Celtic Names

Glendon -Glendon is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "from the fortress in the glen".

Grainne -The name Grainne occurs in Irish folklore. The name means "grain" or "corn".

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.

Gwylfai -Gwilfye is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "May festival" referring to the first of May.

Hafgan -Hafgan is a Welsh name meaning "summer song". He is featured as the enemy of Arawn in the story of Pwyll's Descent into Annwn.

Hart -Hart is an English word meaning stag that can be used as a boy's name or a surname.

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

Iollan -Iollan is a boy's name of Irish origin which means "he who worships a different God".

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.

Kai -Kai is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "fire". It also means "ocean" in Hawaiian and and "seashell" in Japanese and can be used for a girl as well.

Keela -Keela is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "beauty that only poetry can capture".

Keeva -Keeva is a variant of the Irish name Caoimhe meaning "gentle, beautiful, precious".

Kevin -Kevin is a Gaelic name meaning "beautiful at birth" or "gentle child".

Kyna -The name Kyna is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "love, affection, esteem".

Liadan -The name Liadán is a girl's name of Gaelic origin. It means "Grey lady" or "Grey poet".

Liam -Liam is a boy's name or Irish origin that is the Irish version of the name William, implying a strong protector.

Llew -Llew Llaw Gyffes is a hero of Welsh lore, son of Arianrhod and Gwydion. According to the story his name meant "lion with a steady hand".

Lochlan -Lochlan is a name of Irish origin meaning "land of the lochs (lakes)", once referring to the homeland of Viking invaders.

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