Here you’ll find 4 Irish girl names that start with T, organized from “Tara” to “Tuilelaith”. These choices range from familiar modern names to older Gaelic forms tied to Irish history and legend. They’re useful for parents, writers, and genealogists.

Irish girl names that start with T are female given names of Irish or Gaelic origin beginning with T. Several examples, such as “Tara”, reflect place-name and mythic associations in Irish tradition.

Below you’ll find the table with Name, Pronunciation, and Meaning.

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Irish girl names that start with T

NameIrish form / VariantPronunciationMeaning
TaraTeamhair, TemairTAH-rasacred/great hill (Hill of Tara)
TeaganTadhgánTEE-ganlittle Tadhg; “little poet”
TuathflaithTuathflaith, TuathfhlaithTOO-ah-flahprincess/ruler of the people
TuilelaithTuilelaithTIL-uh-lahflood-princess

Descriptions

Tara
Place-name from Old Irish Teamhair (the Hill of Tara); adopted as a girl’s given name in modern Ireland. Widely used and popularly associated with kingship and myth (Ó Corráin, Woulfe).
Teagan
Diminutive of the Irish masculine Tadhgán (from Tadhg). Historically a Gaelic masculine form now used as a unisex/female name in English-speaking contexts; rooted in medieval Irish naming (Ó Corráin).
Tuathflaith
Old Irish feminine name attested in medieval Irish annals and genealogies. Compound of tuath “people” + flaith “ruler/prince”; recorded by name historians (Woulfe, Ó Corráin).
Tuilelaith
Medieval Irish feminine name found in genealogies and martyrologies. Likely formed from tuile “flood” + element flaith “ruler”; attested in older Irish sources (Woulfe).
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