Like the princesses and the badb who disguised themselves as hags female warriors were cross-dressing symbols of sex and politics not historical representations of real fighting women.

Celtic woman warrior names. Liath Luachra was a shadowy warrior-woman skilled in training men for battle and hunting. Bodhmal was Fionns fathers sister a Druidess and warrior. The sexy warrior woman whom Christian authors recalled from the pagan past retained some of the goddess powers and some of the hags ferocity and sexuality.

In Irish mythology Aoife is known as the greatest woman warrior in the world. The Celts were European tribes who occupied much of Europe north of the Alps in the Iron Age and settled in the British Isles in the fourth to second centuries BC. Aife was a female warrior and a sorceress from Ireland who lived in Scotland with other Druid women initiating and training young Celtic noblemen in the arts of love and war.

Although Cynane never reached Babylon her power play proved successful. This name generator will generate 10 random Scottish names. This Celtic name is said to mean a goddess or a good queen.

Celtic name meaning victory Name of a queen of the Iceni who led an army against Roman invaders. Note that while this generator uses the same surnames for both genders this isnt always correct. It is variant of the name Aoife.

On the one hand we have feisty Queens like Medb fearsome Goddesses like the Morrigan gifted healers like Airmid female smiths like Brigid respected Druidesses like Bodhmall and knowledgeable lawgivers like Brigid Brethach. Her name means the grey one of. While today this is generally correct the surname system used to be based a lot on a patronymic system son of and daughter of the son of.

Also Boadicea Lat Bodiccea Bodicea Bodicia Boudicca and Boudicea. However desiring to keep his brother in power Alcetas slew Cynane when they met a sad end to one of historys most remarkable female warriors. Celtic Scottish name generator.