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Celtic names - Baby names with the origin Celtic

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Bryannya Noble, high or strong (derived from Brian) Celtic, Irish Girl
Brygid Derived from Old Irish 'Brigit' meaning 'exalted one'; associated with strength, power, and vigor. Celtic, Gaelic, Irish Girl
Brytania From Britannia - 'land of the Britons' / 'British' Celtic, English, Latin Girl
Cadmen Likely "battle-man" or "man of battle" (from Celtic element "cad" meaning "battle") Celtic, Welsh Boy
Celeighren A modern blended name roughly meaning 'heavenly/bright + meadow + reborn' - interpretable as 'heavenly meadow' or 'bright rebirth'. Celtic, English, French Girl
Cymbaline Derived from Cunobelinus - likely 'hound of the king' or 'hound-prince' (interpretations vary) Celtic Boy
Dana-Lee Combination of Dana ('God is my judge' / 'from Denmark' / 'wise') and Lee ('clearing, meadow') - roughly 'Dana's meadow' or 'judge's meadow'. Celtic, English, Hebrew, Irish, Persian, Slavic Girl
Darryen Variant of Darren - associated with 'oak' (from Irish Darragh) or general Celtic meanings like 'great'/'hill' Celtic Boy
Deinion Uncertain - possibly a Welsh variant or derivative related to names like Deiniol or Deion; no well-established single meaning Celtic Boy
Dinmor Fort by the sea (also interpretable as 'great fort') Celtic Boy
Divonna Likely 'divine' or associated with a water/goddess (the Gaulish spring-goddess Divona) Celtic, French Girl
Drest Noise, tumult Celtic Boy
Drusus Possibly strong, firm Celtic, Latin Boy
Earvan Probably a variant of Erwan/Yves meaning 'yew' or 'yew-tree' (symbolic of strength/endurance); meaning is tentative Celtic Boy
Eldwen Likely 'old/blessed' or 'fire + fair' - from 'eld' (Old English 'eald' = old or Norse 'eld' = fire) + Welsh 'wen' (fair/blessed) Celtic, English, Norse, Welsh Girl
Elphin Likely 'elf-like' or 'noble/chief' - exact etymology uncertain (linked to Welsh Elffin and Scottish Alpin) Celtic, Welsh Boy
Epona From Gaulish epos 'horse' - 'divine mare' or 'great mare'. Celtic Girl
Eponie Likely 'of Epona' or 'horse-related' (echoing the goddess Epona); also associated with the literary name Éponine Celtic, French Girl
Gaelia From the Gaels; 'Gaelic person' or 'descendant of the Gaels.' Celtic Girl
Gariff No well-documented meaning; possibly 'stranger/foreigner' if linked to Arabic gharīb, otherwise likely an invented name without established meaning Celtic Boy
Glais Stream, brook; related to words for 'blue/green' in cognate forms Celtic, Irish, Scottish Gaelic Unisex
Govannon Smith (divine or legendary smith) Celtic, Welsh Boy
Guiderius Name of a legendary British prince; etymology and literal meaning uncertain Celtic Boy
Gwendonfer Fair/blessed hill guardian (interpreted compound) Celtic Girl
Gwevyl Possibly built on the Celtic element 'gwen' meaning 'white, fair, blessed' with a second element of uncertain origin; overall sense: 'fair/blessed one' (meaning uncertain) Celtic Girl
Hisolda Likely "ice ruler" (from Isolde/Isolda) Celtic, Germanic Girl
Isatta Likely 'living' or 'she who lives' (from Arabic Aisha). Alternatively may be associated with the legendary name Iseult/Isolde, whose exact meaning is uncertain. Celtic, Italian Girl
Isoude Uncertain - often rendered as 'fair' or (speculatively) 'ice ruler'; linked to the legendary heroine Iseult/Isolde Celtic, French Girl
Iwdael Probably 'generous lord' - from elements meaning 'lord' (iud/jud) + 'generous' (hael). Celtic Boy
izolda Variant of Isolde/Iseult, a legendary name (Tristan and Iseult); possibly from Old High German elements meaning 'ice' + 'battle' or of Celtic origin Celtic Girl
Keltyn Modern/variant name; meaning not firmly established - typically interpreted as related to Kelton ('from the town/farm') or associated with Celtic roots Celtic, English Unisex
Kelwen Literally 'Kel' + 'wen' - broadly interpreted as 'fair/blessed Kel' (modern meaning: 'fair or blessed one'). Celtic Unisex
Keryk No single established meaning. Possibly connected by sound to names meaning "dark-haired" (Kieran) or "rock/fort" (Carrick/Kerrick), or simply an invented given name Celtic Boy
Kieden Little battle; fighter Celtic, English Boy
Kweku-Arthur Wednesday-born male (Kweku) combined with Arthur - often rendered as a Wednesday-born individual with the connotations of Arthur (noble/bear-like, courageous). Akan, Celtic Boy
Lug Associated with the Celtic god Lugh; commonly interpreted as 'light' or 'bright.' Celtic, Irish Boy
Mabon 'Great son' or 'divine/young son' (from a Proto-Celtic root meaning 'son') Celtic, Welsh Boy
Mabonn 'great son' / 'young/divine son' (divine youth) Celtic, Welsh Boy
Maelan From a Celtic root meaning "chief" or "prince"; as a diminutive often interpreted as "little chief". Breton, Celtic, Irish Boy
Maeron Possibly 'son/descendant of Mair (Mary)' or a Welsh variant connected to names derived from Mary Celtic, Welsh Boy
Mannaw Possibly 'divine food/gift' (from Hebrew 'manna') or related to 'sea/river' or 'dweller by the sea' (from Brittonic Manaw) Celtic Unisex
Maponus Great son - originally a divine or young son (name of a Celtic god) Celtic Boy
Margen Uncertain - possibly 'sea‑born' or 'sea chief' if linked to Morgan; alternatively 'margin/edge' from Spanish; otherwise modern/uncertain Celtic Boy
Meliadus Uncertain - possibly derived from elements meaning 'honey' (meli-) and a lord/prince suffix, i.e. 'honeyed one' or 'sweet/princely one' Celtic Boy
Merewen Likely 'sea' + 'white/fair' - roughly 'sea-fair' or 'sea-blessed'. Celtic Girl
Merial Likely meaning 'bright sea' (from Gaelic elements for 'sea' + 'bright'); sometimes treated as a variant of Mariel/Mary Celtic Girl
Meriel 'sea-bright' (from Old Irish muir 'sea' + geal 'bright') Celtic Girl
Meryel Bright sea Breton, Celtic Girl
Morgance Sea-born; sea chief/sea defender Celtic, Welsh Girl
Morganna Likely 'sea-born' or 'of the sea', associated with Morgan le Fay Celtic, Welsh Girl

Celtic name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Celtic-origin name in our dataset.

173
Names in this origin
5
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
33,455
Peak year 2007