Having to choose a name for your baby can be fraught with fears of applying a name that your child may never forgive you for handing them. However simply opting for a name in common use may also be less than adequate. Given that a name will represent your child and your family you might feel it necessary that the name you select be right for them and you. It has always seemed inevitable that people name their children after previous members of their family such as grand fathers and mothers, however today it has also become common to name them after celebrities who have caught the imagination of fans such as Elvis Presley. But if you are not into passing a celebrity name on to your child and would prefer something less common or well known there is an alternative that might attract your attention which belongs to the ancient language of the Celts. Celtic names can be attractive sounding, possess history and could easily be considered as a fashion item.

A useful point to note about Celtic names is that whatever one you choose it is bound to individualize your child. Baby names are an extension of a family and many believe that the first names should comprise at least one name from a passed relative. In Ireland or the United Kingdom Celtic names are much in evidence in rural areas, although never to the point whereby they might be considered common. Interestingly male Celtic names were the most commonly changed during the Roman invasion in order that they fit in with Roman society more easily with a consequence that many male Celtic names have been lost forever. Additionally the Romans regularly finished male Celtic names with ‘IX’ as a means of acknowledging their status. However women faired better under the Romans because women possessed no status and therefore the need for them to adopt a name change was considered less necessary.

Baby names Celtic for girls include names that are more easily recognized such as:
Bronwen, Cara, Enid, Eileen, Genevieve, Guinevere, Gwynne, Lynn, Melva,
Rhiannon, Sabrina, Shannon, Trista and Ula
Less common Celtic baby names for girls are: Bettrys, Boljmca, Cartimandua,
Derisriu, Eilijned, Elvina, Gwenfrew, Maeve, Orla, Pandra and Vanora.
Baby names Celtic for boys that are more easily recognized include: Brennus, Conan, Cunobelin, Donaghue, Weland
Less common Celtic baby names for boys include: Ambio, Caractacus, Cogibubnus, Commix, Eppillus, Lugotrix, Verica,

When you review the names mentioned above it is interesting that some such as Conan have already been identified as capable of stirring the imagination and been applied to fictitious characters either in books or movies. However there really is something about Celtic names that may intentionally or otherwise stir the blood. However names such as Enid, a popular female name used in England throughout the 20s and 50s faded out of favour in the 60s and is rarely used today. While Eileen has been a popular name across England for centuries.

Additionally a name such as Commix lends itself to the possibility that this is where the word comic is derived. The majority of Celtic names were translated into Latin depriving the world of the original language version.