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Celtic Boy Names

Abelio

ABELIO: Variant of Celtic Abellio, meaning green growing one

Abelionni

Variant of Celtic Abellio, meaning green growing one

Abellio

Celtic name of a god of apple trees, meaning green growing one

Agro

From a Celtic word meaning battle; slaughter

Agrona

Celtic myth name of a goddess of strife and war. The name derives from Proto-Celtic Agronā, literally meaning carnage, slaughter

Aine

Irish/Celtic myth name of a queen of fairies, meaning radiance

Alan

English/Scottish name of Celtic origin, meaning handsome

Alaunos

Variant of Celtic Alaunus, meaning shining one

Alaunus

Celtic myth name of a god of the sun, healing and prophecy, meaning shining one

Alban

Andraste

Celtic myth name of a Briton goddess of victory, meaning invincible

Aodh

Myth name of a Celtic sun god. It is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Áed, meaning fire

Aonghus

Scottish/Gaelic myth name of a god of youth and love, composed of Celtic elements meaning one/only choice

Aranrhod

"Huge/round/humped wheel," from Proto-Celtic Arganto-rota. This is the original form of the name Arianrhod, a Welsh myth name from the fourth branch of the Mabinogion; name of the daughter of Beli Mawr, and mother of the twins Dylan and Lleu Llaw Gyffes.

Arlen

Celtic name meaning pledge

Art

English nickname for Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

Arthmael

Stone prince Celtic name derived from the elements art stone and mael prince

Avalon

Island of apples English name derived from the legendary island where the body of King Arthur is said to be buried. The name is probably related to Celtic abal, or Welsh afal, meaning apple

Belenos

Variant of Celtic Belenus, meaning shining

Belenus

Shining Celtic myth name of a god of fire and healing. In the Roman period he was identified with Apollo.

Belinos

Variant of Celtic Belenus, meaning shining

Belinu

Variant of Celtic Belenus, meaning shining

Belinus

Variant of Celtic Belenus, meaning shining

Bellinus

Variant of Celtic Belenus, meaning shining

Belus

Variant of Celtic Belenus, meaning shining

Betony

Name of a plant of the mint family once popular in herbal medicine, occasionally used as a forename. It is also called woundwort and lousewort. Some authors have suggested that the name derives from Celtic bew "head" and ton "good," because it is good for complaints of the head. Pliny said that the original name of this plant was Vettonica, from the Vettones, an ancient Iberian tribe.

Blodeuedd

Original form of Welsh Blodeuwedd, name of a woman made from flowers, and lover of Goronwy in the Mabinogion. The name was derived from Proto-Celtic Blāto-weid-ā meaning flower-faced/wild feminine (spirit)

Boadicea

Variant of Celtic Boudica, meaning victory

Bonduca

Variant of Celtic Boudica, meaning victory

Borvo

Heat A sobriquet for the Celtic sun god Belenus. As Belenus Borvo, he was shining heat

Boudica

Name of a queen of the Brythonic Celtic Iceni people who led the army against Roman invaders, meaning victory

Boudicca

Variant of Boudica, meaning victory

Breanainn

Old Irish name of Celtic origin, meaning prince

Brennus

Old Celtic name/title from which the Brythonic Celtic word brenin derived, meaning king

Brigantia

Name of the tutelary goddess of the Brigantes (British Celts) from which the mythic Irish Brighid, daughter of Dagda, is probably an offshoot.

Brighid

Exalted one Irish Gaelic myth name of an ancient Celtic goddess, daughter of Dagda, one of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Buduica

Variant of Celtic Boudica, meaning victory

Cadeyrn

Battle-lord Celtic legend name of the second son of Vortigern, composed of the Welsh elements cad battle and teyrn lord, king

Caedmon

Celtic name of unknown origin, probably meaning battle place, from cad battle and man place, spot

Cartimandua

Name of a queen of Brigantes (British Celts), meaning sleek pony

Cartismandua

Variant of Celtic Cartimandua, meaning sleek pony

Cathaoir

Warrior Irish/Gaelic name derived from the Gaelic word cathaoir warrior, itself from the old Celtic elements cath battle, fight and vir man

Catigern

Variant of Celtic Cadeyrn, meaning battle-lord

Catotigernos

Variant of Celtic Catutigernos, meaning battle-lord

Cattegirn

Variant of Celtic Cadeyrn, meaning battle-lord

Catutigernos

A form of Celtic Catigern, meaning battle lord

Cernunnos

Horned, antlered Celtic myth name of an antlered god of animals, fertility and the underworld, from Gaulish carnon/cernon, meaning horn, antler

Cinnia

Name of a Celtic saint, meaning beauty

Cinnie

Variant of Celtic Cinnia, meaning beauty

Cocidius

Myth name of a Celtic hunter god, possibly meaning of the woods

Corann

Celtic myth name of a magical Druid, meaning crown

Coventina

Name of a Brythonic goddess of springs and wells, possibly meaning memory of snow

Crobh dearg

Myth name of a Celtic goddess of harvest, meaning red claws She is also known by the names Lasair and Lassar, meaning flame, Fhina, meaning wine, and Lasairiona, meaning flaming wine

Cunobelinus

Hound of Belenus Celtic name of an ancient British king.

Cunotigernos

Old Celtic name meaning hound-like Lord

Dagda

The good god Celtic myth name of a god of knowledge and magic, and a leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann, supernatural beings who inhabited Ireland prior to the coming of the Celts.

Dei

From the Celtic word meaning to shine

Dumno

From the Celtic word meaning world

Eoghan

Old Celtic name possibly meaning born from the yew tree

Eoghann

Variant of Celtic Eoghan, meaning born from the yew tree

Epona

Derives from epos, meaning "horse," and epa, meaning "mare." This is the Celtic myth name of the goddess of horses and fertility.

Esugenius

Celtic name derived from Latin Eugenius meaning well born

Eudeyrn

Variant of Celtic Cadeyrn, meaning battle-lord

Euguein

Celtic form of Eugene, meaning well born

Fhina

Celtic name meaning wine

Gahareet

Old Celtic legend name probably derived from Welsh Geraint, meaning old

Gareth

Welsh Arthurian legend name, possibly derived from Celtic Gahareet, meaning old

Grannus

Boiling A sobriquet for the Celtic sun god Belenus. As Belenus Grannus, he was boiling brilliance

Gwalchmai

May hawk Celtic myth name of a sun god, composed of the elements gwalch hawk and Mei May

Innogen

Correct spelling of the Shakespeare character name Imogen, which is of Celtic origin, possibly derived from the Gaelic element inghean, meaning girl, maiden

Iseult

Celtic form of Isolde, meaning fair aspect

Jodoc

Celtic name meaning lord

Kedehern

Variant of Celtic Cadeyrn, meaning battle-lord

Koun

From the Celtic word for hound

Kyndeyrn

Variant of Celtic Cadeyrn, meaning battle-lord

Leucetius

Gallo-Roman myth name of a god of thunder, meaning white light

Llwyd

Celtic nickname, from the word llwyd, meaning gray-haired

Lug

Celtic myth name of an ancient god who bore the epithet skilled in all arts, which has led some scholars to believe that Mercury was Lug. The name seems to have derived from the Proto-Celtic element lugios, meaning oath

Lugobelinos

Oath of Belenus Old Celtic name composed of the element lugios oath and the name of the Celtic god of fire.

Lugovalos

Celtic name meaning strong as Lug
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