Aogail (a ogel) C deathshead
Aoibheil (a o vel) C joy: ARAFEL
ap (ap) W son of
Arafel (ar a fel) C from AOIBHEIL, qv.
Bainbourne (ban burn) OE fair brook: BANBURN
Bain Sidhe (ban shee) C a Sidhe whose wail portends death; usually appears near water, usually in the shape of a woman washing bloody clothes; lit. White Sidhe: BANSHEE
Ban (ban) C fair, pale
Banain (ban en) C fair: BANNEN
Bebhinn (bev in) C BEVIN
Beorc (burk) OE birch: BURKE
Blian (Win) OE slender: BLINN; BLYNN
Boc (bok) OE deer: BUCK
Boda (boda) OE herald: BODE
Boglach (bog lach) C marsh
Bourne (burn) OE stream
brad (brad) OE broad
Bradhaeth (brad heath) OE broad heath
Branwyn (bran win) W from BRANGWEN (bron win) white breast
Breandan (brendan) C raven: BRENDAN
Brom (brom) OE broom plant: BROM
Cadawg (ca doc) W warrior: CADDOCK
Cadhla (ca ly) C fighter: CALEY
caer (ker) W stronghold
Caer Damh (ker dav) C stag keep
Caer Glas (ker glas) C gray castle
Caer Luel (ker lei) OE castle keep: CARLISLE
Caer Wiell (ker well) OE spring keep
Caerbourne (ker burn) OE castle brook
Caerdale (ker dale) OE castle dale
Caith (kaith) C battleground: KEITH
Camhanach (kavanak) C daybreak
Caoimhin (ku EV in) C kindly: KEVIN
Caolaidhe (keely) C thin: KEELY
Carraig (KAR rak) C standing stone
Ceallach (kelly) C warrior: KELLY
Cearbhallain (KER va len) C victor: CARROL(an)
Cearbhallain (KER va len) C fr. Spearthrower: victor: CARROL-LAN; CAROLYN
Cein (shawn) C old: SEAN; SHAWN
Ceudfailte! (ked faly-tya) C a hundred welcomes!—hail!
Ciaran (kiran) C twilight: KIERAN
Ciataich (ketik) C delight
Cinhil (kin il)
Cinnfhail (kin vel) C head
Cinniuint (kennent) C fate, luck
Cobhan (kovan) C hilclass="underline" COWAN
Coille (cully) C woodland: CULLY
Coinneach (ko en nach) C moss: KENNETH
Conmhaighe (kon vay) C hound: CONWAY
Cuilean (kul an) C cub: QUILLAN
Dalach (da lach) C adviser: DALEY
damh (dav) C stag; horned beast
Daoine Sidhe (thee na Shee) C the People of Peace; the folk of Faery. Often powers felt to be dangerous and perhaps ill-wishing are named by names felt to be quite contrary to their natures, to avoid calling them up accidentally or offending them by mentioning their true names; again, the feeling is that the true name is not for using. And of course the Daoine Sidhe are not likely to give the true name of all their kin for common use. Other names are the FAIR FOLK, for much the same reason. SIDHE applies to many kinds of creature: the Gruagach by some extension is one of the Sidhe and so are some things very much worse to look on. But the Daoine Sidhe are the highest of their kind.
Diarmaid (der mit) C free: DERMOT
Diomasach (dem sey) C proud: DEMPSEY
Domhnull (donal) C ruler: DONAL; DONALD
Donn (don) C brown
Donnchadh (don chad) C brown tartan: DUNCAN
drow (drow) C fr. drough; dark elf
Dryw (drew) W sight: DREW
Dubh (du) C black
Dublachan (du la han) C dark: DOOLAHAN
Dubhlaoch (dooley) C dark fighter: DOOLEY
Duilliath (dul yeth) C shadowleaf
Duine Sidhe (dena shee) sing, of DAOINE SIDHE, qv.
Dun na h-Eoin (doon na hey win) C tower of birds
Dun Gol (doon goal) C hill of weeping
each (ek) C horse
each-uisge (ek-wiskey) C water horse; a type of fuath, which entices one to ride and then drowns the victim who is stuck to the each- uisge's back. See: fuath.
Eachthighern (ek ti am) C lord of horses
Eada (ed) OE noble: ED-
eald (eld) OE old
Evald (ev aid) OE fr. AECWEALD, oak wood
Fearghal (fir gal) C valorous man: FARREL
Feochadan (fo ka dan) C thistle
Fionn (fee an) C fair: FINN
Fionnbhar (fin var) C fairhair
Fionnghuala (fin el a) C white shoulder: FINELLA
Fitheach (fay ak) C raven
Flann (flan) C red: FLANN
Floinn (floin) C red: FLYNN
fuathas (fyath-as) C hate, spite; also, a water-dwelling Sidhe such as the each-uisge or pooka. Many baneful Sidhe appear as black ani mals.
Gaelbhan (gelven) C white
Geannan (gennon) C pale
Gearr (gear) C spear; also GEAR: GEAR-; GER-
Glas (glass) C gray
Gliadrachan (li-ad-ran) C lightsome
Gruagach (gru gy) fr. C: hairy. The word has scattered meanings. As one of the Sidhe, this is one of the working sort who performs homely tasks.
Gwernach (gwer nak) alder stream: GARNOCK
Haesel (hay sel) OE hazeclass="underline" HAZEL
haeth (heath) OE heath: HEATH
Hagan (ha gen) C little: HAGEN
Haraleah (harley) OE haremeadow: HARLEY
Hlowebourne (lowburn) OE low water
Holen (ho len) OE holly: HOLLIN
Hrothramm (roth ram) OE famous raven
Hugi (hu (g) i) OE wise: HUGH
Laochailan (la ok Ian) C hero: LACHLANN
Leannan (lennon) C cloak: LENNON
linn (lin) OE pooclass="underline" LYNN
lios (li-ess) C Sidhe fort
Liosliath (liess-lia) C Sidhe fortress: LESLEY
Lioslinn (liess-lin) C Sidhe fort lake
Lonn (Ion) C strong: LONN
Madawc (maddock) W good: MADDOCK; MADOC
Meadhbh (mev) C: laughter: MAEVE; MAB
Meara (mer a) C wild laughter
Meredydd (me re dith) W sea; MEREDITH
Miadhail (mithil) C precious
Muirne (murn a) C hospitality; MYRNA
Nathair Sgiathach (nayer skey-ak) C lit.: winged serpent; dragon