Given name & surname

Limerick

Limerick is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Limerick comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Luimneach.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

LimerickIrish

The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Limerick, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

Linehan

“descendant of Laidhghneán”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Lavery

“descendant of Labhraidh”

No U.S. birth series

86% boys · 14% girls

Irish

Laverty

Laverty is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Lynott

Lynott is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Ferrick

“son of Piers or Peter”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

Irish

Lonergan

“descendant of Longargán”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Loughery

“descendant of Luachra”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Laughery

“descendant of Luachra”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Limerick’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Limerick

A sister for Limerick