Naoise: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Naoise – Origin: Irish – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: NEE-shuh


Naoise is an Irish boy's name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Naoise

Origin: Irish.

A common claim: Naoise means 'warrior' Actually: Naoise is sometimes said to mean 'warrior,' but no reliable etymology supports this — the name's meaning isn't established.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Naoise

Phonetic: NEE-shuh   IPA: /ˈniːʃə/

Popularity of Naoise

Naoise doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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