Daithi

Daithi is a boy name of Irish origin, meaning Swift and nimble; beloved.

What Daithi means

Swift and nimble; beloved.

Daithi sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Daithi comes from

Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.

Daithi is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.

How popular is Daithi?

Daithi sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Daithi

We group Daithi under the long-established classics. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Classic

Names like Daithi

These share Daithi's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Desmond — From South Munster.
• Ciaran — Little dark one.
• Kieran — Little dark one.
• Seamus — Supplanter; one who follows.
• Sullivan — Dark eyes.
• Caitlin — Pure.
• Cassidy — Curly-haired; clever.
• Ciara — Dark-haired one.
• Keira — Little dark-haired one.
• Sile — Youthful.
• Siobhan — God is gracious.
• Alexander — Defender of the people.

More Irish names

• Cormac — Charioteer; raven's son.
• Darragh — Oak tree.
• Conor — Lover of wolves; strong-willed.
• Dearbhla — True desire; poet's daughter.
• Connor — Lover of hounds; strong-willed.
• Declan — Full of goodness; an Irish saint.
• Conn — Chief; high one.
• Deirdre — She who whispers; sorrowful beauty.
• Conall — Strong as a wolf.
• Delaney — From the alder grove.