Doireann

DUR-in · meaning debated, often read as “sullen” or “daughter of Fionn”

Doireann is an Irish girl’s name, said DUR-in, and it means meaning debated, often read as “sullen” or “daughter of Fionn”.

How to say Doireann

Doireann is said DUR-in, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Doireann means

Doireann means meaning debated, often read as “sullen” or “daughter of Fionn”.

Also written as

Doireann turns up in English with these spellings: Dorren.

Names that mean something similar

• Cormac: meaning debated, often read as “charioteer”
• Deirdre: traditionally read as “sorrowful”
• Neasa: meaning uncertain
• Setanta: meaning uncertain

More Irish girls’ names

• Deirdre: traditionally read as “sorrowful”
• Éabha: Irish form of Eve

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Doireann in Ogham · Doireann in the old Gaelic script