Type Word Usage Old Celtic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Celtic word meaning "sea, ocean" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesler(Old Irish) lirou(Old Welsh) Given Name DescendantsLer, Lir(Irish Mythology) Llŷr, Llyr(Welsh Mythology) Sources & References Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 241.