Gaelic (Irish) House Names
Here’s a selection of possible Gaelic house names and their meanings that may be of interst to you in selecting a name for your own home. They’re taken, with kind permission, from Graham Gould’s book ‘House Names of Australia’, reflecting the migration to Australia of other language speakers. See www.grahamgould.com for more house name information and details of Graham’s unique house nameplates.
To draw your attention to some of the most interesting, even delightful Gaelic house names, we’ve put some of our favourites in bold. Check them out. They may help you choose your house name.
| House name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Abbey View | |
| Acacia Cottage | |
| Aileach | name of an ancient kingdom |
| Aintree | |
| Airne Mor | Big Sloeberries |
| Aisling House | |
| Alameda | |
| Alcantara | A Crusades battle site |
| Alverstone | |
| Amesbury House | |
| An Cnocan | the hill |
| An Diadan | haven, shelter |
| An Grianan | suuny side |
| Aranview | |
| Ard na Greine | Ard - height, na greine - of the sun |
| Ard na Mara | Ard - height, mara - sea |
| Ard-Aulinn | (Probably) height of beauty |
| Ardbrae | Ard - height, brae - hill |
| Ardeevin | Ard - height, Eevin - delightful, pleasant |
| Arden | |
| Arden House | |
| Ardline House | |
| Ardlui | |
| Ardmachree | Ard - height, machree - (?) my heart |
| Ardross | |
| Ascot House | |
| Ashford Crest | |
| Ashmere | |
| Auburn | |
| Auchenblae | home |
| Ave Maria | Hail Mary (in Latin) |
| Avila | St. Teresa of Avila's home town in Italy |
| Avoca House | |
| Ballineen | |
| Ballintubbert House | |
| Ballybrack Cottage | |
| Cladach | seashore |
| Cois Tra | seaside |
| Muir Mhor | ocean |
| Orgilla | name of an ancient kingdom |
| Oriel | name of an ancient kingdom |
| Tir Na Nog | land of youth |
| Tir Na N-og | land of youth |