This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Old Celtic or Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Saxon Mythology or Breton or Celtic Mythology or Cornish or Germanic Mythology or Irish Mythology or Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend or Welsh Mythology.
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Forgall m Irish MythologyPerhaps related to Irish
forgella "testifies". In Irish legend he was the father of
Emer, nicknamed "the cunning, dextrous, wily". The Wily Lord of Lusca tried to prevent his daughter marrying
Cúchulainn and, rather than face the champion's wrath, leapt to his death from the ramparts of his fortress.
Fraoch m Irish MythologyMeans "wrath" or "fury" in Irish. Fraoch is a Connacht hero in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, the hero of the 'Táin Bó Fraoch', Cattle Raid of Fraoch (which has been claimed to be the main source of the English saga of 'Beowulf')... [
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Freawaru f Anglo-Saxon MythologyPossibly derived from Old English
frēa, a poetic word meaning "lord, king" (from the Germanic root *
fraujô), combined with Old English
waru meaning "shelter, protection, care"... [
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Frowin m German (Archaic), English (Archaic), Anglo-Saxon MythologyDerived from Old High German
frot, fruot "wise" and
wini "friend". Frowin figures as a governor of Schleswig in
Gesta Danorum and in the
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an ancestor of the kings of Wessex, but the latter source only tells that he was the son of Friðgar and the father of Wig.
Frwdwr m Old WelshDerived from the Middle Welsh
ffrwd meaning "stream" and
dwfr, dwr meaning "water".
Fursey m Old Irish, HistoryPossibly 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'.
Gabuthelon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendGabuthelon is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world".
Garomaros m GaulishDerived from Proto-Celtic *
gāros, *
gāri "a shout, call" and *
māros "great".
Gartbuir m Old IrishOld Irish form of Vortipor, used to identify King Vortipor of Dyfed in Irish-Language inscriptions.
Gealbhán m Old IrishMeans "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.
Gearrmaide f Old IrishOld Irish name meaning "the chief of the short cudgel," from gear short, maide a stick
Geatflæd f Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
Geat "Geat" (a North Germanic tribe living around modern day Götaland; see
gautaz) and
flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".
Gemory m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendGemory is a demon listed in demonological grimoires. The demon is referenced by the pronoun "he" despite the fact that he appears as a beautiful woman with a duchess crown riding a camel.
Godhyse m & f Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
god "god" combined with
hyse "young man, boy; warrior" (a poetic term).
Godmund m Anglo-SaxonOld English cognate and variant of Germanic
Godemund and Old Norse
Guðmundr. Derived from either
god "god" or
god "good" and
mund "protection", meaning "god's protection, protected by god" or "good protection".
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.
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.
Goulven m BretonThe name of a Bishop and Saint from the 7th century.
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").
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.
Guðheard m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
guð "battle" and
heard "hard, firm, brave". This was the name of a 9th century Bishop of Selsey.
Guthlac m Anglo-SaxonOld English cognate of
Guðleikr. This was the name of a popular Christian saint, Guthlac of Crowland (674-715), a Mercian hermit and wonderworker.
Gwellaouen f Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
gwenn "white", and by extension " fair; blessed", and
laouen "joyful; happy, glad".
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gwynllyw m Old WelshFrom Welsh
gwyn "white" and
llyw "leader". This was the name of a Welsh king, also known as
Woolos.
Habetrot f Anglo-Saxon MythologyA figure in folklore of the Border counties of Northern England and Lowland Scotland associated with spinning and the spinning wheel. ... [
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Hacon m Anglo-SaxonFrom Old Norse
Hákon. This is the name of Hacon Sweynson, the only son of Sweyn Godwinson, brother of Harold II of England.
Haelwenn f BretonDerived from Breton
hael "generous, noble" and
gwenn "white, fair, blessed".
Haeva f Germanic MythologyHaeva is a Germanic goddess known from an inscription in what is now the Netherlands. Scholars generally derive her name from Germanic
*hiwan "to marry" and surmise that her function may have been the protection of the family.
Hariasa f Germanic MythologyHariasa is a Germanic goddess attested on a (now lost) stone bearing a Latin dedication to her. Her name is likely derived from Proto-Germanic
*harja "army; battle". Linguist Siegfried Gutenbrunner reconstructed the form
*Hari-ansus "army goddess; war goddess", while Rudolf Simek compares her name to that of the valkyrie
Herja.
Harimella f Germanic MythologyHarimella is a Germanic goddess known from an inscription in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The first element of her name is derived from Germanic
*xarjaz (harjaz) "army", the second element
-mella is of debated origin and meaning... [
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Hathagat m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)Possibly derived from
haþu "battle, combat" and
gaut "Geat". This was the name of an early Saxon leader considered the founding father of Saxony.
Hellivesa f Germanic MythologyA minor Germanic goddess whose functions have been lost to time. She was worshipped in Germania Inferior, a Roman province located on the west bank of the Rhine and bordering the North Sea.
Helori m BretonYounger form of
Haelguri, itself derived from Old Breton
hael "generous; prince" and
uuobri "serious; important".
Hloðwig m Anglo-SaxonOld English form of
Louis, deriving from Germanic
Hludwig. This is the form of Louis that was present in England before the Norman Conquest in 1066, where it was replaced with Middle English
Lewis and Lowis.
Hludana f Germanic MythologyHludana is a Germanic goddess attested in five ancient Latin inscriptions from the Rhineland and Frisia, all dating from 197–235 AD (the Beetgum inscription was dedicated by a group of fishermen)... [
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Hondscio m Anglo-Saxon MythologyThe first victim of
Grendel in the Anglo Saxon epic of Beowulf. Means "handshoe", as in "glove", from 'hond' meaning hand, and 'scio', meaning shoe.
Hygebald m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
hyge "thought, mind" and
beald "bold". This was the name of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon saint, also known as Hybald.