Ireland - Meaning of Ireland

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Ireland

[ 3 syll. i-re-lan(d), ir-ela-nd ] The baby boy name Ireland is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is AY-erLaeND †. The origin of Ireland is the English-American language. The name is of the meaning one who pays homage to Ireland.

See also the related categories, english and american.

Ireland is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In the past century Ireland has predominantly been a girl name.

Baby names that sound like Ireland include Arlando, Arlendo, Arlindi, Arlindo, Orlanda, Orlando, Orlondo, Orlandito, Arlend, Arlind, Arllend, Orland, Orlond, and Orlonde.

† English pronunciation for Ireland: AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"