These
names are used by Celtic peoples.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Thady m IrishIrish diminutive of
Thaddeus, an anglicized form of
Tadhg. Thady Quill is the subject of an Irish ballad, 'The Bould Thady Quill' (ca... [
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Tierna f IrishMost likely from Irish
tiarna meaning "lord".
Tiomóid m Irish (Rare)Irish form of
Timothy, occurring in some Irish translations of the Bible. It is not commonly used as a given name.
Tonwen f WelshMeans "white wave" in Welsh. Tonwen (or simply
Gwen) was the mother of Saint Cybi and sister of
Non (herself mother of Wales' patron saint, David)... [
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Torán m IrishFormed from a diminutive of
tor ‘lord’, ‘hero’, ‘champion’.
Tredegar m WelshA rare given name of Welsh origin. Tredegar derives from the town so-named in Monmouthshire (now in Blaenau Gwent), Wales. The name derives from the Old Welsh
treff meaning 'estate, village' and
deg ewr meaning 'ten acres'.... [
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Treeve m CornishDerived from Cornish
tre "farmstead, dwelling, town, village, home".
Tréinfear m IrishA byname meaning "champion, strong man" (from tréan "strong" and fear "man").
Tremaine m & f African American, CornishHistorically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [
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Treveur m BretonDerived from Breton
trec'h "victory, superiority" and
meur "great".
Triphina f Breton, HistoryAllegedly from
Trifin, a Welsh name derived from
triw "exact, precise". This was the name of a 6th-century Breton saint, wife of the tyrant Conomor who killed their young son Tremorus.
Trueth f CornishMeans "compassion" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Tuathlaith f IrishMeans "princess of the people" from Irish
tuath meaning "people, land" combined with
flaith "princess".
Tudual m BretonVariant of
Tugdual. A known bearer of this name is the Breton poet Tudual Huon (b. 1953).
Tugdual m Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
tut "people" and
uual "brave; bold; noble; exalted" or
tad "father".
Tuiren f Irish (Modern, Rare), AstronomyMeaning unknown. Tuiren was a character in
The Birth of Bran, a story in the book
Irish Fairy Tales, written by
James Stephens. A star has been named after her.
Tujen m BretonDerived from Breton
tut "people" and
gen "birth".
Tybie f Welsh, HistoryThis was the name of an obscure Welsh saint of the 5th century, supposedly a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog. A church in Dyfed, Wales was named after her.
Uainionn f IrishFeminine Irish name meaning "foam-white complexion".
Uarraig m Scottish GaelicAnglicised as the etymologically unrelated given name
Kennedy, The name is said to have been borne by various families of the surname Kennedy.
Valmai f English (Rare), English (Australian, Rare), Welsh (Rare)From the Welsh 'fel Mai' = like May. It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel 'By Berwen Banks', (1899) in which Valmai is a main character: the meaning of her name is footnoted at the end of Chapter One... [
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Vannin m ManxDerived from the Manx name for the Isle of Man,
Ellan Vannin.
Vennor m CornishMiddle name of Captain Ross Poldark, the main character in the historical television series Poldark. Ross Vennor Poldark is his full name on the BBC show.
Veryan f & m CornishFrom the name of a Cornish town, which is taken from
Sen Veryan meaning "Saint Veryan", a Cornish corruption of
Severian, itself a corrupted form of
Symphorian (the saint to whom the village church is dedicated)... [
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Wilgar m IrishTransferred use of the ancient surname Wilgar having Olde English and Scottish origins.
Wyre m WelshThe name is derived from the the name of the rivers Afon Wyre in Wales and Wyre in Lancashire. It means "winding river". It is bourne by the BBC journalist Wyre Davies.
Yeun m Breton (Rare)Of debated origin and meaning. While some academics consider this name a variant of
Youenn, others argue that it might be a form of
Eozen.
Ysella f CornishDerived from Cornish
ysel "modest". This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Ystradwel f WelshDerived from the Old Welsh name
Stradwel, ultimately from
strat meaning “valley” and
guaul meaning “rampart, boundary”.
Yuna f BretonProbably a Breton form of
Úna. This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who settled in Brittany with her brother, Saint
Gwenvael.
Zennor m & f Cornish (Rare)Name of a Cornish village derived from the local saint, St Senara. In current use.