Mens' Names
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning | Anglicization/association |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailde | AL ja, EL ja | ? | - |
| Ailean | A lun, E lun | from an old Celtic name meaning, perhaps, "rock" or "noble." | Alan |
| Ailpein | AL pen, EL pen | possibly means "white" | Alpin, Alpine |
| Airril | AR ril, ER ril | ? | - |
| Amhalghaidh | AUW ul ghee | ? | Aulay |
| Angaidh | AN gee | dim. of Aonghas | Angy |
| Aodh | OOGH | fire (a Celtic god's name) | Hugh |
| Aodhagan | UGH uk an | dim. of Aodh | - |
| Aodhan | OOGH an | dim. of Aodh | Eadan |
| Aoidhean | OOY yan | " | - |
| Aonghas | un OO us, IN us | "unique choice" | Angus, Aeneas |
| Aonghasan | un OO us an, IN us an | dim. of Aonghas | . |
| Armadal | Arm uh dul | ? | Armitage |
| Art | ART | dim. of Artair? | - |
| Artagan | ART ug an | dim. of Artair | - |
| Artair | AR ter | from an old Celtic name whose meaning is thought to be either "bear" or "stone." | Arthur |
| Athairne | A ar nya | ? | - |
| Baodan | BOO tun | ? | - |
| Baoithein | BOOY en | ? | Bothan |
| Barra | BAR ra | dim. of Barrfhionn ("fair head") | - |
| Bearach | BEH ruch | spear; pointed weapon | - |
| Bearchan | BER chan, BAR chan | dim. of Bearach | - |
| Beatan | BEH tan | ? | - |
| Beathan | BEH un | "child of life" | - |
| Beisdean | BAES tchan | dim. of Gilleasbaig | - |
| Blàr | BLAWR | ? | Blair |
| Blàthan | BLAW un | ? | - |
| Boisil | BO shil | ? | Boswell |
| Bran | BRAN | raven | - |
| Branan | BRAN an | dim. of Bran | - |
| Brandubh | BRAN doow | black raven | Branduff |
| Breandan | BREN dun | form of Breannan | - |
| Breannan | BREN un | ? | Brendan |
| Brian | BREE un | strength | - |
| Brianan | BREE un an | dim. of Brian | - |
| Cailean | KA len, KE len | whelp (young warrior) | Colin |
| Cairbre | KAR uh bra, KER uh bra | charioteer or bearer | Carbry |
| Caireall | KA rel, KE rul | form of Coireall | Caral |
| Camran | KAM uh run | bent nose | Cameron |
| Caoilte | KOOL tcha | ? | - |
| Caorall | KOO rull | form of Coireall | Caral |
| Carmag | KA ruh muk | form of Cormag | Cormick |
| Catan | KAH tan | small cat | - |
| Cathal | KA hul | battle mighty | - |
| Cathalan | KA hul an | dim. of Cathal | - |
| Cè | KY, KEE | ? | Keith |
| Ceallach | KEL uch | means possibly, "war; strife;" or "bright-headed" | Kelly |
| Cesan | KES an | spear | Kessan |
| Ciaran | KEE ur an | dark, shadowy | Kieran |
| Coinneach | KOIN nyuch | fair (haired) one | Kenneth |
| Coireall | KO rull | ? | Caral |
| Coll | KOLL, KOELL | form of Colla | - |
| Colla | KOL la | lofty | - |
| Còmhall | KOE wull | ? | Cowall |
| Còmhan | KOE wun | co-birth (a twin?) | Cowan |
| Conall | KON ul | high; powerful | Connell |
| Conan | KON an | wee doggie | - |
| Conchar | KON chur, KON uh chur | high will or desire or wolf-lover | - |
| Conn | KON | free man, sense; intelligence | - |
| Corc | KOHRK | heart; crimson | - |
| Cormag | KO ruh muk | means possibly "charioteer" or "defiler's son" | Cormack |
| Cosgrach | KOSK ruch, KOSK uh ruch | victor | - |
| Cuirealan | KOO rul an | dim. of Coireall | - |
| Curadan | KOO rut un | ? | Curitan, Boniface |
| Dàn | DAWN | dim. of Domhnaill | influenced by Dan |
| Diarmad | JIR mut | could mean either "without injunction," or "without envy." | Dermid |
| Diocail | JU kel | ? | Diocuil |
| Dobharcu | DOE ur choo | otter | - |
| Dolaidh | DO lee | dim. of Dòmhnall | - |
| Dòmhnallaidh | DOLE ee, DOE nul ee | " | - |
| Dòmhnallan | DLOE an, DOE nul an | " | - |
| Donaidh | DO nee | " | Donny |
| Donnach | DO nuch | dim. of Donnchadh | - |
| Donnan | DON an | brown | - |
| Donnchadh | DO nu chugh, DO nu chu, DOO nu chugh, DOO nu chu | brown warrior | Duncan |
| Donnchaidh | DO nu chee, DOO nu chee | dim. of Donnchadh | - |
| Donnghail | DO ghel, DON nu ghel | ? | - |
| Drostan | DROST an | offspring of Drost (a Pictish name) | Tristan - probably the name from which Tristan of Tristan and Isolde came from. When the legend was re-told in France, the root of the name became "triste" meaning "sad." unfortunately, the original Celtic meaning has been lost. |
| Dubh | DOO | black | Duff |
| Dubhagan | DOOW uk an | dim. of Dubhag | Dugan |
| Dubhshìth | DOOW hee | black one of peace | Duffy |
| Dubhthach | DOOW uch | black | Duthac, Duthas |
| Dùghall | DOO ul, DOO ghul | black stranger (a Dane) | Dougal, Dugald |
| Dùghlas | DOO lus | black water | Douglas |
| Duibhne | DOOEE nyuh | black? | - |
| Dunlèibhe | doon LAWY vuh | brown hill or moor | MacClay, Livingstone |
| Eachainn | ECH en | form of Eachann | - |
| Eachann | ECH unn | horse lord, brown horse | Hector |
| Eacharn | ECH urn | horse lord | - |
| Eadan | AE dan | dim. of Aodh | Aidan |
| Earc | ERK | speckled | - |
| Earnan | ERN an | iron, one of knowledge | Ernest |
| Eircheard | ER chart | super craftsman | - |
| Eochagan | YO chuk an | dim. of Eochaidh | - |
| Eochaidh | YOCH ee | horse rider, horse warrior | - |
| Eògan | YO kan | dim. of Eoghann | - |
| Eoghanan | YO un an | form of Eònan | Hughie |
| Eòghann | YO un, EO un | well born, youth | Ewan |
| Eòghnaidh | YO nee, EO nee | dim. of Eòghann | |
| Eònan | YOE nan | fear? | - |
| Eòran | YOE ran | dim. of Eònan | - |
| Failbhe | FAL uh vuh | lively; spritely, wolf-slayer | - |
| Faolagan | FOO luk an | dim. of Faolan | - |
| Faolan | FOOL an | wolf | - |
| Fearchar | FE ruh chur | very dear one | Farquar |
| Feargan | FER gun, FE ruh gan | ? | - |
| Fearghas | FE ruh ghus | supreme choice | Fergus |
| Finnean | FIN yan | white headed | - |
| Fìonan | FEEnan | dim. of Fionn | - |
| Fionghan | FIN uh ghun | fair-born | - |
| Fionn | FYOON | white, fair | - |
| Fionnchan | FYOON uh chun | ? | - |
| Fionnghal | FYOON ghul | white stranger (a Norseman) | Fingal |
| Fionnlagan | FYOON lak an | dim. of Fionnlagh | Finlagan |
| Fionnlagh | FYOON lugh | white hero | Finlay, Findlay |
| Fionntan | FYOON tan | dim. of Fionn | Fintan |
| Flaithbheartach | FLY vyurch tuch | rich dominion, lordly in action | Flaherty |
| Flannagan | FLAUNN uk an | blood-red | - |
| Fotadh | FOE ugh | ? | - |
| Friseal | FREE shul | strawberry? (from old French) | Fraser |
| Gabhran | GAW run, GAV run | ? | - |
| Garbhan | GAR uv an, GAR aw an | rough | - |
| Gilleanndrais | gil AUNN drush | servant of St. Andrew | Gillanders |
| Gilleasbachan | gil LES puh chan | dim. of Gilleasbaig | . |
| Gilleasbaig | gil LES pik | servant of the bishop | Archibald |
| Gilleasp | gil ESP, gil AESP | dim of Gilleasbaig | Gillespie |
| Gilleathain | gil LE en | follower of St. John | Gillian, Gillean |
| Gillebhrìghde | gil luh BREE juh | servant of St. Brigid | Gilbride |
| Gillechrìosd | gil luh CHREE ust | servant of Christ | Gilchrist |
| Gilliosa | gil LEE us uh | servant of Jesus | Gillies |
| Gòrdan | GOR dun | super fort | Gordon |
| Gormal | GAU rum ul | deep-blue eye | - |
| Guaire | GOOY ruh | proud; noble | - |
| Guinnein | GWIN nen | form of Finnean, "white-headed" | - |
| Guirmean | GOO ruh man | blue one | - |
| Hùisdean | HOOSH jun | form of Uisdean | - |
| Iùrnan | YOOR nun | form of Earnan | - |
| Lachaidh | LACH ee | dim. of Lachlann | Lochie |
| Lachann | LACH unn | form of Lachlann | - |
| Lachlainn | LACH lenn | " | - |
| Lachlann | LACH lunn | from the land of lochs (i.e., a Norseman or Viking) | Lachlan |
| Laise | LASH uh | flame | - |
| Latharn | LA urn | fox | Lorne |
| Luag | LOO ak | possibly, "to win" or "light; brightness." (the name of a Celtic sun god) | - |
| Lulach | LOO luch | little calf? | - |
| Macbeatha | mahc BEH uh | son of life | Macbeth |
| Machar | MACH ur | plainsman | - |
| Macrath | mahc RA | son of prosperity | - |
| Madadh | MA dugh | canine; dog | - |
| Manachan | MAN uch an | "a monk" | - |
| Maoilios | MOOY lus | "servant of Jesus" | Malise Miles |
| Maoldòmhnaich | mool DOW nich | "servant of Sunday" | Ludovic |
| Maolmoire | mool MOY ruh | "servant of Mary" | Malmure |
| Maolsneachta | mool SHNYACH kuh, mool SHNYECH kuh | "servant of snow" | Malsnacht |
| Maon | MOON | hero | - |
| Mariubhe | ma RUY uh | tonsured servant of the promantory | - |
| Moireach | MOE ruch | sea-settlement | Murray |
| Muireach | MOO ruch | "lord" | Murdoch |
| Muireachan | MOO ruch an | dim. of Muireach | |
| Mungan | MOON gun | beloved; amiable | Mungo |
| Murchadh | MOOR uh chugh | sea-warrior | Murdo, Murdoch |
| Murdaigean | MOOR dek an | dim. of Murchadh | - |
| Naoghas | NOO us, NEE us | form of Aonghas | - |
| Naoise | NOOSH uh | ? | - |
| Naomhan | NOOV an | saint | - |
| Neachdainn | NECH k(t)in, NYACH k(t)in | rejoicing in purity | Nachlan, Nathalan, Nechtan |
| Neas | NES | ? | - |
| Neasan | NES an | offspring of Neas | - |
| Niall | NEE ull | could mean either "champion,", "vehement" or "cloud" | Neil, Nigel |
| Niallghas | NEE ul ghus | champion choice | - |
| Nilidh | NEE lee | dim. of Niall | - |
| Ninean | NIN yun | ? | Ninian |
| Ninnidh | NEEN yee | dim. of Ninean | - |
| Odhran | OE ran | dun-colored | - |
| Oisean | Osh an | form of Oisian | - |
| Oisian | Osh ee an | deer | Ossian |
| Onchu | ON choo | mighty dog | - |
| Osgar | OS kur | could be either from the Norse name Asgeirr meaning, "divine spear" or from the Celtic meaning "lover of deer." | Oscar |
| Rodachan | ROT uh chan | dim. of Ruairidh | _ |
| Rodaidh | RO dee | dim. of Ruairidh | Roddy |
| Ròidh | ROY | reddish | Roy- a Gaelic spelling of Roy, which is an anglicization of the Gaelic Ruadh |
| Roithridh | ROY ree | ? | Ryrie |
| Rònan | ROE nan | seal | Ronan |
| Ros | ROS | promontory | Ross |
| Ruairidh | ROO uh ree | reddish-brown | Rory Roderick, Derek |
| Ruarachan | ROO a ruh chan | dim. of Ruairidh | - |
| Scotaidh | SCO tee | a Scotsman | Scottie |
| Sealbhach | SHEH luh vuch | fortunate; prosperous | - |
| Searc | SHERK, SHARK | a form of Earc? | - |
| Sèitheach | SHAY uch | wolf | Shaw |
| Sionn | SHOONN | fox | - |
| Sòlas | SOH lus | joy, comfort, solace | - |
| Suibhne | SOOEE nyuh | well-going | Sween, Sweeney |
| Taog | TOOK | poet; philospher | - |
| Taraghlan | TA ruh ghlan | white brow | - |
| Taran | TA ran | ? | - |
| Teàrlach | TCHAWR luch | instigator; abettor, shaped like Thor | Charles |
| Teàrlaidh | TCHAR lee, TCHAIR lee | dim. of Teàrlach | Charlie |
| Torradan | TUR ruh dun | ? | - |
| Truinnean | TRIN nyun | form of Ninean | - |
| Uallas | WAL lus | "foreigner" | Wallace |
| Ualraig | OO ul rik | ? | Walrick |
| Uisdean | OOSH jun | ? | Hugh |