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[Opinions] why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?
I have the impression there's a minor trend of Celtic names going on, and a lot of people on these boards seem to rave over them and I often wonder: "what's the big deal?". I don't mean to bash the whole category, at least they're names with a history and there are some I like, but, I know that the spelling makes sense for Gaelic, but to me it looks counter-intuitive and pointlessly complicated (and the anglicized forms often look kinda tacky). Also, the meanings are nice but having a name that means "beautiful raven" or "lord of the fortress" looks a bit like something out of a teen fantasy novel.So, do people want to honour some Irish/Welsh heritage or is there some other reason Celtic names are popular?
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why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  Murasaki  ·  1/19/2008, 10:12 AM
Re: I adore the name Lile  ·  Emma Jenny  ·  1/20/2008, 10:15 AM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  Elinor  ·  1/20/2008, 6:29 AM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  Cleveland Kent Evans  ·  1/20/2008, 2:24 PM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  Laurie  ·  1/23/2008, 4:55 PM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  Dot  ·  1/20/2008, 3:41 PM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  Laurie  ·  1/23/2008, 5:04 PM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  Elinor  ·  1/21/2008, 9:40 AM
I find it a bit funny (m)  ·  Murasaki  ·  1/21/2008, 4:50 AM
Gianna  ·  Gemma  ·  1/21/2008, 4:17 PM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  heron  ·  1/19/2008, 3:09 PM
I've been wondering the same thing for a while. (nt)  ·  Melania  ·  1/19/2008, 2:54 PM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  sunshine-babe  ·  1/19/2008, 11:38 AM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  CN  ·  1/19/2008, 11:26 AM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  quigonjecca  ·  1/19/2008, 10:35 AM
I wonder that myself.  ·  Lumiereslove  ·  1/19/2008, 10:22 AM
I'd definitely change the spelling...  ·  lac  ·  1/19/2008, 12:38 PM
Yeah I agree.  ·  Octavia  ·  1/19/2008, 1:41 PM
lol  ·  Murasaki  ·  1/20/2008, 4:52 AM
Re: lol  ·  Elinor  ·  1/20/2008, 6:34 AM
Same here. (nt)  ·  Jasmine  ·  1/19/2008, 10:30 AM
Ditto. (nt)  ·  ToveTer  ·  1/19/2008, 10:29 AM
Re: why do people seem to like Celtic names so much?  ·  Elemmennope  ·  1/19/2008, 10:18 AM