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Celtic baby names

Celtic names come from a family of languages — Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Breton — that share roots in the ancient world of druids, warriors, and nature. They sound unlike anything else: lyrical, fierce, and full of landscape.

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Celtic girl names

Rhiannon

Great queen; divine figure from Welsh mythology

Brigid

Exalted one, strength (Irish goddess of fire)

Isolde

Ice ruler; tragic heroine of legend

Nimue

Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend

Keira

Dark, black-haired (feminine of Ciaran)

Sorcha

Radiance, brightness (Irish: SOR-aha)

Eira

Snow (Welsh)

Morwenna

Maiden, waves of the sea (Cornish/Welsh)

Briar

Thorny plant; nature name from Old English-Celtic

Ceridwen

Blessed song; Welsh enchantress of poetry

Celtic boy names

Aidan

Little fire (from the Irish saint Aodhán)

Brennan

Little raven; sorrow

Finley

Fair-haired hero (Scottish Gaelic)

Cormac

Charioteer; son of the raven

Emrys

Immortal — the Welsh name for Merlin

Tiernan

Lord, noble chief

Connell

Strong wolf

Devlin

Fierce courage, unlucky (Irish)

Bran

Raven; legendary Welsh hero

Caelan

Slender, powerful (Scottish Gaelic)

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