The name options for girls are countless. When we decide not to continue with the family tradition and choose a unique one for our daughter, many parents wonder how to choose the perfect name . We can look at our place of origin , in some language that attracts our attention (even if it is already a dead language), in the sound of a letter whose phoneme attracts us or even in the names of women who have had a great transcendence in history or, at least, in ours …
And, among all of them, there is a warrior people that, although they settled mainly in the north of Spain (Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria), left a deep mark that is still palpable both in the Cantabrian Sea and in Wales, Ireland or Scotland. .
We are talking about the Celts, with sound names that appeal to nature, to the gods, but also to characteristics of strong, brave and beautiful women . Without a doubt, the best first gift for our baby and one that will accompany him throughout his life.
- Ailish: is the Celtic variant of Alice and means “noble”.
- Aine: in Celtic mythology this name corresponded to that of the queen of the fairies. In Gaelic it means “radiance”.
- Alanis / Alanys: Variant of Alan and means “precious”.
- Alanna: people of the Alans, an ancient nomadic people originally from Scythia. It means “beautiful, bright”.
- Alda: means “the most beautiful”.
- Aldara: feminine name of Germanic origin that derives from Aldewara, “old wise”.
- Alina: means “attractive, funny”
- Arlina: means “promise or commitment”.
- Arwen: means “fair”.
- Beltaine: means “good fire” in Irish. Its origin comes from a Celtic festival in which the beginning of summer was commemorated.
- Brenda: female variant of Brand. It means “sword, brightness of the fight”. Very common in Ireland, as it symbolizes strength, triumph and power.
- Briana: means “strong woman or of great strength”.
- Brianda: Spanish variant of the Celtic Brian, which means “sword of God”.
- Bricia: means “strong”.
- Brigid: goddess of Irish mythology, who represents the strength and passion of fire and poetry.
- Brígida: it seems to come from the Celtic voice ‘Briga’, which means “strength, victory”. He is also one of the members of the Celtic pantheon who personifies fertility.
- Caeli: derived from Kayley, means “narrow and thin”.
- Cartimandua: means “elegant horse”. She was the last monarch of the Brigantes (a Celtic tribe) before the Roman conquest.
- Cinnia: means “beautiful”.
- Cleissy: means “queen of the woods”.
- Cordelia: means “jewel of the sea”.
- Donvina: means “crowned lady”.
- Drusilla: means “fruitful”. It was the name of a Roman leader, sister of Emperor Caligula and her lover.
- Eileen: it is a variant of Helen that means “beautiful like the sun”.
- Éire: the oldest Irish name for Ireland.
- Eleonora: means “that grows”.
- Elvia: a variant of Elba, it means “that comes from the top of the mountains.”
- Enedina: variant of Enid, which means “soul, life”.
- Enya: means “little fire”.
- Enyd: means “the one who has life.”
- Epona: it is the Latinization of the Gallic name ‘epo’, which means “horse”. It is the name of the Gallic goddess, protector of horses.
- Erea: equivalent in Spanish is Irene. It means “woman of peace.” In Greek mythology, Irene was the daughter of Zeus.
- Evelyn: variant of Eva, which means “pleasant or pleasant”.
- Finoa / Fiona: means “the one with beautiful hair”.
- Geneva: comes from the Welsh ‘Gwenhwyar’, which means “white wave, or white like the foam of the sea”. It is a variant of Genoveva.
- Gladys: it was the name of an important Roman gens and has been used in Wales since the 7th century, possibly derived from the Latin Claudia, which means “light”.
- Genoveva: means “white wave, white like waves, like foam”.
- Glenda: means “narrow and wooded valley”.
- Gwendal: derives from the Breton ‘gwen’, which means “white, just, holy”. Although the Breton gwen is male, the Welsh gwen is female.
- Gwendoline / Güendolina: variants of Gwendolyn, which means “sacred ring” or “the one with white eyelashes”.
- Hazel: means “walnut or hazelnut.”
- Iria: means “fertile land.” It is the name of an ancient Galician city, Iria Flavia, located in Padrón, A Coruña.
- Jennifer: variant of Geneva and Genoveva. It means “of great spirit.”
- Julita: although it is used as a diminutive of Julia, they are not related. It was a Celtic name, which became well known for bearing it Saint Julita, a martyr of the 4th century. Its original meaning is unknown.
- Kaile: Variant of the Celtic name Kayley, which means “thin, slender”.
- Kelly: variant of ‘Ceallach’, it means “brave”.
- Kendra / Kandra: means “great champion”.
- Kennocha: means “lover”.
- Kiara: means “the one with black hair.”
- Lenora: means “that grows”.
- Lesley / Lesly: means “sacred garden”. It can also be used as a name for children.
- Lynette: means “nymph, idol”.
- Mabel: means “happy.”
- Maeve: means “very happy”. It was the name of a mythical 1st century Celtic queen.
- Matrona: is the name of the Celtic mother goddess.
- Meredith: means “guardian of the sea”.
- Moira: Celtic variant of Mary, which means “chosen by God”
- Mona: means “noble woman”.
- Morgana: means “the one that comes from the seashore”.
- Morrigan: means “the queen of ghosts.” For the Irish Celts she was the goddess of war, who could transform from woman to animal and motivated men to go to fight.
- Muriel: means “shining sea”.
- Myra: way of referring to the “sea”.
- Myrna: variant of the Gaelic name Muirne, which means “she who is loved, kind”.
- Nealie: means “the one who governs”.
- Noreia: it was a region of Nórica and also a goddess for the Norici, a Celtic tribe.
- Oona: means “queen of the fairies”.
- Orla: means “golden princess”.
- Rhiannon: She was a Welsh heroine whose name means “the great queen.”
- Saoirse: can be translated as “freedom.”
- Shayla: means “of the enchanted palace”. It can also be a variant of Sheila.
- Sheila: means “blind, hidden”.
- Shirley: means “brilliant”.
- Suria: is the name of the goddess who makes water flow in Celtic mythology. You can also write ‘Syria’.
- Ula: means “jewel of the sea”.
- Wendy: Hypocoristic English for Gwendolin, Güendolina, which means “the one with the white eyelashes.”
- Winefrida: means “friend of peace”.
- Yilda: means “the one who serves God”.