Celtic Baby Names: Traditional Names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall & the Isle of Man

by Judy Sierra

Book Overview

Authoritative, useful, and fun to browse, Celtic Baby Names offers 1200 traditional first names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, and the Isle of Mane. These names are drawn from the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963608959
• ISBN13: 9780963608956
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Folkprint
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Honest To Goodness Irish Names For Tiocfaidhs And Others

Now between yourself and myself I was looking for real Irish names and it was refreshing to read this book . So many books are full of nonsense about Irish names . This one isn't ! Many books get off the point and include any name ever registered in Ireland as an Irish one . My children are Barra , Aoife and Eadaoin and my wife is Deirdre . Keep this under your hat and don't breathe it to another soul but my name is Colm which means that we are the ABCDE family . Now the wife is with child at present which means that she'll be dropping another one soon . Now now , this is a true story . We need an F name . This book is helping . Our baby is due around July 20th 2000 . What name shall we choose ? We know she is a girl . This is a great book but we cannot reveal the name until later so if you really want to know , email us ! Buy this book .

A really excellent resource

This book is a treasure trove of relevant info in an easy to use format. It is divided into regions (e.g. Ireland, Scotland...) and includes a brief history of each Celtic region and its language/naming practices. Within those sections, names are listed alphabetically. The author includes the history, meaning, gender, and the very necessary pronunciation(s) of the names, and tells readers all the various spellings and their implications (e.g. Old Irish spelling, modern Irish, or anglicized). It is definitely the best resource of Celtic names that I have yet seen, and I heartily recommend it.

Hands down, the best book on authentic Celtic names!

Excellent resource! Has the orginal spellings and pronunciations. We used it for both our kids.

I found this book facinating

I found the book very useful while helping my daughter choose a name for her son, The name she eventually chose was Rhys,a very ancient and royal name bore by Welsh Celtic Kings.

very informative not the same old stuff you see everywhere

I really enjoyed this book. It has the most extensive list of Celtic baby names that I have come across. The definitions help give you some background information on each name. The top baby name book I have com e across!!