Are you looking for a Celtic first name for a little girl or a little boy? Here is a list of the prettiest first names of Celtic origin to give to your baby!
From Scotland, via Wales, the Isle of Man, Brittany, Ireland and even Cornwall, the Celtic nations are scattered across Europe. In the great “Celtic” baggage are thus many cultures and stories, which include their heroes. Their common point? Having Celtic languages, which appeared before Christianity and the Roman Empire. In their legacy, there are many Celtic names for girls and boys.
Which Celtic name to choose for a baby girl?
The library of Celtic first names has many references with very soft sounds, such as Effie, Una, Roisin, Sinead. THE female Celtic names are particularly pretty, as evidenced by the first name Nolwenn, Liza or Loanne. Gaelle, Maelly or Maiwenn, female first names from a Celtic language.
What Celtic name to give to a little boy?
Celtic names for boys are particularly diverse, they can be short: Enor, Conan, Morvan, Loeiz. Or even longer: Kaourintinwhich means Corentin, Gwenaël, Paskwiten or Gwennolé. They have inspired the names of many movie celebrities, Cillian, Hake, callum, are well-known male Celtic names! Here are some ideas for male Celtic names:
What are some rare Celtic baby names?
As in any language, some first names are rarer than others. Among the boys, we come across few Karadog, from Karenteg, of Briegig or of Brewalan. Laorans, Flammenig and Denoelig are other first names rarely given to Celtic boys! On the girls’ side, these are LEveneza, Izolda, Itudez, Koulmez that you don’t come across often. In the same way, Ronanez, Mailennig, Maodana and Kavanin are rather rare Celtic first names in France.
List of mixed Celtic first names
There are a few mixed first names in the Celtic languages:
- Gwen
- Casey
- Devi
- Armel
- Amaël
- Yael
- loan
- Eloa
The most beautiful Celtic names with meaning
| Alina | fun |
| Brigid | Poetry |
| Eileen | Beautiful |
| Caéli | Fineness |
| Hazel | Hazelnut |
| Kiara | black hair |
| Meredith | guardian of the sea |
| Maeve | who makes happy |
| yilda | The one who helps God |
| Lenora | The one who grows up |
| Michael | Similar to God |
| lorcan | The brave little one |
| callum | Dove |
| Brendan | The prince |
| Hake | little teddy bear |
| Aidan | Fire |
| Kian | the old |
What are ancient Celtic names?
Among girls, in the list of old first names, we find Abigail, Orlaith, Pedernig, Eireann, Eireor even Iseut, which can be written Yseut. Baeleg, Bairbre and Padraigin are also among the oldest female Celtic names.
On the boys side, Gwenaël, Pascal, Paskwiten, Kaourintin are particularly old. We also find Igneuc, Houarvian, Gwilhermig and Mikaël in the oldest references for naming a baby boy.