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Misc. Male Gaelic Names
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ÁED: Old form of Gaelic
Aodh, meaning "fire."
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ÁEDÁN: Diminutive
form of Gaelic Áed,
meaning "little fire."
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ÁEDH: Variant
spelling of Gaelic Áed, meaning
"fire."
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AILILL:
Irish Gaelic name meaning
"elf." In mythology, this is the name of the husband
of queen Méabh.
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AILPEIN:
Old Gaelic name, possibly of Pictish
origin, meaning "white."
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ALASTER:
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALEISTER:
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALESTER:
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALISTAR:
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus,
meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALISTER:
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALISTIR:
Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ANÉISLIS:
Irish Gaelic name derived from a byname meaning
"careful, thoughtful." Stanislas
and Standish
are Anglicized forms.
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AODH
(pronounced ee): Modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic
form of Old Gaelic Áed,
meaning "fire." In Celtic mythology, this is
the name of a sun god.
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AONGHAS:
Gaelic name composed of the elements aon
"excellent" and gais "boldness,
valor," hence "excellent valor." In Celtic
mythology, this is the name of a god of youth and love.
Also spelled Aonghus. Translated
by the Scottish into Aeneas.
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AONGHUS:
Variant spelling of Gaelic Aonghas, meaning "excellent
valor."
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ATHOL:
Scottish surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from
the name of a district of Perthshire, Scotland, composed
of the Gaelic elements ath "ford" and al
"rock, stone," hence "ford of the rock;
rock-ford."
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BARRA:
Short form of Gaelic Fionnbarra,
meaning "fair-headed." Compare with feminine Barra.
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BEARNARD:
Gaelic form of French Bernard, meaning
"bold as a bear."
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BIORNA:
Gaelic name of Nordic origin, meaning
"bear."
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BRÁDACH:
Gaelic name, possibly from a contracted form of brághadach,
meaning "large-chested."
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BRAONÁN:
Gaelic name composed of the elements braon "drop,
moisture," and a diminutive suffix, hence "little drop."
- BRIANT: Gaelic name composed of bri "exalted" and the termination -ant
implying the state of that to which it is affixed, hence "the
exalted one." Compare with another form of Briant.
- BRÓGÁN:
Old Gaelic name composed of the word br�g "shoe," and
a diminutive suffix, hence "little shoe."
- CAINNEACH:
Variant spelling of Gaelic Cainnech,
meaning "comely; finely
made."
- CAINNECH:
Gaelic byname meaning "comely; finely made." Kenneth
is an Anglicized form.
- CAISIDE:
Gaelic byname derived from the word cas
meaning "curly(-headed.)" Cassidy
is the Anglicized form.
- CAOINDEALBHÁN:
Old Gaelic name composed of caoin
"comely, fair," dealbh
"form," and a diminutive suffix, hence
"little fair-formed one."
- CAOLÁN:
Gaelic name composed of the word caol
"narrow" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little slender one."
- CAOLLADHE: Old
Gaelic name derived from the element caol, meaning "slender."
- CAOMH:
Gaelic name derived from the word caomh, meaning
"beloved, comely."
- CATHARNACH:
Gaelic byname meaning "soldier, warlike."
- CATHASACH:
Gaelic byname meaning "vigilant, wakeful."
- CEALLAIR:
Old Gaelic occupational name transferred to forename use,
derived from the word cealloir, meaning "superior of
a church cell."
- CEARNAIGH:
Gaelic name derived from the word cearnach,
meaning "victor, winner."
- CIAN:
Irish Gaelic name meaning "ancient, distant."
In mythology, this is the name of
the son-in-law of Brian
Boru.
- CIAR:
Old Gaelic name derived from the word ciar,
meaning "black."
- CIARÁN: Irish name composed of Gaelic ciar "black" and a diminutive
suffix, hence "little black one."
- CIARDHA:
Gaelic name derived from the word ciar, meaning
"black, dark."
- COINÍN:
Old Gaelic byname
composed of the word cano "wolf" and a
diminutive suffix, hence "little wolf."
- COINNEACH:
Variant form of Gaelic Cainneach,
meaning "comely; finely made."
- CÓNÁN:
Irish Gaelic name which
was originally a byname derived from a diminutive form of cú
"hound," hence "little hound."
- CONRÍ:
Gaelic name composed of the elements conn
"chief, head, hound" and ri
"king," hence "chief-king" or
"hound-king."
- CUIDIGHTHEACH:
Old Gaelic name meaning "helper."
- DAIMHÍN: Old Gaelic
byname meaning "little fawn, little stag."
- DÁLACH: Gaelic name derived from the
word dál,
meaning "assembly, gathering."
- DEORADHÁN: Old Gaelic name
composed of the elements deòradh "exile, outlaw,
pilgrim," and a diminutive suffix, hence "little
exile" or "little pilgrim."
- DIARMAID:
Irish name
probably composed of the Gaelic elements dí "without"
and airmait "envy," hence "without envy."
In mythology, this is the name of a High King of Ireland.
- DIARMUID:
Early Gaelic form of Irish Diarmaid, meaning
"without envy."
- DOMHNALL:
Scottish Gaelic name composed of the Celtic elements dubno "world" and val
"rule," hence "world ruler."
- DONNDUBHÁN:
Old
Gaelic name composed of the elements donn
"brown," and dubh "dark, black,"
and the diminutive suffix -án, hence
"little dark brown one."
- DUIBHÍN: Gaelic
byname meaning "little black
one."
- EACHTHIGHEARNA: Gaelic name composed
of the elements each
"horse," and tighearna "lord,
master," hence "lord of horses."
- FEARCHAR:
Gaelic name composed of the elements fear
"man" and char "dear," hence "dear man."
- FEARDORCHA:
Gaelic name composed of the elements fear
"man" and dorcha "dark," hence "dark
man."
- FEARGHAL:
Gaelic name composed of the elements fear
"man" and gal "valor," hence "man of
valor."
- FEARGHAS:
Variant spelling of Gaelic Fearghus, meaning "strong-man."
- FEARGHUS: Gaelic
name composed of the elements fear
"man" and gus "ability, strength, vigor," hence
"strong-man."
- FÉIDHLIM:
Short form of Irish Gaelic Féidhlimidh, possibly
meaning "hospitable."
- FÉIDHLIMIDH:
Irish Gaelic name, possibly derived from the word féile, meaning "hospitable."
- FINN: Old Irish form of modern Gaelic
Fionn,
meaning "fair, white." In Irish legend, this is the name of a
hero, Finn MacCool, who became all-knowing after eating a magic salmon.
Compare with another form of Finn.
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