Celtic Boys' Names

Bagpipes, pubs, shamrocks, and special crosses remind many of Scotland, Wales, or Ireland. A certain style of names associate themselves with the same nations.

Celtic names connect to Scottish, Welsh, and/or Irish culture. They might belong to heroes and legends, be place names, or simply have origins and/or long histories in Celtic languages. However, just being popular in a Celtic nation does not automatically qualify a name. 

Here are some boys' names reminiscent of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland:

Aiden

Alistair

Angus

Baird

Bevan

Bran

Brannigan

Brannock

Brendan

Brennan

Brian

Broderick

Bryce

Cadogan

Caelan

Callum

Camden

Cameron

Carwyn

Casey

Cian

Clancy

Colin

Colm

Colman

Conall

Conan

Connor

Cormac

Cullen

Declan

Desmond

Dolan

Donal

Donald

Douglas

Doyle

Duncan

Dylan

Eamon

Egan

Ellis

Emrys

Evan

Fergus

Finley

Fintan

Finn

Finnegan

Flynn

Gael

Gallagher

Gareth

Gavin

Grady

Graham

Gregor

Griffin

Griffith

Guthrie

Hamish

Ian

Idris

Ivor

Jago

Jamys

Judoc

Kane

Keegan

Kenneth

Kevin

Kieran

Kyle

Lachlan

Liam

Llewellyn

Logan

Lorcan

Lyle

Macsen

Magnus

Malcolm

Murphy

Neal

Niall

Niven

Nolan

Owen

Patrick

Pryce

Quinlan

Quinn

Ramsay

Reid

Rhydian

Rhys

Rhodri

Riley

Ronan

Rourke

Rowan

Ryan

Seamus

Sean

Shea

Stuart

Sullivan

Tadgh

Tavish

Tiernan

Trevor

Tyrone

Vaughn

What names would you add?

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