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.
Eilir f & m WelshDerived from Welsh
eilir "butterfly; regneration; spring".
Éinín f IrishDirectly taken from the Irish word
éinín meaning "little bird". This is a modern Irish word name that has only been used in recent years.
Eirianwen f WelshFrom Welsh
eirian "shining, bright" and
gwen "holy, white, pure".
Eiteagán m IrishFrom the diminutive form of
eiteach, meaning “winged, feathered, finned”.
Elen f BretonDerived from Old Breton
el- "livestock" and by extension "wealth; treasure", this name has early on been conflated with
Helen whose Breton and Welsh form is also
Elen.
Elenid f WelshPossibly derived from Elenydd, an area in Wales named after the Elan river. The river itself takes its name from Welsh
elain, "fawn".
Elfyn m WelshPossibly a Welsh form of
Ælfwine. Also see
Elfin. A famous bearer is Welsh rally driver Elfyn Evans (1988-).
Elgan m WelshFrom the Welsh intensifying prefix
el- combined with Welsh
can "bright".
Elidur m Welsh (Archaic)Old Welsh name, the second element likely deriving from Welsh
dur "steel" but the first element being of uncertain meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Elidur was the name of a king of Britain... [
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Elidyr m Welsh, Welsh MythologyVariant of
Elidir (see
Elidur). This form appears in the legend of 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to one of Arthur's knights: Elidyr Gyvarwydd.
Elliw m & f WelshProbably derived from
lliw, meaning "colour" in Welsh.
Elwen m Cornish, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Elwen was an early saint venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. A chapel at Porthleven in Sithney parish, Cornwall, dedicated to Elwen, existed from the 13th century until 1549, and in Brittany several sites and placenames are associated with possibly related figures.
Elwy f & m WelshIt derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".
Elwydd f WelshMeaning uncertain, possibly related to a place name. Other suggested origins include
elwydd/
eilwydd, meaning "love tryst, meeting", or "beatic presence" from an invented word comprised of
el- "much" and
gwydd "presence".
Elwyn m WelshComposed by the welsh words "el", meaning "light" and "gwyn", that means "white" or "pure", so the meaning is "white light" or "pure light".
Emblyn f Cornish, Medieval EnglishLate medieval English variant of
Emmeline. Common in the 16th and 17th centuries, this name eventually died out in England in the 19th century, though it survived in Cornwall.
Emeryn m Welsh, EnglishIn Welsh, "-yn" is the masculine suffix to create singular nouns and is used in creating the diminutive for masculine names. Therefore,... [
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Emlen m English, WelshVariant of
Emlyn. Emlen Tunnell (1924-1975) was an American football player and coach. He was the first African-American to play for the New York Giants and also the first to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Emrynn m & f Welsh, English (Modern)An alternative spelling of
Emryn. In recent modern times, American English speakers adopt masculine Welsh names for feminine use and often will differentiate from the masculine origin by doubling the ending "n", e.g
Bryn vs
Brynn... [
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Enidwen f WelshCombination of named "Enid" with Welsh suffix "-wen," giving the meaning "blessed life" or "blessed soul."
Enlli f WelshWelsh feminine name taken from
Ynys Enlli (
Bardsey Island in English) which is a small island off the
Llŷn Peninsula in North West Wales.
Enlli itself means "in the currents"... [
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Eos f WelshMeans "nightingale" in Welsh.
Erell f BretonOf uncertain origin and meaning, although a connection to Old Irish
er "high; noble; great" has been suggested.
Erimon m IrishUnaccented form of Érimón, the name of the son of Míl Espáine. Also used for a character from the 3rd series of The Sparticle Mystery.
Erwyd m WelshMeaning uncertain, possibly taken from the town Erwood, called Erwyd in Welsh. The town's name may have been derived from
cerwyd, "stag".
Erwyn m WelshWelsh name, composed by "gwerd" and "gwyn", with the meaning of "green and white".
Eryl f & m WelshFrom Welsh
eryl meaning "watcher" or "lookout" (originally "hunt"), derived from
ar, an intensifying prefix, and
hyl "a hunt". In regular use since the 1920s, though infrequently... [
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Eubonia f Manx (Archaic)Of unknown origin and meaning, Eubonia was one of the names for the Isle of Man used by early Irish writers. In the 18th century, the name was used as a feminine given name.
Eurddolen f WelshMeans "golden ring", derived from the Welsh elements
aur "gold" and
dolen "ring". It is sometimes interpreted as the Welsh form of
Goldilocks ("golden ringlets, curls").
Eurfon m & f WelshPossibly from Welsh
aur "gold" combined with Môn, the name of an island in Wales.
Eurfryn m WelshDerived from Welsh
eur, the penult form of
aur, "gold" and
bryn "hill".
Eurgain f Welsh, Welsh MythologyDerived from Welsh
aur "gold" (penult form
eur) and
cain "fair; fine; elegant". In Welsh mythology, Eurgain is noted as the first female saint and daughter of
Caratacus (see
Caradog) in the
History of Dunraven Manuscript, a manuscript giving the genealogy of
Taliesin.
Euros m WelshDerived from Welsh
aur meaning "gold", perhaps originally a short form of
Euroswydd (itself probably derived from
aur and
oswydd "enemy").
Evin m & f IrishFrom
Éimhín with the typical Irish diminutive suffix ending with the letter 'n'. From the root word
eimh meaning "swift" or "lively". ... [
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Fainche f Irish (Rare), Irish MythologyDerived from Irish
fuinche meaning "scald-crow" or "black fox". It occurs in Irish myth as the name of the daughter of Dáire Derg and mother of the three Fothads by a warrior called Mac Nia... [
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Fáinne f IrishMeans "circle" or "ring" in Irish. This name was coined during the Gaelic revival, at which time it referred to a ring-shaped pin badge (introduced in 1911) worn to designate fluent Irish speakers and thus gained popularity as a political-cultural statement.
Fathadh m IrishDerived from the word
fothadh "base, foundation".
Fearfeasa m Irish (Archaic)Means "man of knowledge", derived from the Gaelic elements
fear "man" and
fios "knowledge" (genitive
feasa).
Féile f Irish (Modern)This is a modern Irish name, directly taken from Irish
féile meaning "festival".
Féilim m Irish (Rare)Variant form of
Feidhelm meaning ”beauty” or “ever good.” Three kings of Munster bore the name. Feidhelm Mac Crimthainn was both a king of Munster and a Bishop of Cashel... [
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Fi f & m English, IrishShortened form of
Fiona,
Finnian, and other names that combine this element. Used more often as a nickname or pet name.
Fia f Irish (Modern, Rare)Allegedly derived from Irish
fia "deer" (via Old Irish
fíad "wild animals, game, especially deer", ultimately from
fid "wood").
Fiach m IrishGaelic name meaning "raven" (see
Fiachra). Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne was the chief of Clann O Bhroin, or the O'Byrne clan, during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland.
Fiadhnait f IrishMeans "fawn" from Gaelic
fiadh "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of two early Irish saints, among them "a saintly Irish virgin whose festival was celebrated on 4 January".
Fiech m IrishDerived from Gaelic
fiach meaning "raven". The name of a late 5th-early 6th century Irish Bishop in Leinster, reputed to have written the "Metrical Life of Saint Patrick".
Filomela f Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, SpanishSerbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of
Philomel.
Findabhair f Irish, Irish MythologyPopularly claimed to be an Irish cognate of
Gwenhwyfar (see
Guinevere), it may actually mean "fair-browed" from Old Irish
find "white, fair" and
abair "a brow" (or "eyelash")... [
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Fínín m IrishFrom Old Irish Fíngin (literally “wine-born”), from fín (“wine”) + gein (“birth”).
Fio f English, Irish, ItalianThis is a diminutive / nickname for names beginning with Fio like Fiona or Fiorella.
Fírinne f IrishInvented during the Gaelic revival, taken from Irish
fírinne meaning "truth".
Flammenn f BretonDerived from Breton
flamm meaning "bright, brilliant, agleam, splendid" (compare
Eflamm).
Flaunys f Manx (Modern, Rare)Directly taken from Manx
flaunys "heaven, paradise, Kingdom come", ultimately from older Manx
Flathanas "Paradise" (in the Christian sense of the word). This is a newly coined name intended as a Manx form of
Urania and
Celeste.
Foraoise m IrishFrom Irish
foraoise meaning "forest", ultimately from Medieval Latin
forestis meaning "open wood".
Galâth m WelshThe Welsh variant of
Galahad, the Arthurian knight. This is a modern translation
Gennet f ManxAccording to the Manx scholar W.W.Gill this name is not connected with Jane or John, but with the Frankish name
Genida.