Celtic Mythology Name Generator
Real deities from Irish and Welsh Celtic tradition - Lugh, Dagda, Cernunnos, Nuada, Brigid, Morrigan, Danu, Macha, Rhiannon, Arianrhod, Ceridwen - with epithets capturing their domains: "Long-Armed", "the Good God", "the Horned One", "the Phantom Queen", "of the Silver Wheel".
Example output: Lugh, Long-Armed · Morrigan, the Phantom Queen · Brigid of the Sacred Flame · Cernunnos, the Horned One
Gods of Celtic Mythology
Male deities from the celtic pantheon with their traditional epithets and domains.
Goddesses of Celtic Mythology
Female deities from the celtic pantheon with their traditional epithets and domains.
Using Celtic Mythological Names in Fiction
What survives of Celtic mythology comes filtered through medieval Irish and Welsh manuscripts written by Christian scribes, so the "pantheon" is really two literatures: the Irish Tuatha Dé Danann (Lugh, Brigid, the Morrígan, the Dagda) and the Welsh Mabinogi (Rhiannon, Arawn, Blodeuwedd). Names often carry the definite article as part of the name, the Morrígan, the Dagda, a structure worth preserving because it marks title-names, "the great queen", "the good god".
Pronunciation is the working writer's hazard: Niamh, Aoife, and Lugh all defeat English spelling instincts, so decide early whether your text will gloss pronunciations or trust the reader.
Frequently asked questions
›What is the Tuatha De Danann?
The "people of the goddess Danu" - a divine race in Irish mythology associated with the pre-Christian Celtic gods. Includes Lugh, Dagda, Nuada, Brigid, the Morrigan. Most of our Irish-mythology pool comes from this group.
›How do Welsh and Irish Celtic mythologies differ?
Welsh mythology centers on the Mabinogion (Rhiannon, Arawn, Pwyll, Branwen). Irish on the Mythological Cycle (Lugh, Dagda, Tuatha De). They share Indo-European Celtic roots but evolved into distinct narrative traditions. Our pool blends both.
›Are these names suitable for Arthurian fiction?
Indirectly. Arthurian legend incorporates earlier Celtic mythology (Morgan le Fay echoes Morrigan; the Lady of the Lake has Sirona connections). For straight Arthurian, lean toward later medieval names; for pre-Arthurian Celtic, use this generator.