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Article: Celtic baby names. (finding a name for a child that celebrates Irish heritage)
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- World of Hibernia
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- March 22, 1998
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Whether chosen as a political statement, public enunciation of independence, or simply out a desire to honor one's ancestors, Celtic names provide a unique vehicle for personal expression. They express individuality while representing the aspirations of an entire people. They embody the power and endurance of a culture and of a world view that valued nature in conjunction with the human spirit.
There are four Celtic languages still spoken in Europe: Irish in Ireland, Gaelic in Scotland, Welsh in Wales, and Breton in Brittany. Cornish, which once flourished in the southwest corner of England, and Manx, the language once spoken on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, ceased ...
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Article: Cymric
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 Cym|ric (kim'rik, sim-) adj. 1. of the Celtic people of Wales 2. of their language--n. Brythonic, the group of Celtic languages that includes Welsh, Breton, and extinct Cornish Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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