Names Categorized "Gaulish mythology"
5 Names found
Belenos is the Gaulish form of Belenus, an ancient Celtic deity whose name is recorded across a wide geographic range from Italy to the British Isles. The name's etymology is debated but likely derives from Proto-Indo-Eu...
Belenus is the Latinized form of the Gaulish names Belenos or Belinos, and it was the name of an ancient Celtic god of healing, often equated with the Roman god Apollo through the process of interpretatio romana. The ety...
Etymology & OriginsEpona is a feminine name derived from the Gaulish word epos, meaning "horse," combined with the divine or augmentative suffix -on, giving the sense of "great mare" or "divine horse." The name is rooted...
Lugus is a prominent deity in the Celtic (Gaulish) pantheon, whose worship is attested through epigraphic evidence primarily from Iberia and Gaul. The name itself is of uncertain etymology, potentially deriving from one...
Matrona is a name of Celtic origin, meaning "great mother," derived from the Celtic root *mātīr ('mother') combined with the divine or augmentative suffix -on. This name belongs to a Gaulish and Brythonic mother goddess,...