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Ancient Celtic Names

The names listed here were used by the Celtic peoples who occupied Europe and the British Isles. See also about ancient Celtic names.

ÁED   m   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Older form of AODH

ÁEDÁN   m   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Older form of AODHÁN... [more]

ÁEDH   m   Ancient Irish
Variant of ÁED

BOADICEA   f   Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of BOUDICCA

BOUDICCA   f   Ancient Celtic
Derived from British boud meaning "victory"... [more]

BRÉANAINN   m   Ancient Irish
Old Irish form of BRENDAN

BRENNUS   m   Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Celtic name (or title) that possibly meant either "king, prince" or "raven"... [more]

BRIAN   m   Irish, English, Ancient Irish
The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble"... [more]

BRICIUS   m   Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latin form of BRICE, probably ultimately of Gaulish origin.

CADEYRN   m   Ancient Celtic
Means "battle king" from Welsh cad "battle" and teyrn "king, monarch"... [more]

CARATACOS   m   Ancient Celtic
Derived from the Celtic element car meaning "love"... [more]

CARATACUS   m   Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of CARATACOS

CUNOBELINUS   m   Ancient Celtic
Possibly means "hound of Belenus" from the old Celtic element koun "hound" combined with the name of the god BELENUS... [more]

DREST   m   Ancient Celtic
Variant of DRUST

DRUST   m   Ancient Celtic
Pictish name probably derived from Celtic drest meaning "riot" or "tumult"... [more]

DRUSTAN   m   Ancient Celtic
Older form of TRISTAN... [more]

ELISEDD   m   Ancient Celtic
Derived from Welsh elus meaning "kind"... [more]

EÓGAN   m   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Older Irish form of EOGHAN

FÁELÁN   m   Ancient Irish
Older form of FAOLÁN

FEDELMID   m & f   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of FEIDLIMID

FEDLIMID   m & f   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of FEIDLIMID

FEIDLIMID   m & f   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "beauty" or "ever good" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

GWRTHEYRN   m   Ancient Celtic
Means "supreme king" from Welsh gor "over" and teyrn "king, monarch"... [more]

LÓEGAIRE   m   Irish Mythology, Ancient Irish
Means "calf herder", derived from Irish loagh "calf"... [more]

LUGUBELENUS   m   Ancient Celtic
Older form (possibly) of LLYWELYN

MORCANT   m   Ancient Celtic
Old Welsh form of MORGAN (1)

ÓENGUS   m   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Old Irish form of AONGHUS

SEISYLL   m   Ancient Celtic
Old Welsh form of SEXTILIUS

VERCINGETORIX   m   Ancient Celtic
Means "king over warriors" from Gaulish ver "on, over" combined with cingeto "marching men, warriors" and rix "king"... [more]

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