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Welsh Names
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Grand Choix de Prénoms Bretons by Gwennole le Menn | Pros:
interesting histories and origins of Breton names
Cons: you have to read French (not in English). Hard to find. |
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comprehensive, interesting, contains pronunciation guide in
the back.
Cons: hard to find, all in French. |
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Pros:
fairly accurate & comprehensive. Has Irish, Scottish, Welsh,
Cornish, Breton, Cornish and Manx names. Has lots of name history.
Cons: no pronunciations |
Pros: Lots of names, including Manx, Cornish and Breton. Has names I haven't found in other books. Cons: no pronunciations, seems fairly accurate, but doesn't go into a lot of detail about the names. |
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seems pretty accurate. Names are divided by language. Has pronunciations
& pronunciation guide. Has lots of name history.
Cons: ? |
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user-friendly, fairly comprehensive, has lots of history
Cons: not always 100% accurate. |
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easy to navigate, has a lot of names
Cons: I like it when place names are broken down into root words; this book does not do that. Also, doesn't say what county the places are in. |
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basically awesome.
Cons: can't think of any. |
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note: This book was recommended to me by a good source. However, I haven't actually looked at it yet, so I can't verify its accuracy. |
Pros: Contains place names from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Comprehensive and informative. Cons: place names are not broken down by country, so, say, if you want a list of place names in Wales, you'll have to read the entire book. |
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note: This book was recommended to me by a good source. However, I haven't actually looked at it yet, so I can't verify its accuracy. However, I have another book by this author that seems pretty good, so I'd trust him. |
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Pros: This book has beautiful illustrations, a lot of history, and is very comprehensive. Contains a lot of mythology and folklore aspects, as it relates to King Arthur. Cons: Only about things relating to King Arthur, so not a mythology book in general, if that's what you're looking for. |
Pros: This is indispensible to those interested in Celtic and particularly Welsh mythology. Good translation. Cons: ? |
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Pros: This book is very comprehensive... almost overly so. Cons: It has lots of info about Norse and Greek gods, which may be irrelevant if you're just looking for Celtic mythology. |
Pros: Easy to read, fairly comprehensive Cons: not scholarly, if that's what you're looking for.. |
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Pros: Comprehensive, easy to read, yet somewhat scholarly in content Cons: written in the early 1900s, and contains an appropriate world view from that era which can be distracting. |
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Pros: Scholarly, yet not dry, a fascinating study Cons: not really about mythology, I should probably make a separate category for it or something. |