Celtic & Gaelic Names (With Meanings) for Kittens
This list you will find is largely Welsh, but there are a few scattered Manx gaelic words (the more pronuncible ones). Most of these make beautiful baby names!
For tips on pronunciation, click here
| NAME | MEANING | NAME | MEANING |
| Arthfael | (bear strength) | Aylwen | (fair brow) |
| Ahearn | (iron) | Awena | (poetry,prophecy) |
| Aidan | (fiery) | Angwen | (handsome) |
| Alair | (cheerful) | Aeronwen | (berry) |
| Alroy | (red haired) | Aderyn | (bird) |
| Aneurin | (honourable) | Auryn | (gold) |
| Ar Dan | (ablaze) | Arabus | (witty) |
| Arel | (laurel) | Arial | (mettle) |
| Aros | (remain) | Arth | (bear) |
| Arwain | (lead) | ab; ap | (son of) |
| Bedelia | (mighty) | Briallen | (primrose) |
| Briana | (strength) | Bronwyn | (white bosom) |
| Brychan | (freckled) | Bowen | (youthful) |
| Bryce | (quick) | Beynon | (reliable) |
| Beven | (son of well-born) | Bedwyr | (birch-hero) |
| Barris | (son of Harry) | Bran | (raven) |
| Baban; Babi | (baby) | Brenin | (king) |
| Bach | (little) | Bachgen | (boy) |
| Bachgennyn | (little boy) | Bryn | (hill) |
| Brith | (speckled) | Broch | (anger) |
| Brython | (Briton; Welshman) | Brys | (hurry) |
| Bychan; Bechan | (little) | ||
| Cymro | (Wales) | Cadfan | (battle peak) |
| Cadwaladr | (battle arranger) | Cerwyn | (fair love) |
| Cadifor | (battle lord) | Cledwyn | (blessed sword) |
| Cynric | (royal) | Coel | (trust) |
| Cynfael | (chief metal) | Cadeyrn | (battle king) |
| Cynyr | (chief hero) | Cerys | (love) |
| Caronwyn | (little fair love) | Carys | (beloved) |
| Ceinwen | (beautiful gems) | Ceinlys | (sweet gems) |
| Cerian | (loved one) | Ceridwen | (fair poetry) |
| Crisiant | (crystal) | Cariad | (sweetheart) |
| Cadarn; Cadyrn | (mighty) | Cymrodor | (fellow) |
| Cadno | (fox) | Caer | (castle) |
| Canlyn | (follow) | Cannu | (whiten) |
| Cantor | (sing) | Captan | (captain) |
| Castan | (chestnut) | Cath | (cat) |
| Cerwyn | (winepress) | Crystyn | (crust) |
| Crythor | (violinist) | Cyfaill | (friend) |
| Cyfan | (whole) | ||
| Delwen | (neat, fair) | Derfail | (stubborn metal) |
| Derryth | (of the oak) | Dewey | (beloved one) |
| Drystan | (din) | Dyfan | (tribe ruler) |
| Dynawd | (given) | Dodi | (give) |
| Daearen | (earth) | Deri; Derwen | (oak) |
| Dewin | (wizard) | Diolch | (thanks) |
| Eachan | (little horse) | Ednyfed | (bird bold) |
| Edryd | (restoration) | Eiros | (bright) |
| Elaeth | (intelligent) | Eurfyl | (little gold) |
| Ellan Vannin | (Isle of Man) | Eurwyn | (gold fair) |
| Eilwen | (fair brow) | Elwyn | (white brow) |
| Eirian | (silver) | Eira | (snow) |
| Eirwen | (snow white) | Essyllt | (beautiful) |
| Eiriol | (snowdrop) | Eirlys | (goldsweet) |
| Eboni | (ebony) | Euraid | (golden) |
| Eli | (salve) | Ellyn | (razor) |
| Gaeleg | (Gaelic) | Garth | (hill; enclosure) |
| Garth | (enclosure) | Glyn | (glen) |
| Geneth | (girl) | Geriach | (odds & ends) |
| Iachus | (healthy) | Iseldir | (lowland) |
| Llyn | (loch) | Llachar | (brilliant) |
| Llwyd | (grey) | ||
| Merlyn | (pony) | Mewian | (mew) |
| Mirain | (beautiful) | Miri | (merriment) |
| Morwyn | (maiden) | ||
| Nemor | (hardly any) | Nobyn | (knob) |
| Pen | (Chief; exact) | y; yr | (the) |
| Tad | (dad) |
A note on pronunciation of Welsh:
- A 'w' makes an 'oo' as in 'moon'
- A 'y' makes an 'u' as in 'run'. There are exceptions.
- A 'll' is what it looks like, but breathy. I think you need to be Welsh to do it properly!
- An 'f' on is own makes a 'v' and in 'van'
- Two 'ff's make an 'f' as in 'fan'
- A 'th' makes a hard 'th' as in 'this'
- A 'dd' makes a soft 'th' as in 'throw'
- A 'c' is almost always a hard sound like in 'castle'
- A 'ch' is generally as in 'Michael', only wetter
Author: L Kelly. Last Update (AU): 30/09/2007