Ethniu

Irish: Eithne

→ Old Norse: Eðna

Icelandic: Eðna

Scottish Gaelic: Eithne

Finn mac Cumail
Finn mac Cumail#Old_Irish

(Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cían and the mother of Lug and Delbáeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Finn mac Cumail.


Lug

Loga (genitive)
Lug (nominative singular)
Lug (singular vocative)
Lug (accusative singular)
Logo (genitive singular)
Loga (genitive singular)
Lug (dative singular)

desctree

Irish: Lú, Lugh (superseded)
→ English: Lugh

Scottish Gaelic: Lùgh

From Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌ (lug), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.


Tailtiu

Tailten (genitive)
Tailtiu (nominative singular)
Tailtiu (singular vocative)
Tailtin (accusative singular)
Tailten (genitive singular)
Tailtin (dative singular)
Tailtiu (dative singular)

Middle Irish: Tailtiu

Irish: Tailtin

→ English: Teltown

→ English: Tailtiu

(Irish mythology) A goddess in Irish mythology originally serving as a personification of the town.


Cú Roí

Con Roí (genitive)
Cú Roí
Chú Roí
Cú Roí

Cú Roí (character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology)


Lebor Gabála Érenn

Lebor Gabála Érenn
Lebor Gabála Érenn#English


Cían

Irish: Cian

English: Kian

Túatha Dé Danann
Túatha Dé Danann#Old_Irish

(Irish mythology) Son of Dían Cécht of the Túatha Dé Danann and born with a caul on his head. Best known as the father of Lugh Lámhfada by the Fomarian princess Ethniu.


Brigit

Brigte (genitive)
Brigite (genitive)
Brigit (nominative singular)
Brigit (singular vocative)
Brigti (accusative singular)
Brigiti (accusative singular)
Brigte (genitive singular)
Brigite (genitive singular)
Brigti (dative singular)
Brigiti (dative singular)
Brigit
mBrigit

Irish: Bríd

Manx: Breeshey

Scottish Gaelic: Brìghde, Brìde

From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”).

inh

(Irish mythology) The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of the Dagdae of the Túatha Dé Danann.


Oíngus

Oíngusa (genitive)
Oíngus (nominative singular)
Oíngus (singular vocative)
Oíngus (accusative singular)
Oínguso (genitive singular)
Oíngusa (genitive singular)
Oíngus (dative singular)
Oíngus
nOíngus

Middle Irish: Oéngus, Aengus

Irish: Aonghas

Manx: Anghus

Scottish Gaelic: Aonghas, Aonghus

→ English: Angus

From oín (“one”), from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“single, one”). The etymology of the second element is disputed; most likely it is gus (“strength, vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustus, or it may be from Proto-Celtic *gus- (“choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.
The name also appears in early Welsh (as Old Welsh Ungust and Middle Welsh Unwst), allowing Proto-Celtic *Oinogustus to be reconstructed.

der

(Irish mythology) The Gaelic god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration, son of the Dagdae and Boann of the Túatha Dé Danann.


Dagdae

Dagdae (nominative singular)
Dagdai (singular vocative)
Dagdae (accusative singular)
Dagdai (genitive singular)
Dagdu (dative singular)
Dagdae
nDagdae

Middle Irish: Dagda

English: Dagda

From Proto-Celtic *dago-dēwos (literally “good god”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰagʰo- (“shining”) + *deywós (“divinity”).

inh

(Irish mythology) An important god in Irish mythology.


Clídna

Irish: Clíodhna, Clíona

(Irish mythology) A goddess of love and beauty, member of the Túatha Dé Danann.


Rúadán

Irish: Ruadhán

→ English: Rowan

Scottish Gaelic: Ruadhan

From Primitive Irish ᚏᚑᚇᚐᚌᚅᚔ (rodagni, genitive). By surface analysis, rúad (“red, reddish”) + -án.

surf

(Irish mythology) A character from Irish mythology, son of Brigit and Bres.


Núadu

Núadat (genitive)
Núadu (nominative singular)
Núadu (singular vocative)
Núadait (accusative singular)
Núadat (genitive singular)
Núadait (dative singular)

Middle Irish: Nuada

Irish: Nuadha

Núadu Airgetlám
Núadu Airgetlám#Old_Irish

(Irish mythology) Núadu Airgetlám, a king of the Túatha Dé Danann.


Cú Chulainn

Con Culainn (genitive)
Cú Chulainn (nominative singular)
Cú Chulainn (singular vocative)
Coin Culainn (accusative singular)
Con Culainn (genitive singular)
Coin Chulainn (dative singular)
Cú Chulainn (dative singular)

Middle Irish: Cú Chulainn

Irish: Cú Chulainn

Scottish Gaelic: Cù-Chulainn

→ English: Cúchulainn

From cú (“dog, hound”), a common element in some male Old Irish given names, and Culann, another male given name; hence the name means "Culann's hound". Mythologized by the Táin Bó Cúailnge, in which Cú Chulainn gains this moniker after an incident in which Cú Chulainn replaced a guard dog of Culann's that was killed in self-defense.

(Irish mythology) Cú Chulainn, a mythological hero.


Badb

Badb (nominative singular)
Badb (singular vocative)
Baidb (accusative singular)
Baidbe (genitive singular)
Baidb (dative singular)
Badb
mBadb

From Proto-Celtic *bodwā (“fight”), from the same root as *boudi (“victory”), compare Old Irish búaid (“victory”), Welsh budd (“profit”).

(Irish mythology) A goddess of battle and death, often appearing in the form of a hooded crow.

badbda

appertaining to war; Badb-like, deadly, fatal


Morrígan

From mór (“great”) + rígan (“queen”). Some posit an (otherwise unattested) Old Irish mor cognate with Old English mare as in nightmare, with the compound meaning "phantom queen".


Machae

Machae (genitive)
Machae (nominative singular)
Machae (singular vocative)
Machai (accusative singular)
Machae (genitive singular)
Machai (dative singular)
Machae
also Mmachae after a proclitic
ending in a vowel

Middle Irish: Macha

Irish: Macha

→ English: Macha

→ Latin: Machia

(Irish mythology) Macha, the name of a goddess in Irish mythology.


Temair

Temro (genitive)
Temrach (genitive)
Temair (nominative singular)
Temair (singular vocative)
Temair (accusative singular)
Temro (genitive singular)
Temra (genitive singular)
Temair (dative singular)
Temair (nominative singular)
Temair (singular vocative)
Temraig (accusative singular)
Temrach (genitive singular)
Temraig (dative singular)
Temair
Themair
Temair

Middle Irish: Temair

Irish: Teamhair

→ English: Tara

→ Latin: Temoria

/ˈtʲe.β̃ərʲ/

(Irish mythology) Tara (a hill in County Meath, Ireland) associated with burials, ancient monuments, and legendary kings of Ireland.