This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Celtic; and the first letter is T.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Taig m ManxManx cognate of
Tadg. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Timothy.
Talek m CornishDerived from Cornish
talek "big-browed", ultimately from Old Cornish
talawg "high forehead" or "big brow".
Talfan m WelshTalfan has its origins in the Welsh language and it is also used largely in Welsh. The meaning of Talfan is 'tall beacon'. Famous individuals with the name: Aneirin Talfan Davies OBE, (11 May 1909 – 14 July 1980) was a Welsh poet, broadcaster and literary critic... [
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Talwyn f Cornish (Modern)Derived from Cornish
tal "brow; forehead; temple" and
gwynn "fair; white; blessed". This is a modern Cornish name.
Tamara f Cornish, Celtic MythologyIn Cornish folklore, Tamara is a nymph who lived in the underworld and wanted to wander freely in the mortal world, against the advice of her parents. When she falls in love with the giant
Tawradge, she refuses to return to the underworld with her father... [
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Tangwen f WelshDerived from Welsh
tagc "peace" combined with
gwen "white, fair, blessed". It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Gweir Servitor of Birds.
Tanwen f WelshMeans "white fire" from Welsh
tan "fire" (compare
Tanguy) combined with
gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.
Tanwyn m WelshMeans "white fire", derived from Welsh
tân "fire" and
gwyn "white, fair, blessed".
Tathan m & f WelshThe meaning is unfortunately unknown to me. This was the name of a Welsh saint from the 5th century AD; sources conflict over whether the saint was a male or a female. In the case of the latter, the saint was thought to be a daughter of a King of Gwent.
Tegeirian f & m Welsh (Rare)Means "orchid" in Welsh, composed of Welsh
teg "fair, beautiful" and
eirian "bright, brilliant, fair".
Teifi f & m WelshFrom the name of a river in Wales.
Teifion m WelshPossibly an elaborated form of
Teifi, the name of a river in Ceredigion, Wales, using the suffix
on (found in names of Welsh rivers dedicated to gods, such as
Aeron, as well as some early Welsh saints' names, such as
Mabon).
Teig m Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of
Tadhg used by Douglas Hyde in his translation of the Irish folktale 'Teig O'Kane (Tadhg O Cáthán) and the Corpse'.
Teleri f Welsh, Arthurian CycleContraction of Welsh
ty meaning "thy, your" and
Eleri. This name is mentioned in
Culhwch and Olwen as one of the maidens of King Arthur's court.
Thady m IrishIrish diminutive of
Thaddeus, an anglicized form of
Tadhg. Thady Quill is the subject of an Irish ballad, 'The Bould Thady Quill' (ca... [
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Tierna f IrishMost likely from Irish
tiarna meaning "lord".
Tiomóid m Irish (Rare)Irish form of
Timothy, occurring in some Irish translations of the Bible. It is not commonly used as a given name.
Tonwen f WelshMeans "white wave" in Welsh. Tonwen (or simply
Gwen) was the mother of Saint Cybi and sister of
Non (herself mother of Wales' patron saint, David)... [
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Torán m IrishFormed from a diminutive of
tor ‘lord’, ‘hero’, ‘champion’.
Treeve m CornishDerived from Cornish
tre "farmstead, dwelling, town, village, home".
Tréinfear m IrishA byname meaning "champion, strong man" (from tréan "strong" and fear "man").
Tremaine m & f African American, CornishHistorically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [
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Treveur m BretonDerived from Breton
trec'h "victory, superiority" and
meur "great".
Triphina f Breton, HistoryAllegedly from
Trifin, a Welsh name derived from
triw "exact, precise". This was the name of a 6th-century Breton saint, wife of the tyrant Conomor who killed their young son Tremorus.
Trueth f CornishMeans "compassion" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Tuathlaith f IrishMeans "princess of the people" from Irish
tuath meaning "people, land" combined with
flaith "princess".
Tudual m BretonVariant of
Tugdual. A known bearer of this name is the Breton poet Tudual Huon (b. 1953).
Tugdual m Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
tut "people" and
uual "brave; bold; noble; exalted" or
tad "father".
Tuiren f Irish (Modern, Rare), AstronomyMeaning unknown. Tuiren was a character in
The Birth of Bran, a story in the book
Irish Fairy Tales, written by
James Stephens. A star has been named after her.
Tujen m BretonDerived from Breton
tut "people" and
gen "birth".
Tybie f Welsh, HistoryThis was the name of an obscure Welsh saint of the 5th century, supposedly a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog. A church in Dyfed, Wales was named after her.