Given name · also Primitive Irish
Carthach
Carthach is a masculine given name from Primitive Irish, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Irish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Carthach comes from Primitive Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Primitive Irish ᚉᚐᚏᚏᚈᚈᚐᚉᚉ, from Proto-Celtic *Karatākos; its root is Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Carthach’s family of names
In Old Irish usage, Carthach has a conventional equivalent in the French form Cédric.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Carthach, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cathair
“a fighter”
>99% boys
Cahal
“one who is strong in battle”
94% boys · 6% girls
Cathaoir
“a fighter”
>99% boys
Cardew
“from the dark fortress”
>99% boys
Carbry
“one-who drives a chariot”
>99% boys
Dubthach
“black”
>99% boys
Canzobre
“friend”
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Karadọg
Karadọg is a masculine given name from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Proto-Brythonic.
>99% boys