Pictish Submitted Names

These names were used by the Picts of northern Britain.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Acha f Pictish, Anglo-Saxon, Medieval Scottish
The name of a Deiran princess who later married king Æðelfrið of Bernicia.
Alpia f Pictish
Possible 7th century Pictish princess. Etymology unknown.
Bridei m Pictish, History
Name of seven Kings of the Picts.
Brudus m Pictish, History
Brudus was a leader of the Picts.
Causantín m Pictish
Pictish form of Constantinus (see Constantine).... [more]
Coblaith f Medieval Irish, Pictish
Believed to mean "victorious sovereignty", from Old Irish cob "victory" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was relatively common in the early Irish period... [more]
Conchenn f Pictish, Medieval Scottish, Old Celtic
Borne by a 6th century woman of a reportedly Pictish or Dal Riatan family.
Derile f Pictish
Relation of a Pictish king.
Domelch f Pictish
Mother of a 6th century Pictish king
Drostan m Pictish
Diminutive of Drust. This name was borne by a 7th-century Irish saint who was active among the Picts in Scotland.
Drusticc f Pictish
6th century Pictish princess. Feminine variant of the name Drust. Older form or variant of the name Trista
Ligach f Pictish, Old Irish, Old Celtic
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the daughter of Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (died 913CE), a 9th century Pictish princess, and Flann Sinna (847-916CE), king of Mide and a High King of Ireland.
Lonceta f Pictish, Old Celtic, Celtic Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a legendary ancestress of the Picts.
Maithgemm f Pictish, Old Celtic
Borne by a 6th century woman from a probable Pictish family.
Nadbroicc f Pictish
Legendary figure reported to be Pictish
Naiton m Pictish
Naiton (Naiton in Bede) II.E. Pict mentioned in the Ulster annals -8th c.
Nectudad f Pictish, Old Celtic
Presumed to be a feminine name, found on a mediaeval Pictish cross slab.
Nehhtonn ᚅᚓᚆᚆᚈᚑᚅᚅ m Pictish
Pictish form of Nechtan.
Onuist m Pictish
Pictish form of Angus.
Rieinmelth f Old Celtic, Medieval Scottish, Pictish, Brythonic
A woman connected with Oswiu/Oswi, who grew up in Dál Riata/Pictland
Talorc m Pictish, History
Name of several Pictish kings.
Uuen m Pictish
Pictish form of Eógan
Uurguist m Pictish
Pictish form of Fergus
Vipoig m Pictish
Name of a mythical Pictish king