Given name

Cailleach

“an old woman”

Cailleach is used as a given name. One Scottish interpretation is “an old woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Scottish interpretation is “an old woman.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.

The story

In mythological stories, Cailleach is associated with the mother of all.

Cailleach’s family of names

Cailleach has a related form in Caillic.

Walk Cailleach’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Cailleach, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Celtic · Mythological

Aveta

No U.S. birth series

17% boys · 83% girls

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Agrona

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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Airmed

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Celtic · Mythological

Achall

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Welsh · Mythological

Arianwen

“resembling silver; one who is holy or fair”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Celtic · Mythological

Andraste

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Welsh · Mythological

Creiddylad

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Irish · Mythological

Banba

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Cailleach’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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