gaulish names

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Albiorix

From Gaulish *Albiorīx, from *albios (“world”), from Proto-Celtic *albiyos, *albiyū, + *rīx (“king”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends X

Brício

Borrowed from Latin Bricius, Britius, from Gaulish [Term?].

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends O

Chesney

From Norman place names meaning “oak grove” (cognate to French chênaie), from Picard quesne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish kassanos (“oak”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Cissonius

Unclear. The name is also attested in Ancient Greek as Κισσωνία (Kissōnía). It has been suggested that the god's name could mean "carriage-driver" (compare cissum (“carriage”),…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S