Orlaith

Orlaith is a girl name of Irish origin, meaning Golden princess.

What Orlaith means

Golden princess.

Orlaith sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Orlaith 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.

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

How popular is Orlaith?

Orlaith 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 Orlaith

We group Orlaith under Gold and royalty and rule — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.

Themes: Gold, Royal

Names like Orlaith

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

  • Orla — Golden princess.
  • Aurelius — The golden one.
  • Aine — Radiance; queen of the fairies.
  • Maeve — She who intoxicates; queen.
  • Riona — Queenly.
  • Brendan — Prince; little raven.
  • Conn — Chief; high one.
  • Rian — Little king.
  • Rory — Red king.
  • Ruairi — Red king.
  • Tiernan — Little lord.
  • Aurelia — The golden one.

More Irish names

  • Orla — Golden princess.
  • Oscar — Deer lover; gentle champion.
  • Oisin — Little deer; a young fawn.
  • Padraig — Noble; of noble birth.
  • Odhran — Little pale-green one.
  • Phelan — Little wolf.
  • Nuala — White shoulder; fair.
  • Quinn — Wise; chief counsel.
  • Niamh — Bright; radiant.
  • Realtin — Little star.