This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Celtic.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Generys f Medieval WelshOld Welsh name of uncertain meaning, perhaps from Middle Welsh
gen "family" or
geneth "girl" and
ner "chief, hero". It was borne by one of the lovers of the 12th-century Welsh poet Hywel ab Owain.
Gennet f ManxAccording to the Manx scholar W.W.Gill this name is not connected with Jane or John, but with the Frankish name
Genida.
Gethne m Medieval Welsh (Latinized)Probably a Latinized form of a Welsh name. According to the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, it 'may represent the name which appears in other early medieval sources spelled
Guithno,
Gueithgno, and
Guitneu; the second element is the personal name suffix -
(g)nou "son"'.
Gilander m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Andreays with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Andrew" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilbrid m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Bridey or
Bríd with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Bridget" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilcolm m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Colum with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Columba" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilcowel m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Cowel with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Comgall", the early Irish saint who was the founder and abbot of the great Irish monastery at Bangor in Ireland (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilhonyl m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Conyll with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Conall" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilleain m Scottish GaelicDerived from Scottish Gaelic
gille "servant, follower; boy, lad" and the given name
Iain with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
John" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilleoin m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Eoin with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
John" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilmartyn m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Martyn with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Martin" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilmore m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
More with the intended meaning of "servant of the Virgin
Mary" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilno m Manx (Archaic)Derived from the Manx phrase
Guilley ny Noo with the intended meaning of "servant of the Saints" (ultimately from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and
noo "saint").
Gilpatric m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Patric with the intended meaning of "servant of the Saint
Patrick" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilpeddyr m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Peddyr with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Peter" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Glain f Welsh (Rare)Directly taken from Welsh
glain "jewel". This name has been used since the 1920s.
Glaisne m Irish, Irish MythologyPossibly derived from Irish
glaisin meaning "woad", a plant used to make blue dye, or the related
glas meaning "green, greenish; grey".
Glesni f WelshDerived from Welsh
glesni "blueness; greenness, verdure; youthfulness".
Glwys f WelshFrom the welsh "glwys", meaning "pure" or "holy".
Goewin f Welsh MythologyMeaning unknown. This was the name of a character in one of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Math fab Mathonwy.
Goeznoveus m Old Celtic (Latinized)Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.
Gontia f Celtic MythologyThe name of an obscure Celtic goddess, the tutelary deity of the river
Günz, possibly derived from Proto-Celtic
*kom-dati "confluence, river mouth", or related to Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰew- "to pour".
Gorman m Manx (Archaic)Manx form of Irish
Gormán, itself derived from Irish
gorm "blue" and the diminutive suffix
-án.
Goron m CornishSaid to be derived from Proto-Celtic
*kawaro- "hero, champion" (compare Breton
kaour, Welsh
cawr "giant, champion"). Saint Goron or Goronus is the patron saint of
St Goran, a coastal parish in Cornwall.
Gospatric m Medieval ScottishMeans "servant of Saint Patrick", derived from a Cumbric element meaning "servant" (cognate with Old Breton
uuas,
guas "servant" and Middle Welsh
gwas "servant, vassal") combined with the name of the saint
Patrick... [
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Gospatrick m Manx (Archaic)Cognate of
Gospatric. Since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century.
Goulven m BretonThe name of a Bishop and Saint from the 7th century.
Gourmaelon m Medieval Breton, HistoryAccording to the Celtic linguist Joseph Loth, this name would mean "the one with the brown eyebrows" or "the prince, the chief". This was the name of the Count of Cornouaille and
de facto ruler of Brittany from 907 – c. 914.
Gradaigh m IrishDerived from the word
grada, "the illustrious one"
Graihagh f Manx (Modern)Derived from Manx
graihagh "lovable; loving; affectionate", this name is a modern coinage.
Grayse f Manx (Modern)Derived from Manx
grayse "grace; virtue; charisma" and used as a Manx equivalent of English
Grace.
Grian f Irish MythologyGrian (literally, "Sun") is the name of an Irish figure, presumed to be a pre-Christian goddess, associated with County Limerick and Cnoc Greine ("Hill of Grian, Hill of the sun").
Grimonia f Medieval IrishThe daughter of a pagan chieftain in 4th century Ireland. She converted to Christianity when she was aged about 12 and dedicated her life to Christ. When she reached the age to marry, her father wanted her to wed one of the noblest and wealthiest chiefs in Ireland... [
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Grisial m & f WelshDirectly taken from Welsh
grisial "crystal". This name has been in use since the late 19th century.
Grug f WelshDirectly taken from Welsh
grug "heather".
Gruoch f Medieval Scottish, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the name of the wife of King Macbeth of Scotland. She was immortalized as Lady Macbeth in the Shakespeare play Macbeth, though the facts about her are few.
Guillaspick m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and
aspick "bishop". This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Archibald.
Gurvan m BretonOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Breton
gour, itself an intensifying prefix, and Old Breton
man "sage" and a younger form of
Gurvand.
Gurvand m Medieval BretonDerived from Old Breton
gour, itself an intesifying prefix, and Old Breton
c'hoant / huant "desire; aspiration, ambition". Gurvand was a claimant to the Duchy of Brittany and complicit in the conspiracy which assassinated King Salomon I in 874.
Gwaine m Welsh, Arthurian CycleVariant of
Gawain. Gwaine is a character on the BBC television series 'Merlin', meant to represent the Gawain of Arthurian legend.
Gwawrddydd f Welsh (Rare)Means "daybreak, dawn", derived from Welsh
gwawr "dawn" and
dydd "day". (Also compare
Gwawr.) This was the name of an early Welsh saint, sometimes called
Gwenddydd, one of the supposed daughters of
Brychan Brycheiniog.
Gweirca f Medieval WelshOf uncertain origin and meaning; some sources assume that the name might actually have been
Gwerica.... [
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Gweirful f Medieval WelshOld Welsh name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from the Welsh elements
gwair "turn, bend, circle" (older form
gweir) and
mul "modest, shy".
Gweirydd m WelshPossibly derived from the Welsh element
gwair "turn, circle" (elder form
gweir)
Gwellaouen f Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
gwenn "white", and by extension " fair; blessed", and
laouen "joyful; happy, glad".
Gweltas m WelshFrom the welsh "gwel", meaning "view"; so the meaning is meant as "the one who has view" or "the one who brings view".
Gwenallt m WelshThe bardic name of the 20th-century Welsh scholar, critic and poet David James Jones (1899-1968), in whose case it meant "fair wood" from Welsh
gwen "white, fair, blessed" and
allt "wood, small forest"... [
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Gwener f WelshThis name is the Welsh form of
Venus, referring to the Roman goddess of Love and Beauty.... [
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Gwenllwyfo f Medieval WelshFrom Welsh
gwen (the feminine form of gwyn) meaning "white, fair, blessed" and
llwyf meaning "elm".
Gwennan f Welsh, BretonYounger form of
Gwennant, itself derived from the Welsh elements
gwen "white, fair, blessed" and
nant "stream". This name was borne by a daughter of
Brychan Brycheiniog.
Gwenno f WelshDiminutive of
Gwenllian and other names beginning with
Gwen, used independently since the 19th century. It coincides with the medieval Welsh name for the planet Venus (literally "little white one" or "little bright one")... [
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Gwenog f WelshOld Welsh diminutive of
Gwen. This was the name of an obscure early Welsh saint. It was mentioned in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books as the name of a witch, Gwenog Jones.
Gwenonwy f Welsh (Rare)Directly taken from Welsh
gwenonwy "lily of the valley". In local folklore this was the name of King Arthur's sister; Maen Gwenonwy, a large rock off Porth Cadlan in Gwynedd, Wales, is named for her.... [
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Gwenou m Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and possibly Celtic
gnou "known".
Gwenvael m BretonCombination of Breton
gwen "white; (and by extension) fair, blessed" and
Mael.
Gwenwledyr f Welsh MythologyThe first element is Welsh
gwen "fair, white, blessed"; the second element,
gwledyr, is uncertain. In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen (which appears in the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth), Gwenwledyr was a lady who lived at
Arthur's court, the daughter of Gwawrddur the Hunchback and sister of three of Arthur's warriors: Duach, Brathach and Nerthach.
Gwenwynwyn m Medieval WelshFamous bearer is Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.
Gwenydd f WelshMeans "joy" in Welsh. It has been used in Wales since the mid-19th century.... [
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Gwern m Welsh MythologyDerived from Welsh
gwern "alder tree". Gwern is a minor figure in Welsh tradition. He is the son of
Matholwch, king of Ireland, and
Branwen, sister to the king of Britain... [
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Gwezheneg m Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
gwezhen "combat". This was the name of the son of Saint Gwenn and Saint Fragan. He is also known by the name Kavan.
Gwili m WelshAfter the name of a river in Carmarthenshire.
Gwion m Welsh Mythology, WelshPossibly related to the Welsh element
gwyn meaning "fair, blessed". This was the original name of
Taliesin, a legendary bard, before he was cast into the "cauldron of knowledge", after which he became Taliesin, bard and seer.
Gwrhyd m Old WelshMeans "valour", or alternately "fathom, six feet; the length of a man's outstretched arms".
Gwri m Welsh MythologyProbably derived from Proto-Celtic *
wiro- "man" (the source of modern Welsh
gŵr "man, husband"). In the 'Mabinogion', this was the name given by
Teyrnon to the infant
Pryderi.
Gwril m WelshWelsh name, that some translated as "lordly," "heroic act," or "combating"
Gwrwst m WelshDerived from the Proto-Celtic
*wiros meaning “man” and
*gustus meaning “excellence, force”.
Gwylan f Welsh (Rare)Directly taken from Welsh
gwylan "seagull". This name has been used from the early 20th century onwards.
Gwynant m WelshIt comes from the name of a Valley in Wales, Nant Gwynant, in Snowdonia; the name, composed by
gwyn and
nant. Means "white valley".
Gwynfryn m WelshFrom the name of the village Gwynfryn in Wrexham - the name of which derives from the Welsh name elements
bryn - meaning "hill", and
gwyn, meaning "white", thus meaning "white hill"... [
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Gwynllyw m Old WelshFrom Welsh
gwyn "white" and
llyw "leader". This was the name of a Welsh king, also known as
Woolos.
Gwynno m WelshName of a Celtic Christian saint, apparently from
Gwynn- (first part of compound names beginning with Welsh
gwyn "white, fair, holy", e.g.
Gwynoro,
Gwynlliw) + diminutive suffix -
o (cf... [
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Gwynoro m Welsh (Rare)Derived from Welsh
gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed" combined with an uncertain second element, possibly
gawr "shout" or
gorŵydd "steed" or
gwared "deliverance, relief"... [
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Hafgan m & f WelshProbably means "summer song", from the Welsh elements
haf "summer" combine with
cân "song". Could also mean "summer white".... [
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