Entry № 1747 · Other origin

Doireann Doireann — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Daughter of Cairbre (Irish Gaelic foundational myth)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Irish)

A name that means "daughter of cairbre (irish gaelic foundational myth)".

Doireann is from the Irish Doireann — foundational Irish Gaelic feminine name (possibly dáire fruitful + fionn fair). A modern American baby name in the broader Irish Gaelic heritage aesthetic. Doireann is one of the foundational Irish feminine names — central to traditional Irish mythological + Gaelic heritage. The foundational Doireann appears in foundational Fenian Cycle Irish mythology as the foundational daughter of foundational Bodb Derg (king of the foundational Tuatha Dé Danann) + foundational wife of foundational Fionn mac Cumhaill (foundational Irish epic hero). Notable bearer: Doireann Ní Bhriain — foundational Irish broadcaster + RTÉ presenter + foundational Irish-language television personality; Doireann Ní Ghríofa — foundational Irish-language poet + author of foundational A Ghost in the Throat (2020 — foundational Irish Book of the Year + James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2021). Foundational Irish feminine name reflecting Gaelic Indo-European Indigenous heritage.

Featured throughout Irish heritage.

Daughter of Cairbre (Irish Gaelic). Foundational Irish Gaelic feminine + foundational Doireann Fenian Cycle Irish mythology daughter of Bodb Derg king of Tuatha Dé Danann + foundational wife of Fionn mac Cumhaill + Doireann Ní Ghríofa foundational Irish-language poet + A Ghost in the Throat 2020 Irish Book of the Year + James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2021.

The name in its native script.

Doireann
Transliteration
Doireann
Pronunciation
/ ˈdʌr.ən /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Doireann stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Doireann · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Doireanns before her.

Real people
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Irish-language poet + A Ghost in the Throat 2020 James Tait Black Prize 2021.
born 1981
In fiction
Doireann (Fenian Cycle)
Irish mythology daughter of Bodb Derg.

Names connected to Doireann.

The number behind Doireann.

2

The Diplomat

Doireann reduces to two.

Why families chose this name.

"Irish Doireann. Eight letters. Doireann."
Niamh · Mother of one · Dublin