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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.

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So, do people want to honour some Irish/Welsh heritage or is there some other reason Celtic names are popular?