Choosing unique girl puppy names and unique boy puppy names can be a very simple task. Ancient Celtic mythology has left a large and terrific list to choose from when selecting puppy names.
The Celtic people are primarily associated with the Britons, Gauls, Irish, and Welsh. It is the mythology of these peoples on which this article will focus.
Some Celtic names are very long or complicated and therefore seem unmanageable as a pet name. Don't be intimidated by these names. They can easily be shortened to a more manageable everyday name for a dog while still keeping the longer version as the dog's proper name. For example, Arnemetia (the Celtic water goddess) can become Tia, while Bendigeidfran (Celtic warrior) can become Ben or Fran.
Boy Names for Dogs From Celtic Mythology
There is a wide variety of outstanding male dog names available from Celtic mythology. From warrior and blacksmith gods to the more gentle gods of healing and apple trees, the perfect dog name can easily be found.
- Abellio - Gallic god of apple trees
- Arawn - Welsh god of the dead
- Alisanos - a regional Gallic god
- Balor - Irish Celtic god of death
- Fomore - Irish race of gods
- Govannon - Welsh god of blacksmithing
- Luxovious - Celtic god of healing
- Taranis - Celtic thunder god
- Grannus - Celtic god of healing
- Maponos - Celtic god of youth
- Gwydion - Celtic warrior, bardic, and magician god
- Tethra - Irish god of the sea and the underworld
- Cocidius - British god of hunting
- Caswallawn - British god of war
- Tarvos Trigaranos - Gallic god of bulls
- Midir - Irish chieftan of the underworld
Girl Names For Dogs From Celtic Mythology
Choosing female dog names is even easier than choosing male names for dogs. Celtic mythology has an abundance of pretty names that can be used as female puppy names.
- Andrasta - British goddes of war
- Artio - Celtic goddess of a bear cult
- Aveta - Gallic goddess of birth
- Boudicca - Celtic warrior queen (this was a real person, not a mythological being)
- Coventina - British goddess of water
- Morrigan - Irish goddess of war
- Nemetona - Celtic goddess of shrines
- Murigen - Irish goddess of lakes
- Sabrina - Celtic goddess of rivers
- Epona - Celtic goddess of horses
- Brigantia - British goddess of flocks and cattle
- Branwen - Welsh goddess of love
Choosing unique names for dogs offers a good opportunity to be creative and distinctive in a way that encourages a little knowledge in a neglected area of education - history. So open a history or mythology book, choose a good dog name, shorten it if necessary, and enjoy the name that was chosen.
For a wider range of gods and goddesses from the mythology of the Celts, see the MythHome page.
