She is the goddess of fire, midwifery, protects women/children, poetry, water, agriculture, healing, divination, craftsmanship. Her Celtic goddess names stand for many things, such as: “exalted one” and “light.” She has two sisters, by the same name, creating the classic trinity goddess:...
Aidan was the name of a famous seventh-century Irish saint, and is related to the Irish word for fire. Aidan Continued Aidan Origin: Irish Meaning: "little and fiery" Description: Aidan was originally a pet form of the Irish name Aodh (pronounced 'ee'), the name of the old Celtic ...
Brigid’s Cross is closely associated with St. Brigid of Kildare, a key figure in Irish Christianity, who is thought to have been influenced by the earlier pagan goddess Brigid from Irish mythology. This goddess was associated with spring, fertility, and healing rather than with fire. The tran...
Two things to consider when picking Celtic names: opt for names that are easy to pronounce. This is especially important for Celtic names because they’re so different from average names; Do make sure you understand the meaning and connotation of the name in different contexts. For your conveni...
I want to do them a lot more like this one, meaning it would be recorded live, possibly with an audience, just a few songs as I interview and learn more about your music. If you’re in a Celtic band and are interested, please drop me a line. Let’s see if we can make ...
The suffixes of the names Weland and Volund could also be derived from a common Proto-Indo-European root of the latin verbs meaning ‘to fly‘ and ‘to strive or want‘ – namelyvolareandvolorespectively. The latter gives us the Germanic word ‘will’(viliin the Scandinavian languages).They...
Celtic name for the Viking scoundrel Crydda who made the usual pillaging holiday here a long, long time ago. But it may also have derived from an old Cornish word meaning “curd.” And I am happy to leave the solving of this riddle to linguists bivouacked in old austere English ...
Some form of fire/heat/cold/ice Shaking legs, hands Of course the smile/smirk/eyebrow and other facial movements and movements of the head Various forms of crying/laughing Blushing/heat in the face and of course the ever present Sigh
The song that made the list this year is: “Fire in the Kitchen” from Secrets and Silence Well that’s a wrap! It has been great to bring you the top 20 here today, and hopefully you’ve found something new to check out here. There’s nothing quite like expanding your musical horiz...
‘leaf crown’, I think we can be pretty certain that the mistletoe plant is being referenced in that motif at some level of meaning. The leaf crown appears right from the start of Celtic art in the Hallstadt period. It takes various forms and has been interpreted in many ways by art ...