Given name · also Gaelic

Ceallach

“a bright-headed woman”·“a bright-headed man”

Ceallach is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a bright-headed woman” and “a bright-headed man” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Interpretations include “a bright-headed woman” and “a bright-headed man” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.

How it developed

From Old Irish Cellach.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ceallach’s family of names

Ceallach has a related form in Ceallachan. In Irish usage, Ceallach continues an earlier form in CELLACH.

Walk Ceallach’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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

Irish

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Irish

Eakin

“descendant of Aodhagán”

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Irish

Shevlin

“descendant of Seibhleán”

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Irish

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“old” · “tribe”

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Old Norse

Sugrue

“descendant of Siochfhrádh”

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Irish

Skehan

“descendant of Sceachán”

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Irish

Feagan

Feagan is a surname from Irish.

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Sibling ideas

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

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