Cèilidh

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Cèilidh is a Scottish word that refers to a traditional social gathering featuring music, dancing, and storytelling. As a name, Cèilidh represents the joy and conviviality of these events.
Pronunciation
Cèilidh is pronounced KAY-lee.
KAY-lee
Popularity
The popularity of Cèilidh as a baby name is relatively low worldwide, with most usage occurring in the UK and Scotland.

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Cèilidh Name meanings & History

Cèilidh is a Scottish word that refers to a traditional social gathering featuring music, dancing, and storytelling. As a name, Cèilidh represents the joy and conviviality of these events. Directly taken from Scottish Gaelic cèilidh, a traditional folk music and storytelling party.Its modern usage as a name was certainly influenced by the popularity of the homophonous Kaylee and its variants. This spelling is hardly ever used in Scotland itself, where Kayleigh is the most common spelling. Cèilidh is primarily used as a female name.

Zodiac Sign of Cèilidh: Curious Gemini

Synonyms of Cèilidh:

C: Choice,Chatty,Cute,Curious,Candid,Copycat,Clever

E: Enlighten,Expressive,Environment,Enliven,Exaggerate,Entertain

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

L: Lovely,Lazy,Liaison,Luscious,Languid,Legal,Lover

D: Doting,Domestic,Dutiful,Determined,Daddy,Demanding

H: Hyper,Hobnobbing,Hope,Heart's Desire,Haggle

Cèilidh is:

  • a Modern name
  • a Strange name
  • a Unintellectual name
  • a Wholesome name

Related Names to Cèilidh

Some related names to Cèilidh include Keely, Kyla, Kayleigh, and Kaylee.