The Celtic languages were spoken by the Celts across Europe in the 1st millennium BC. Parts of the language remain today in the Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Breton, Manx, and Cornish dialects. Celtic is itself still used occasionally in regions such as Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. A form of Celtic spoken in the Scottish Highlands is also known as Gaelic.
Celtic Names for BoysThere are 979 Celtic names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Celtic names 1 to 20. Aiden was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Irish, and Scottish Aidan, the Breton, English, German, and Scottish Alan, the English Aden, the Italian, Spanish, and English Adan, the English Aidyn, and the Gaelic name, Aedan. The unusual Celtic names are Aart (Dutch), Adie (Scottish and English), Adin (English), Aeddan (Welsh), Aengus (Irish), Aeron (English and Welsh), Aid, Ailbhe (Irish), Ailean (Scottish), Ailin (Irish), Ailín (Irish), Al (English), and Alain (French). Celtic names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1990s. At the height of their usage in 1992, 11.740% of baby boys were given Celtic names. There were 94 Celtic names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Celtic names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 96 Celtic names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 9.450%. Within all Celtic names, the English Aiden was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #16 and a usage of 0.7165%.
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NAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN: | Aart | stone, bear; thor, the eagle ... is of Celtic origin and it is used mainly in the ... |
Adan  299 | a large bat; fire, brightness, splendor; little fire; man ... African-Yoruba, and Celtic ... |
Aden  254 | little fire; fire, brightness, splendor ... language of origin is Celtic and it is predominantly ... |
| Adie | little fire; man; man ... is Hebrew, Latin, and Celtic. ... |
Adin  | an ornament; fire, brightness, splendor ...Adin's language of origin is Hebrew and Celtic ... |
Aedan  821 | little fire ... and its origin is Celtic. ... |
| Aeddan | little fire ... in Welsh and it is of Celtic origin. ... |
| Aengus | one choice ... boy name Aengus is of Celtic origin and it is used ... |
| Aeron | battle; berry, fruit; ... origin is Hebrew and Celtic ... |
| Aid | little fire ...Aid's language of origin is Celtic. ... |
Aidan  59 | little fire ... and its origin is Celtic ... |
Aiden  16 | little fire ...Aiden's origin is Celtic, and its use, English. ... |
Aidyn  699 | little fire ... language of origin is Celtic and it is predominantly ... |
| Ailbhe | white ... and its origin is Celtic ... |
| Ailean | little rock; harmony, ... and its origin is Celtic. ... |
| Ailin | little rock; harmony, ... is an Irish name of Celtic origin. ... |
| Ailín | little rock; harmony, ... boy name Ailín is of Celtic origin and it is used ... |
Al  | little rock; harmony, ... and it is derived from Celtic, Germanic, Latin, Old ... |
| Alain | little rock; harmony, ... and its origin is Celtic. ... |
Alan  135 | little rock; harmony, ... and it is derived from Celtic origins ... |
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