{"id":2048,"date":"2019-08-12T20:23:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T00:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2019-08-12T20:23:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T00:23:39","slug":"beyond-fred-ancient-celtic-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/12\/beyond-fred-ancient-celtic-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Fred: Ancient Celtic Names"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Finding a character\u2019s name can sometimes be the hardest part of\nbuilding a character. If you\u2019re looking for something different\nfrom the usual fantasy sources and more pronounceable that a random\nname generator, you may find something here you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/600px-Celtic_round_dogs.svg_-e1565655209826.png\" alt=\"celtic dog image\" class=\"wp-image-2077\"\/><figcaption>Celtic dog image from the Book of Kells<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond \u2018Fred\u2019 is an occasional series that provides lists of names from real-world cultures, both past, and present. In other posts, I\u2019ve covered everything from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/12\/beyond-fred-italian-names-for-characters\/\">Italian<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/13\/beyond-fred\/\">Ancient Egyptian<\/a>. This time, we\u2019re covering ancient Celtic names. I&#8217;ve included pronunciations where I could find them, since it can be very difficult to figure that out from the spellings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An important note:<\/strong> I\u2019m listing names that I think sound cool for RPG game purposes. I\u2019m not worried about historical accuracy. If you\u2019re looking for a name for historical re-enactment, please check out my list of sources at the end of this post. I also don\u2019t usually cover name meanings, but again, most of my sources list those. Finally, I tend to stay away from names that are currently in common usage. I figure if you were interested in those, you wouldn\u2019t be looking at this list.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These names are broken into names that are traditionally male and traditionally female. I chose to retain these distinctions in all of my Beyond Fred posts. Use these names however you want. There is no reason you can&#8217;t name a female character &#8220;Drest&#8221; or a male character &#8220;Brigit.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Male Names<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1ed<br>Ailill<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_777 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"777\" data-gr-id=\"777\">Airril<\/g> <br>Aodh <br>Aonghus<br>Bedwyr<br>Bl\u00e0than<br>Br\u00e9andan<br>Cadeyrn<br>C\u00e1el<br>Caradoc<br>Cian<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_412 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"412\" data-gr-id=\"412\">Cuconnacht<\/g><br>Cumaighe<br>D\u00e1ire<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_413 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"413\" data-gr-id=\"413\">Dathi<\/g><br>Diarmait<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_414 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"414\" data-gr-id=\"414\">Drest<\/g><br>Dubhalethe<br>\u00c9ibhir<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_415 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"415\" data-gr-id=\"415\">Elisedd<\/g><br>E\u00f2nan<br>Fachtna<br>F\u00e1el\u00e1n <br>Ferdorach<br>Fiachra<br>Galchobhar<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_416 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"416\" data-gr-id=\"416\">Gwalchmei<\/g><br>Gwydion<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_417 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"417\" data-gr-id=\"417\">Haerviu<\/g><br>Heremon<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_418 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"418\" data-gr-id=\"418\">Iudicael<\/g><br><g class=\"gr_ gr_1299 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"1299\" data-gr-id=\"1299\">Laise<\/g><br>Lleu<br>L\u00f3egaire<br>Lughaidh<br>Lugus<br>M\u00e1ed\u00f3c<br>M\u00e1el Sechnaill<br>Melaghlin<br>Morcant<br>Murchadh<br>Neas<br>Ninian<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_1686 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"1686\" data-gr-id=\"1686\">Nilidh<\/g><br>Odhran<br>Ois\u00edn<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_1917 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"1917\" data-gr-id=\"1917\">Onchu<\/g><br>Pryderi<br>Pwyll<br>Ruadhri<br>Ruairidh<br>Sealbhach<br>Sl\u00e1ine<br>Sluaghadh\u00e1n<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_2278 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"2278\" data-gr-id=\"2278\">Taog<\/g><br>Toirdelbach<br>Tomoltach<br>Tristan<br>Ualraig<br>Uthyr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Female Names<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Agrona<br>Angharad<br>B\u00e9binn<br>Beathag<br>Bl\u00e1thnat<br>Brigit<br>Caoimhe<br>Caitir<br>C\u00e9ibhfhionn<br>Cl\u00edodhna<br>Daireann<br>Derdriu<br>Doirend<br>Dolidh<br>\u00c9imhear<br>Eithne<br>Emer<br>Fedelmid<br>Finola<br>Fionnuala<br>Flanna<br>Gormal<br>Graine<br>Granya<br>Gwenhwyfar<br>Latharna<br>Lewella<br>Luigsech<br>Maeve<br>Meadhbh<br>M\u00f3r R\u00edoghain<br>Morag<br>Muirenn<br>M\u00f9irne<br>Neasa<br>Niamh<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_451 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"451\" data-gr-id=\"451\">Oighrig<\/g><br>Rhiannon<br>R\u00edghnach<br>R\u00f2s<br>Sadhbh<br>Se\u00e0rlaid<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_452 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"452\" data-gr-id=\"452\">Sionann<\/g><br>Sl\u00e1ine<br>Sl\u00e0inidh<br>Te\u00e0rlag<br>Una<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.libraryireland.com\/Pedigrees1\/Pedigrees1ProperNames.php\">Ancient Irish Proper Names<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.behindthename.com\/names\/origin\/ancient-celtic\">Behind the Name: Ancient Celtic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.namenerds.com\/scottish\/\">Scottish First Names<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.namenerds.com\/scottish\/gaelicguy.html\">Traditional Gaelic Names<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other &#8216;Beyond Fred&#8217; Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/13\/beyond-fred\/\">Ancient Egyptian<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/06\/beyond-fred-ancient-greek-names-for-games\/\">Ancient Greek<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/05\/beyond-fred-roman-names-for-characters\/\">Ancient Roman<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/22\/beyond-fred-anglo-saxon-names-for-characters\/\">Anglo-Saxon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/24\/beyond-fred-more-anglo-saxon-names\/\">More Anglo-Saxon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/12\/beyond-fred-german-names-for-characters\/\">German<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/12\/beyond-fred-italian-names-for-characters\/\">Italian<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/06\/beyond-fred-russian-names-for-characters\/\">Russian<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/22\/beyond-fred-sumerian-names\/\">Sumerian<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/06\/beyond-fred-names-for-victorian-games\/\">Victorian English<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding a character\u2019s name can sometimes be the hardest part of building a character. If you\u2019re looking for something different from the usual fantasy sources and more pronounceable that a random name generator, you may find something here you like. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/12\/beyond-fred-ancient-celtic-names\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,53,10],"tags":[66,225,65],"class_list":["post-2048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-characters","category-gming","category-players","tag-beyond-fred","tag-celtic","tag-names"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2048"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2078,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048\/revisions\/2078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}