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I have Scottish, Irish and Welsh characters so I like a plethora of Celtic names. They're awesome.

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I'll put an asterisk next to the ones I've used for my series.

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Male:
Alasdair* / Alastair
Aled
Anrai
Aulay*
Blair*
Brendan
Brennan
Bryn / Brynn
Cadell*
Caerwyn
Cairbre / Carbrey*
Ciar / Keir
Ciaran / Kieran*
Cinaed*
Conor
Conri
Cormac
Declan*
Doran
Eifion
Ellis
Emlyn
Emrys*
Enfys
Evander*
Feidhlim
Finbarr
Findlay
Finlay / Finley*
Finlo (The only male Manx name to make it onto the list!)
Fintan
Fionan* / Fionnan
Florry / Flurry (but I'm not really a fan of Flaithri. Not sure why.)
Folant
Gillespie*
Graeme / Graham
Hendry
Iain* / Ian*
Ilar
Islay*
Jago
Jory

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This message was edited 11/1/2011, 11:10 PM

Sorted by specific origin, derivations included.

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(Welsh)

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Aderyn
Angharad
Branwen
Elain
Eluned
Igraine
Llinos
Morwen
Murain
Nerys
Sioned
Tirion

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Bedivere
Bran
Bryn
Gareth
Gwydion
Gwynfor
Ianto
Llewellyn
Owen
Rhys
Taliesin

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(Cornish)

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Kerensa

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(Scottish)

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Elspeth

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Alasdair

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(Irish)

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Áine
Aisling
Gráinne
Líadan
Mairéad
Muirne
Orla

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Ardal
Desmond
Doran
Éamonn
Faolán
Fintan
Fionnán
Ossian
Rónán
Sean

I love Celtic names, especially Welsh and Irish, so my list is long! But these are my very favorites, in relative order:

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Llewellyn
Pádraic
Proinsias
Alasdair
Maredudd
Bryn
Séamus
Tomos
Ieuan
Columba
Malachy
Hefin
Cadwalader
Maeleachlainn
Dáire
Ciarán
Seoirse
Fionnbharr
Enda
Hamish
Delwyn
Heulfryn
Talfryn
Mael
Conor
Meirion
Flannacha
Emlyn
Eifion
Airril
Finnegan
Rory
Seán
Evan
Diarmaid
Gwenith
Idris
Feidhlim
Ciardha
Cathal
Cormac
Gwilym
Madoc
Oisín
Somerled
Ardghal

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Mairéad
Róisín
Brighid
Bronwen
Gráinne
Elspeth
Maureen
Olwen
Malvina
Kathleen
Bethan
Béibhinn
Annag
Mefin
Mererid
Fionnuala
Una
Mair
Caitlín

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This message was edited 10/31/2011, 1:20 PM

This is my favorite category since I'm Irish(-American). I don't know if your'e looking for pure, pre-Christian Celtic names. But there are some of my favorite Irish names, some Anglicized; take them with a grain of salt:

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Mairead, Sinead, Siobhan, Eimear / Emer, Niamh, Aoife, Fionnuala, Oonagh, Mor, Blaithin, Gormlaith, Isibeal, Isolde, Maureen, Cathleen, Eileen / Eibhlin, Gobnait, Padraigin, Muirgheal / Muriel, Liadan, Aifric, Maeve, Nollaig;

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Finbarr, Cormac, Malachy, Desmond, Mathuin, Fergal, Ronan, Mael, Columba, Padraig, Cavan, Diarmuid / Dermot, Liam, Cairbre / Carbery, Proinsias, Peadar, Finn, Fingal, Eamonn, Niall, Tyrone, Conor, Turlough, Eoghan, Ardal, Cathal, Tadhg, Ulick / Uilleag, Seamus.

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I have Scottish, Welsh and other Celtic / Gaelic names that I love but I'll keep it just to Irish ones for now. :-)

This message was edited 10/31/2011, 1:17 PM