one

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Caiside meaning "descendant of CAISIDE".

sorrow or difficulty

Slender or narrow

Ancient; a descendant of Cian.

a variation of the name Connor

Descendant of Dreánán

White shoulder

maiden

daughter of the river

Means "ancient" in Gaelic. This was the name of the mythical ancestor of the Cianachta in Irish legend. Cian was also the name of a son-in-law of Brian Boru.

little fire

tir na nognah, la tierra de la juventud (meaning: land of eternal youth)

descendant of Braonán

Descendant of Bran

Defender; Descendant of Donn

slender, beautiful

A variant of the name Nigel, derived from the Latin 'Nigellus', meaning 'little black one'.

Noble, famous

friend

descendant of the red-haired one

Intoxicating.

Slender; slim

pearl

Word derived from the Irish term for 'little girl'.

Little dark one.

a poetic form of the word 'tadhg', meaning 'poet' or 'philosopher'

Little druid

Irish

Gentle, beautiful; Crowned with beauty

a Gael, a person of Gaelic origin; a reference to 'Gale', meaning cheerful or merry

Narrow or skinny; Slender or thin

Derived from 'Ailis,' meaning noble or kind

from 'Caolán', meaning 'slender' or 'narrow'

Noble, patrician

Goddess of Love, Love, or Grain (from 'gránn', meaning 'grain')

lover of hound

Dark warrior

descendant of Caodhán

Descendant of Braonán

Variant of KAYLEE. This is also a common Anglicized form of the Gaelic word ceilidh, a traditional social gathering and dance.

Variant of KAYLYN. It also coincides with the Irish word cailín meaning "girl".

Little dog

sorrowful, sad

little wolf

Derived from the place name meaning 'the river Bandon'

Anglicized form of EIREANN. It has been used as a given name since the middle of the 20th century.

descendant of Caomhín

from 'Patricius', meaning nobleman or patrician.; James is derived from the Hebrew name Yaakov, meaning supplanter.

pure

Heart or a beloved

a descendant of Caedán

Christian

Variant of MEGAN.

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Fallamhain meaning "descendant of Fallamhan". The given name Fallamhan meant "leader". It was popularized in the 1980s by a character on the soap opera 'Dynasty'.

Descendant of the cleric

little fire

Slender, Fair

little fire

Sea White

Variant of KYLIE.

sublime

deer lover

Little Rose

From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman". This name was adopted in the 5th-century by Saint Patrick, whose birth name was Sucat.

little king; queen

From the sea

peace

Folk name meaning 'poet', a diminutive of the name Tadhg.

lord / landowner

red king

Pure, slender

Pearl

A combination of the name Niamh and the root -leen, suggesting brightness and radiance.

Poet

Dark-haired

descendant of the warrior

Great queen or goddess

descendant of the red-haired one

dark-haired

Son of the cord or rope maker; also, a surname that has become popular as a first name.

Noble, patrician

from the narrow wood; dweller near the woods

Derived from 'Tadhg', meaning 'poet' or 'philosopher'.

exalted; noble

little heart

little fire

noble, strong

Son of Roger

Dream; vision

little fire; God is gracious

little fire

Little fire and supplanter

descendant of Bradan

Descendant of the warriors; the brave one.

Noble one

Servant; follower of St. Giolla

One who is brave

the divine, the holy

From an English surname which was derived from Old French ferrant meaning "iron grey".

dream, vision; poetic vision

descendant of Caointeach; little fire

Generous

descendant of the marsh

Descendant of Ciarán

Wealthy protector

descendant of the warrior

A form of William

Little dark one

beautiful, radiant

from the hollow

gentle; beautiful

Derived from 'Catherine', meaning 'pure'.

world ruler

little fire; young warrior

Lyric; a form of song

slender, narrow

ancient or old

a place of abundance

bright, shining light; pure, innocent

little dark one

noble or serene

little wolf

pure

A variant of the name 'Erin', which refers to 'Ireland'.

from the river valley

intrapreneur

cub or pup

little bird

God is gracious

handsome beloved

Ditch or muddy place

Little and dark

little cat

Bringer of light

Irish

little bright-headed

Irish

Little fire

Dark, black, or black-haired

Variant of CAOILFHIONN.

descendant of Bran or raven

dark warrior

dark, black

great queen

Nobleman or aristocrat

little land owner, land estate

warrior

Variant of KEEGAN.

handsome, beloved

Variant of 'Birn' or 'Birna' which means 'sea' or 'ocean'.

a strong one; a warrior

From the ridge.

fame; bright; radiant

Dark warrior

descendant of the handsome one

descendant of Caoinneach, meaning 'handsome' or 'attractive'

Black pool

fair-haired hero

Who is like God?

Derived from Gráinne, meaning 'love' or 'grace'.

Sea warrior

Defender

pure; unsullied

a variant of the name Tara

Descendant of Braonán; 'Descendant of the sad one'.

a watercourse, or a river terrace

Strong as a wolf

A form of the name 'Gail', meaning 'joyful' or 'cheerful'.; Variant of 'Galen', meaning 'calm' or 'healer'.

Yew tree

A variant of Megan, meaning 'little pearl'.

Sorrowful

grain, love

Descendant of Donnchadh, meaning 'brown warrior'.

A variant of the name Colin, which is derived from the Gaelic name ‘Cailean’ meaning ‘young pup’ or ‘whelp’.

Derived from the Irish surname 'Teigh', meaning 'house or dwelling'.

Anglicized form of NAOMHÁN.

pure

Anglicized form of CAITLÍN.

Sorrowful, wailing

pure