Celtic Place Names

These names are used by Celtic peoples.
type
usage
Aeron (River) Welsh
River in Wales, possibly derived from the hypothetical Celtic goddess Agrona.
Afraic (Region) Irish
Irish form of Africa.
Banbh (Settlement) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Banff.
Breizh (Island & Region) Breton
Breton form of Britain and Brittany. Great Britain is called Breizh-Veur in Breton.
Caerfyrddin (Settlement) Welsh
From Welsh caer "fort" and Moridunum. This is the name of a town in southern Wales.
Cavan (Political Subdivision) Irish
Derived from Irish cabhán meaning "hollow". This is the name of an Irish county.
Ciarraí (Political Subdivision) Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kerry.
Cymru (Country) Welsh
From the Celtic roots *kom "with, together" and *mrogis "territory, region". This is the Welsh name for Wales.
Deasmhumhain (Region) Irish
From Irish deas "south" and Mumhain. This was the name of a medieval kingdom in southern Ireland, created when the kingdom of Munster was partitioned. It is Anglicized as Desmond.
Deasumhain (Region) Irish
Variant of Deasmhumhain.
Dhè (River) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Dee.
Dùbhghlas (River & Settlement) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Douglas.
Dyfrdwy (River) Welsh
Compound of Old Welsh dwfr "water" and duiu "god". This is the Welsh name of the River Dee.
Éire (Country & Island) Irish
Possibly means "abundant land" in Old Irish. This is the Irish name of the country and island of Ireland. According to legend the island was named for the goddess Ériu, though in fact it was she who was named for the island.
Fál (Island) Irish
From the name of the stone on the Hill of Tara where Irish high kings were crowned, called the "stone of destiny", the Lia Fáil. This is from Irish lia meaning "stone" and probably fál (genitive fáil) meaning "enclosure, fence" and figuratively "king, chief".... [more]
Kerry (Political Subdivision) Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ciarraí meaning "Ciar's people". This is the name of an Irish county.
Latharna (Region) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Lorne.
Lodainn (Political Subdivision) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Lothian.
Maldwyn (Political Subdivision) Welsh
From Welsh Trefaldwyn, misinterpreting it as if meaning "town of Maldwyn". In fact it means "town of Baldwin" (in Welsh both m and b mutate to f). This is another name of the old county of Montgomeryshire.
Manainn (Island) Irish
Irish form of Man (from the Old Irish dative case of Mana).
Manaw (Island) Welsh
Welsh form of Man.
Mannin (Island) Manx
Manx form of Man (from Manainn, the Old Irish dative case of Mana).
Meirionnydd (Political Subdivision) Welsh
Probably from the Roman name Marianus. This is the name of a Welsh county (Anglicized as Merioneth).
Merioneth (Political Subdivision) Welsh
Anglicized form of Meirionnydd.
Mumhain (Region & Political Subdivision) Irish
From Old Irish Mumu, possibly from the name of a goddess Mór Muman. This is the name of one of the four Irish provinces, formerly a kingdom. It is Anglicized as Munster.
Roe (River) Irish
Possibly from Irish rua meaning "red". This is the name of a river in Ireland.
Sgitheanach (Island) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Skye.
Shannon (River) Irish
From Irish Sionainn, probably from Old Irish sen meaning "old, ancient". This is the name of a river in Ireland. It is personified by the mythological figure Sionann.
Sionainn (River) Irish
Irish form of Shannon.
Slane (Settlement) Irish
From the given name Sláine. This is the name of a town in Ireland, said to be named for the legendary high king Sláine.
Trefaldwyn (Settlement) Welsh
Means "town of Baldwin" in Welsh. This is another name for the town of Montgomery in Wales.
Trefor (Settlement) Welsh
Means "big village" from Middle Welsh tref "village" and maur "large". This is the name of a few towns in Wales.
Tyrone (Political Subdivision) Irish
From Irish Gaelic Tir Eoghain meaning "land of Eoghan". This is the name of a county in Northern Ireland.