Celtic Names

Aveline -Aveline is a name of Norman French origin. It means "little bird" or perhaps "desired".

Avery -Avery is a name of both French and English origin. It means "Elf council".

Brian -Brian is a name of Gaelic origin meaning "noble, strong, virtuous" and perhaps "hill" with the idea of one being raised up or exalted.
Conversely, the word brian also means "maggot" in Old Provical/Occitan

Brianna -Brianna is a name of Gaelic origin meaning virtuous, strong, noble and hill
It is the feminine form of the name Brian

Bridget -Brigid is a pan-Celtic fire Goddess honored by many modern Pagans and Heathens. And the popular St Brighid of Ireland. The name means "exulted one"

Cameron -Cameron is a Scottish name from the Gaelic cam sron meaning "crooked nose". Someone who has a crooked nose is probably a fighter.

Connor -The name Connor is derived from the Irish Conchobar meaning "lover of hounds" or "wolf kin"

Daren -Daren is a Welsh name meaning "burnt land" or "hill"

Dylan -Dylan is a Welsh name whose meaning is connected to the word for "sea".
Dylan was a Welsh sea spirit, son of Arianrhod and Gwydion

Eavan -Eavan is an Anglicized version of the Irish/Gaelic name Aoibheann which means "beautiful"

Epona -Epona was a Celtic Goddess associated with horses, mares and fertility. She was also adopted by the Romans. The name derived from the Gaulish word epos meaning "horse".

Estrild -Estrild contains the Norse hild meaning battled and may relate to Eostar, the Goddess of Dawn honored at the Spring Equinox. (An excellent name for a little warrior girl born at the spring Equinox.) or may related to Æsir, the Norse name for the race of Gods.

Evelyn -Evelyn is a name of Germanic origin that is used for both boys and girls but most often for girls in the US. It means "little bird" or perhaps "desired".

Gavin -Gavin is a Welsh name meaning "white hawk of battle".

Gawain -Gawain was the name of one of the knights of King Arthur's round table. The name means "white hawk of battle".

Grania -Grania is a Celtic name variously translated to mean "grain" "love" or "horror/terror".

Guinevere -Guinevere is the name of King Arthur's wife in the Arthurian legends. The Welsh form of this name is Gwenhwyfar and in modern English is Jennifer.

Gwydion -The name Gwydion may come from the Welsh for "ploughs" or "looms" or perhaps "trees". He was a magician of Welsh lore who excelled at the art of glamor, the father of Llew Llaw Gyffes and brother of Arianrhod.

Herman -Herman is a name of German origin meaning "army man" or "soldier".

Jennifer -Jennifer is a Cornish variant of the name Guinevere which is itself a Middle English variant of the old Welsh name Gwenhwyfar which means "white" or "smooth" "fairy woman".
Of course Gwenhwyfar / Guinevere was King Arthur's wife.

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