Misc. Male Gaelic Names
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1. ÁED: Old form of Gaelic Aodh, meaning "fire." 

2. ÁEDÁN: Diminutive form of Gaelic Áed, meaning "little fire."

3. ÁEDH: Variant spelling of Gaelic Áed, meaning "fire."

4. AILPEIN: Old Gaelic name, possibly of Pictish origin, meaning "white."

5. ALASTER: Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning "defender of mankind."

6. ALEISTER: Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning "defender of mankind."

7. ALESTER: Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning "defender of mankind."

8. ALISTAR: Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning "defender of mankind."

9. ALISTER: Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning "defender of mankind."

10. ALISTIR: Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning "defender of mankind."

11. AONGHAS: Gaelic name meaning "one choice." In Celtic mythology, this is the name of a god of youth and love. Also spelled Aonghus. Translated by the Scottish into Aeneas. 

12. AONGHUS: Variant spelling of Gaelic Aonghus, meaning "one choice." 

13. BEARNARD: Gaelic form of French Bernard, meaning "bold as a bear."

14. BIORNA: Gaelic name of Nordic origin, meaning "bear."

15. BRÁDACH: Gaelic name, possibly from a contracted form of brághadach, meaning "large-chested."

16. BRAONÁN: Gaelic name composed of the elements braon "drop, moisture," and a diminutive suffix, hence "little drop."

17. BRIANT: Gaelic name composed of bri "exalted" and the termination -ant implying the state of that to which it is affixed, hence "the exalted one." Compare with another form of Briant.
18. BRÓGÁN: Old Gaelic name composed of the word bróg "shoe," and a diminutive suffix, hence "little shoe."
19. CAINNEACH: Variant spelling of Gaelic Cainnech, meaning "comely; finely made." 
20. CAINNECH: Gaelic byname meaning "comely; finely made." Kenneth is an Anglicized form. 
21. CAIRBRE: Old Gaelic legend name of an Ulster warrior, meaning "charioteer."
22. CAISIDE: Gaelic byname derived from the word cas meaning "curly(-headed.)" Cassidy is the Anglicized form.
23. CAOINDEALBHÁN: Old Gaelic name composed of caoin "comely, fair," dealbh "form," and a diminutive suffix, hence "little fair-formed one."
24. CAOLÁN: Gaelic name composed of the word caol "narrow" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little slender one."
25. CAOLLADHE: Old Gaelic name derived from the element caol, meaning "slender."
26. CAOMH: Gaelic name derived from the word caomh, meaning "beloved, comely." 
27. CATHARNACH: Gaelic byname meaning "soldier, warlike."
28. CATHASACH: Gaelic byname meaning "vigilant, wakeful."
29. CEALLAIR: Old Gaelic occupational name transferred to forename use, derived from the word cealloir, meaning "superior of a church cell." 
30. CEARNAIGH: Gaelic name derived from the word cearnach, meaning "victor, winner."
31. CIAR: Old Gaelic name derived from the word ciar, meaning "black."
32. CIARDHA: Gaelic name derived from the word ciar, meaning "black, dark."
33. COINÍN: Old Gaelic byname composed of the word cano "wolf" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little wolf."
34. CÓNÁN: Gaelic name which was originally a byname derived from a diminutive form of cú "hound," hence "little hound."
35. CONRÍ: Gaelic name composed of the elements conn "chief, head, hound" and ri "king," hence "chief-king" or "hound-king."
36. CUIDIGHTHEACH: Old Gaelic name meaning "helper."
37. DAIMHÍN: Old Gaelic byname meaning "little fawn, little stag."
38. DÁLACH: Gaelic name derived from the word dál, meaning "assembly, gathering."
39. DEORADHÁN: Old Gaelic name composed of the elements deòradh "exile, outlaw, pilgrim," and a diminutive suffix, hence "little exile" or "little pilgrim."

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