Saoirse (given name)

Saoirse (Irish: [ˈsˠiːɾˠʃə] ^ⓘ) is an Irish feminine given name meaning 'freedom' which became popular in Ireland in the 1920s.^[1][2]

Saoirse

Pronunciation	/ˈsɪərʃə, ˈsɜːrʃə/ SEER-shə, SUR-shə Irish: [ˈsˠiːɾˠʃə]
Gender	female
Language(s)	Irish
Origin
Meaning	'freedom'

The word saoirse, meaning 'freedom': inscription, Garden of Remembrance, Dublin.

People named Saoirse

• Saoirse Ronan (born 1994), Irish and American actress
• Saoirse Noonan (born 1999), Irish footballer
• Saoirse-Monica Jackson (born 1993), Northern Irish actress
• Saoirse McHugh (born 1990), Irish-American environmentalist

Characters named Saoirse

• Saoirse, a little girl in the 2014 film Song of the Sea
• Saoirse, a guardian spirit in the 2017 videogame Nioh
• Saoirse, a woman in "Natural Justice", the first episode of the Irish television series Single-Handed.

See also

• List of Irish-language given names

Weblinks

• Pronunciation of the name "Saoirse"

References

1. "Saoirse". Baby Names of Ireland. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
2. Ó Séaghdha, Darach (3 March 2022). "The Irish For: The rise of Rían - the latest baby names in Ireland". thejournal.ie. The Journal. Retrieved 23 May 2022.