AbbulafGaulish Derived from Gaulish *abalo- "apple".
AbrextafGaulish Derived from Gaulish rextu- "law, right".
AbrunafGaulish Derived from Gaulish *bronnio- / *brunnio- "breast, bosom".
AcaunissafGaulish Derived from Gaulish acaunon or acauno- "stone".
AccomGaulish, History Derived from Gaulish *acu- "swift, quick, fast". Acco was a chief of the Senones in Gaul, who induced his countrymen to revolt against Julius Caesar in 53 BC.
AdietumarusmGaulish Gaulish name, composed of Proto-Celtic ad- "to" and yantu "zeal, jealousy" with māros "great".
AdomnánmOld Irish, History (Ecclesiastical) Old Irish diminutive of Adam. Saint Adomnán was the ninth abbot of Iona Abbey, considered one of the most significant churchmen and intellectuals of the seventh century.
AmaśilumOld Celtic Of uncertain etymology, possibly deriving from the Lepontic element *amb-aχto ("servant") combined with the patronymic suffix -ilo.
AmbiorixmOld Celtic, History Continental Celtic name, derived from Celtic ambio "enclosure" (or ambi "around, about" or ambitio "rich") combined with Celtic rix "king." This was the name of one of the two kings of a Gaulish tribe called the Eburones, who was famous for revolting against Julius Caesar in 54 BC (which eventually led to the extermination of the Eburones).
ArgiotalusmGaulish Derived from Proto-Celtic *argyos "white" and *talus "front, forehead".
AriogaisosmGaulish, History Derived from Gaulish arios “noble” and *gaisos “spear”. Ariogaisos (flourished in 2nd century AD) was a ruler of the Quadi, a Germanic tribe, during the Marcomannic War.
ArlenomGaulish Derived from Gaulish leno- "wood; grove, bosk".
ArtognoumBrythonic Derived from Proto-Brythonic *arθ “bear”, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *artos, and *gnọw “knowledge”, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *gnāwos.
ArtulafOld Celtic Artula is a diminutive from the Gaulish word artos "bear". It is probably the source of the Latin name Ursula---in an inscription from Trier a woman called Artula with her daughter Ursula is recorded.
ArvirargusmOld Celtic, Literature Possibly a Latinized form of an old Celtic name, composed of the elements ard "high, paramount" and rhaig "king". This was the name of a legendary, possibly historical, British king of the 1st century AD... [more]
AtaeginafCeltic Mythology, Old Celtic The name of a goddess worshiped by the ancient Iberians, Lusitanians, and Celtiberians. Her name possibly comes from the proto-Celtic *atte- and *geno- which together mean "reborn", or else *ad-akwī- meaning "night".
AttalusmGaulish Derived from Gaulish ate-, itself an intensifying prefix, and talu- "forehead; front; surface".
AxrotalusmGaulish Gaulish name meaning "high forehead", from the Proto-Celtic elements *axkros, *akros "high, noble, great" and *talus "front, forehead".
BannafGaulish Derived from Gaulish benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.
BannusmGaulish Derived from Gaulish benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.
BauilafGaulish Derived from Gaulish *baua, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *baṷā, "dirt, mud".
BeollánmOld Irish, Medieval Irish Derived from Old Irish beoll "(glowing) fire" and the diminutive suffix -án. Beollán mac Ciarmaic (died 969) was a king of Brega.
BetuafGaulish Derived from Gaulish *betua "birch tree".
BraonánmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish bráen "rain, moisture, drop" combined with a diminutive suffix.
BrennosmGaulish, History Brennos, chieftain of the Senones, led an army of Cisalpine Gauls in their attack on Rome in the Battle of the Allia, in 387 BC. Another Brennos was one of the leaders of the army of Gauls who attempted to invade and settle in the Greek mainland in 278 BC... [more]
BriamailmMedieval Welsh, Brythonic Old Welsh form of the Brythonic name *Brigomaglos, which was composed of the Proto-Celtic elements *brigos, *brigā meaning "might, power" and *maglos "chief, noble".
CadhanmOld Irish, Irish Mythology Gaelic byname meaning "barnacle goose". In Irish legend Cadhan was a hero who slayed a monster with the help of his hound.
CadnomWelsh, Old Welsh Derived from Welsh cat "battle" and -no "knowing". The modern Welsh word cadno, "fox", likely stems from the given name, similar to French Renard.
CadwallonmOld Welsh, History Derived from Old Welsh cat "battle" and an uncertain element, possibly gwallon "ruler" or uualaun, uualon "valorous" or guallaun "good, best"... [more]
CainnearfOld Irish, Irish Mythology From Irish caoin meaning "gentle", and der meaning "daughter". This was the name of Queen Medb's daughter in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Some saints have borne this name as well.
CamulafGaulish Derived from Gaulish *camulos "champion; servant".
CamulosmCeltic Mythology, Gaulish Derived from Gaulish *camulos "champion; servant". Camulos was an important god of early Great Britain and Gaul, especially among the Belgae and the Remi, who the Romans equated with Mars.
CarmomGaulish Derived from Gaulish *carmon- "weasel".
CartimanduafHistory, Old Celtic Celtic name, in which the second element is mandu "pony, colt, filly". The first element is less certain, perhaps from karti "drive out", or it may mean "clean, sleek". This was the name of a 1st-century queen of the Brigantes.
CatuvolcosmOld Celtic The first element of this name is derived from Celtic catu "battle." The second element is probably derived from Proto-Celtic volkio "to wash, to bathe." It might also refer to the Volcae, a continental Celtic tribe.
CatuvolcusmOld Celtic (Latinized), History Latinized form of Catuvolcos. A bearer of this name was Catuvolcus, one of the two kings of a Gaulish tribe called the Eburones. In 54 BC, he committed suicide by poisoning himself.
CauariafGaulish Derived from Gaulish cauaros "champion; hero".
ChiomarafOld Celtic, Galatian Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Galatian element *māro- ("great"). Name borne by a Galatian noblewoman in the 2nd century BCE.
CiardhubhánmOld Irish Means "jet black, sable", from Old Irish cíar "dark" and dub "black", combined with a diminutive suffix.
CilurnosmGaulish Derived from Gaulish *cilurnon "tub, pail, bucket".
CingetorixmOld Celtic, History Derived from Celtic cingeto "marching men, warriors" combined with Celtic rix "king." This name was borne by one of the four kings of Kent in 54 BC.
CoblaithfMedieval Irish, Pictish Believed to mean "victorious sovereignty", from Old Irish cob "victory" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was relatively common in the early Irish period... [more]
CochlánmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish cochall "cape, hood" combined with a diminutive suffix.
CoigleachmOld Irish From Irish coigealach, meaning "like a distaff" or "scarecrow, effigy; tall and untidy person", derived from Old Irish coigeal "distaff", a stick used to hold flax or wool for spinning.
ComhaltánmOld Irish From comhalta "foster brother, foster sister" combined with a diminutive suffix.
ConghalmOld Irish From Old Irish cú "hound, dog, wolf" (genitive con) and gal "valour, fury". Alternately, could be related to Irish congal "conflict, strife; fight, attack", itself a combination of com "with, together" and gal.
ConghalachmOld Irish Variant of Conghal. Alternately, could be related to Irish congalach "valiant, martial; pugnacious".
ContessilomGaulish Derived from Gaulish contessos "warm; cordial", ultimately from con- "with" and tess- "warmth".
ContuindafGaulish While the second element is derived from Gaulish uindos "white", the first element is derived from Gaulish conto- which is of debated meaning. The meaning "(one) hundred" has been suggested.
CudiusmGaulish Derived from Gaulish *cud- / *coud- "concealed, hidden".
CuiremOld Irish From Old Irish cuire meaning "troop, host, company".
CúmheadhamOld Irish Old Irish name derived from cú "wolf, hound" in combination with a second element of unknown meaning (possibly the place name Meadha).
DochartachmOld Irish Means "harmful, destructive", "unlucky", or possibly "difficult, obstructive", derived from Old Irish dochor "disadvantage; hurt, injury; loss, misery".
DomhanghartmOld Irish, Medieval Irish Contracted form of the early medieval Irish given name Domhan-Gabh-Art, which is said to mean "I take Art from the world (to serve his Heavenly Master)" in Irish. The name consists of Irish domhan meaning "the world", Irish gabh meaning "I take" and the given name Art.
DonnmIrish, Old Irish Derived from Old Irish donn "brown", a byname for someone with brown hair, or from donn "chief, prince, noble".
DossomGaulish Derived from Gaulish dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
DousonnafGaulish Derived from Gaulish dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
DrostanmPictish Diminutive of Drust. This name was borne by a 7th-century Irish saint who was active among the Picts in Scotland.
DruianmOld Celtic, Old Norse Old Norse form of an unknown Gaelic name, of uncertain origin and meaning.
DruidmOld Celtic A priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion.
DrustanusmOld Celtic (Latinized) Latinized form of Drustan. It appears in a 6th-century tombstone inscription (“Drustanus lies here, the son of Cunomorus”) and many scholars have thought to identify Drustanus with the Tristan of Celtic legend... [more]
DrusticcfPictish 6th century Pictish princess. Feminine variant of the name Drust. Older form or variant of the name Trista
DrutalosmGaulish Derived from Gaulish *deruos / derua "oak tree" and talu- "forehead; front; surface".
DuibheannachmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly from Old Irish dub meaning "black" and eanach meaning "marshy place".
DuibhuidhirmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish dub "black" and odar "dun-coloured, greyish brown, tan". Alternately, the second element could be eidhir "sense, wisdom".
DumnagualmMedieval Welsh, Brythonic Old Welsh cognate of Gaelic Domhnall, derived from a Celtic name composed of the elements *dubnos meaning "world" and *walos "prince, chief".
EachnafIrish Mythology, Old Irish Probably derived from Old Irish ech "horse" combined with a diminutive suffix. In Irish mythology, Eachna was a daughter of a king of Connacht, famed for her skill at chess.
EidhinmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Irish eidheann "ivy", or to the former territory Aidhne.
EiluddmOld Welsh Welsh form of the old Celtic name *Elujüd- meaning "many lords", from Proto-Celtic *ėl meaning "second, other; all" and *jʉð meaning "lord" (Middle Welsh udd "lord"; compare Bleiddudd, Gruffudd, Maredudd)... [more]
ElantiafGaulish Derived from Gaulish elantia "doe, hind".
ElimmOld Irish Meaning uncertain. This was the name of two High Kings of Ireland.
EodhusmOld Irish Meaning uncertain, possibly contains the Old Irish elements eó "yew" and either dos "tree, copse, thicket; protector" or guss "vigour, strength, force".
EporedorixmOld Celtic Derived from the Celtic element epo(s) "horse", combined with redo "to travel, to run" and rix "king." The name would thus mean "king of the running horses" - perhaps "king of the cavalry" is a little bit more appropriate... [more]
EpponinafOld Celtic, History Likely derived from the Celtic element epo(s) "horse", and perhaps a derivative of the name of the Brythonic and Gaulish goddess Epona. Epponina or Eponina was the virtuous wife of the 1st-century Gallo-Roman rebel Julius Sabinus.
ErnanmOld Irish Possibly derived from Old Irish éargna "understanding, intelligent" or íarn "iron".
EsuviafOld Celtic, Celtic Mythology Gaulish name, the feminine form of Esvios via its Latinized form Esuvius. It is presumably related to Esuvii, the name of a Gaulish tribe, and the Gaulish theonym Esus.
Feargnaf & mOld Irish Possibly means "man of knowledge", "man of renown", or "quality man", from Old Irish fer "man" combined with either gnè "kind, sort; disposition, quality" or gnin "to know, to recognise".
FiachamOld Irish Derived from Old Irish fïach "raven". This name was borne by several High Kings of Ireland.
FurseymOld Irish, History Possibly derived from Latin virtus "virtue" via Old Irish firt. Saint Fursey was an early medieval Irish monk and visionary whose "celebrated visions had considerable influence on dream literature of the later Middle Ages", including Dante's 'Divine Comedy'.
GaromarosmGaulish Derived from Proto-Celtic *gāros, *gāri "a shout, call" and *māros "great".
GarosmGaulish Derived from Gaulish garo- "cry, call".
GealbhánmOld Irish Means "pure white" or "bright fair one", from Old Irish gel "bright, white, shining" and bán "white, fair, pure". Coincides with modern Irish gealbhan "sparrow", which is unrelated.
GoeznoveusmOld Celtic (Latinized) Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.
KośiomOld Celtic A Lepontic name deriving from the Proto-Celtic element *gostiyos ("guest").
KunopennosfGaulish Derived from Proto-Celtic *kunos, stem of *kū, "dog" and Gaulish pennom or pennos "head".
LabhraidhmOld Irish Means "speaker, spokesman", derived from Old Irish labraithir "to speak, to say".
LandfOld Irish (Rare) Variant of Flann. This was the name of a 9th-century Irish princess who was married three times successively to three different kings; she helped cement alliances and protect her kingdoms against Viking threats... [more]
LaromOld Celtic, History, Spanish (Rare) The name of an ancient Cantabrian warrior who fought in the Carthaginian army during the Second Punic War, according to Silius Italicus. As a modern Spanish name, in some cases it may be a masculine form of Lara 1.
LasairfhíonafOld Irish, Irish Derived from Irish lasair "flame" (compare Laisrén) and fíona "of wine" (from Old Irish fín "wine", from Latin vinum)... [more]
LasciusmGaulish (Latinized) Meaning unknown. This was a Latinized version of an unknown, probably Gaulish, name. The commune Lassy in Normandy (present-day France) was derived from this name.
LigachfPictish, Old Irish, Old Celtic Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the daughter of Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (died 913CE), a 9th century Pictish princess, and Flann Sinna (847-916CE), king of Mide and a High King of Ireland.
LitogenafGaulish Derived from Gaulish litu- "festival, celebration, feast" and the Proto-Celtic name element *genos "born; family".
LubitiatafGaulish Derived from Gaulish lubitiata, itself the past participle of lubi- "to love".
LugorixmOld Celtic Derived from Celtic lugu "light" combined with Celtic rix "king." The first element of the name might also refer to the Celtic god Lugus or Lugh.
LugotorixmOld Celtic, History Derived from Celtic lugu "light" (or from Proto-Celtic lukot "mouse") combined with Celtic rix "king." The first element of the name might also refer to the Celtic god Lugus or Lugh... [more]
LuguselwafGaulish Gaulish name meaning "possession of Lugus", derived from the name of the god Lugus combined with Proto-Celtic *selwā "possession, property".
LutetiafLate Roman, Gaulish Lutetia was the name of a Gallic city, now known as Paris, the capital of France. The etymology of Lutetia is unclear though. It was referred to as Λουκοτοκία (Loukotokía) by Strabon and Λευκοτεκία (Leukotekía) by Ptolemeus... [more]
LutumarosmGaulish Derived from the Proto-Celtic elements *lūtu "anger, power" and *māros "great".
MaolanaithemOld Irish From Gaelic Maol Anfaidh meaning "devotee of the storm", from maol "bald, tonsured one" (later "as of someone who is devoted to God") and anfadh "tempest, storm". This was the name of a saint.
MeàrnagmOld Irish From Old Irish mo "my", a prefix often used on the names of saints, and Ernóc. This is the name of the patron saint of Kilmarnock.
MeriadocmOld Celtic, Literature Welsh form of Meriadeg. This is the name of the legendary founder of Brittany, British leader Conan Meriadoc. Used by J. R. R. Tolkien for the character of Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck, a hobbit in 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).
MorcenoumOld Welsh Old Welsh name meaning "son of Morcant", derived from Morcant and the personal name suffix -(g)nou "son".
NabbyfOld Irish An Old Irish nickname that derives from the Original Gaelic Gobnait, Gobnait being the Irish version of the Hebrew Deborah meaning "honey bee". ... [more]
NaitonmPictish Naiton (Naiton in Bede) II.E. Pict mentioned in the Ulster annals -8th c.
NathairmOld Celtic, Scottish Nathair is an Old Celtic derivation of the Proto-Celtic Nathrixs, as is Old Irish Nathir, and other variants include Welsh Neidr and the Breton Naer... [more]
OisianmOld Celtic An old Celtic name meaning "little deer," or "Fawn." 12th most popular boys' name in Ireland as of 2023. The name of a demigod, poet, and many others given the popularity of the name.
OnomarisfOld Celtic (Latinized), History This is the name of an ancient Galatian Celtic queen. Her name appears to be a compound, with variants the "-maris" element appearing in several Celtic languages, meaning "great". It may also mean "mountain ash", or possibly "like a great mountain ash or rowan tree"... [more]
ÓráedmOld Irish Derived from the Irish elements ór, meaning "golden", and áed, meaning "fire".
OrgetorixmOld Celtic, History Derived from Celtic orgeto "killer" (which comes from orge "to kill") combined with Celtic rix "king." This name was borne by a leader of the Helvetii (a Celtic tribe), who lived in the 1st century BC.
SeachnasachmOld Irish Possibly related to Old Irish sechnaid "to avoid, elude, evade; to take care, to guard against".
SegomarosmGaulish Composed of Proto-Celtic *sego- "force, victory" and *māros "great".
SegovaxmOld Celtic Celtic name, in which the first element is Proto-Celtic *sego- "force, victory" (also found in the Gaulish name Segomaros). The second element, *uako, possibly means "empty" or "curved"... [more]
SenovarafOld Celtic (Latinized) Romanized Celtic name, in which the first element is ultimately from the Indo-European root *sen meaning "old" (the second element, uaro, is uncertain, possibly meaning "war"). It was found scratched onto a metal "curse tablet" (c.2nd-century) at the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath (Somerset, South West England)... [more]
SequanafOld Celtic (Latinized), Celtic Mythology Latinized form of the Gaulish (Celtic) name Sicauna, which is argued to mean "sacred river" or "the fast flowing one". This was the name of the Gallo-Roman goddess of the River Seine.
SíodhachánmOld Irish Derived from Irish síodhach "peaceful" or "otherworldly" combined with a diminutive suffix. The adjective síodhach is a variant of sítheach, from síth, basically meaning "settlement", hence both "peace" and "place inhabited by other world beings".