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Eimear Eimear — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ EE-mer /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Swift (Irish + Cú Chulainn's wife in Irish mythology)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Irish)

A name that means "swift (irish + cú chulainn's wife in irish mythology)".

Eimear is from the Irish Eimear / Emer — Irish mythological feminine name + foundational meaning swift, swift one. A modern American baby name in the broader Irish-Celtic heritage aesthetic. Eimear is one of the foundational Irish feminine names — central to traditional Irish mythological heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Emer — foundational wife of foundational Cú Chulainn (foundational Hound of Ulster + foundational central hero of foundational Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology + foundational Táin Bó Cúailnge / Cattle Raid of Cooley foundational Irish epic) + foundational central character in foundational Tochmarc Emire (Wooing of Emer) + foundational possessing Six Gifts of Womanhood (foundational beauty + voice + sweet speech + needlework + wisdom + chastity) — foundational central Irish feminine virtue-ideal + foundational source of foundational W.B. Yeats On Baile's Strand 1903 + Lady Gregory Cuchulain of Muirthemne 1902. Foundational Irish feminine name reflecting Celtic mythological heritage.

Featured throughout Irish heritage.

Swift (Irish). Foundational Irish-Celtic feminine + foundational Irish mythological feminine + foundational Emer foundational wife of Cú Chulainn + foundational Hound of Ulster + foundational central hero of Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology + foundational Táin Bó Cúailnge / Cattle Raid of Cooley foundational Irish epic + foundational central character in Tochmarc Emire Wooing of Emer + foundational possessing Six Gifts of Womanhood + foundational beauty + voice + sweet speech + needlework + wisdom + chastity + foundational central Irish feminine virtue-ideal + foundational W.B. Yeats On Baile's Strand 1903 + Lady Gregory Cuchulain of Muirthemne 1902.

The name in its native script.

Eimear
Transliteration
Eimear
Pronunciation
/ ˈiː.mər /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Eimear stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Eimear · 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 · —

Eimears before her.

Real people

In fiction
Emer
Wife of Cú Chulainn + central character in Tochmarc Emire + Six Gifts of Womanhood.
Ulster Cycle Irish mythology

Names connected to Eimear.

The number behind Eimear.

7

The Seeker

Eimear reduces to seven.

Why families chose this name.

"Irish swift one. Six letters. Eimear."
Glenys · Mother of one · Dublin