Celtic Girl Names
Celtic girl names are full of myth and music. Browse 60, each with its meaning, origin and the feeling it carries.
60 names
Aisling
Irish Gaelic
Dream, vision
GirlLiteraryMythological
Alana
Irish / Hawaiian
Rock, harmony
GirlVirtue
Annabel
Scottish / English
Loving
GirlLiterary
Annick
Breton / French
Grace
GirlLiterary
Aoife
Irish Gaelic
Beauty, radiance
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Avery
Old English / French
Ruler of elves
Unisex
Bonnie
Scots
Pretty, cheerful
GirlVirtue
Bridget
Irish Gaelic
Exalted one
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Brynn
Welsh / American
Hill
Girl
Caitlin
Irish Gaelic
Pure
GirlVirtue
Cara
Italian / Irish / English
Beloved in Italian, friend in Irish
GirlVirtue
Cassidy
Irish-American
Curly-haired
Unisex
Cordelia
Celtic / Latin
Daughter of the sea
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Darcie
French / Irish
From Arcy
GirlLiterary
Delaney
Irish / English
Of the alder grove
UnisexNature
Eira
Welsh / Old Norse
Snow
GirlNatureCelestial
Elowen
Cornish Celtic
Elm tree
GirlNature
Elspeth
Scots / English
God is my oath
GirlHistoricalLiterary
Erin
Irish Gaelic
Ireland
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Evelyn
English / Celtic
Wished-for child
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Genevieve
French / Celtic / English
Tribe woman
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Greer
Scottish / American
Watchful, alert
UnisexHistorical
Gwendolyn
Welsh / English
White ring, blessed
GirlLiteraryMythological
Hazel
Old English
The hazel tree
GirlBotanicalNature
Imogen
Celtic / Shakespearean
Maiden
GirlLiterary
Iona
Scottish Gaelic
The sacred Scottish isle where St Columba founded his abbey
GirlNatureHistorical
Isla
Scottish Gaelic
Island
GirlNature
Isolde
Celtic / Germanic
Ice ruler
GirlLiteraryMythological
Kennedy
Irish Gaelic
Helmeted head
UnisexHistorical
Lainey
English / French
Bright light
Girl
Lana
Slavic / Irish / English
Light in Slavic, rock in Irish
GirlVirtue
Maeve
Irish Gaelic
Intoxicating
GirlMythologicalHistorical
Maisie
Scottish
Pearl
GirlVirtue
Marnie
Hebrew / Scottish
Sea of bitterness
GirlLiterary
Mavis
Old French / English
Song thrush
GirlBotanicalLiterary
Megan
Welsh (from Margaret)
Pearl
GirlVirtue
Molly
Irish
Bitter / sea of bitterness
GirlVirtueLiterary
Niamh
Irish Gaelic
Bright, radiant
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Nora
Irish / Greek
Honour
GirlLiterary
Orla
Irish Gaelic
Golden princess
GirlVirtueHistorical
Paisley
Scottish
Church
Girl
Reagan
Irish / English
Little king
UnisexHistorical
Reese
Welsh / American
Ardour, enthusiasm
Unisex
Riley
Irish / Old English
Courageous, rye meadow
Unisex
Ryleigh
Irish / American
Courageous
GirlNature
Sabrina
Welsh / English / American
From the river Severn
GirlLiterarySea
Saoirse
Irish Gaelic
Freedom
GirlVirtue
Seren
Welsh
Star
GirlCelestial
Sinead
Irish Gaelic
God is gracious
GirlVirtueLiterary
Skye
Scottish
The misty Scottish island, also the open sky
UnisexNatureCelestial
Sloane
Irish / English
Warrior
Unisex
Tallulah
Choctaw / English
Leaping water
GirlNatureLiterary
Tamsin
Cornish
Twin
GirlLiterary
Tara
Sanskrit / Irish
Star in Sanskrit
GirlCelestialMythological
Tegan
Welsh
Fair, lovely
UnisexNature
Una
Irish / Latin
One in Latin, lamb in Irish
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Vivian
Latin / English
Alive
GirlLiteraryMythological
Winifred
Welsh
Blessed peacemaking
GirlHistoricalBiblical
Wren
Old English
The tiny bird with an outsized voice — a name of small, fierce beauty.
UnisexNature
Wynn
Welsh
Blessed, fair
UnisexVirtueLiterary
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