Laoise

Laoise is a girl name of Irish origin, meaning Radiant girl; light.

What Laoise means

Radiant girl; light.

Laoise 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. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.

Where Laoise 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.

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

How popular is Laoise?

Laoise sits outside the top 100 girl 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 Laoise

Laoise sits in our light and brightness group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Light

Names like Laoise

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

• Aine — Radiance; queen of the fairies.
• Aoibhinn — Radiant and beautiful.
• Etain — The shining one.
• Fionnuala — Fair shoulder; white maiden.
• Muireann — Sea-fair; of the white sea.
• Niamh — Bright; radiant.
• Nuala — White shoulder; fair.
• Sorcha — Brightness; radiant.
• Callahan — Bright-headed.
• Finbar — Fair-headed one.
• Finnegan — Fair; little fair one.
• Finnian — Fair and white.

More Irish names

• Killian — Little church; bright.
• Lennon — Little cloak; dear one.
• Kieran — Little dark one.
• Liam — Strong-willed warrior and protector.
• Kennedy — Helmeted chief.
• Lorcan — Little fierce one.
• Keira — Little dark-haired one.
• Maeve — She who intoxicates; queen.
• Grainne — Grain; grace; love.
• Mairead — Pearl.