Cormac
Gaelic male name
Cormac is an Irish given name, traditionally masculine.
It appears in Irish mythology and history—Cormac mac Airt was a legendary High King of Ireland.
The name remains common in Ireland and among Irish diaspora communities.
American readers may associate it with novelist Cormac McCarthy: Have you read any Cormac McCarthy?
Irish feminine name
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- Tuatha Dé DanannAncient Irish deity tribe
- DruidismCeltic sacred tradition
- chroniclesSequential historical accounts
Fionn mac Cumhaill · dynasty · kingship · sovereignty · chieftain · warrior king · feast hall · ancient Ireland
Writer of prose narratives
- authorCreator of written works
- The RoadPaved travel surface
- PulitzerMajor journalism award
- Southern GothicRegional literature of decay
post-apocalyptic · American literature · prose · violence · Western · existential · Knoxville · Texas
Tara
Irish feminine name
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- Tuatha Dé DanannAncient Irish deity tribe
- DruidismCeltic sacred tradition
Fionn mac Cumhaill · chronicles · dynasty · kingship · sovereignty · chieftain · warrior king · feast hall · ancient Ireland
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
Southern Gothic · post-apocalyptic · American literature · prose · violence · Western · existential · Knoxville · Texas · Southwest
Gaelic
Celtic linguistic tradition
Hibernia · Emerald Isle · shamrock · clover · harp · Claddagh · Blarney · craic · patron saint · Ireland
charioteer
One who drives horses
patronymic · chieftain · brave · heroic · stalwart · valiant · princely
- Celtic LeadersBoudicca, Kenneth MacAlpin, Llewelyn, Fergus, Niall
- Legendary HeroesHercules, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Sigurd
- Celtic LoreFenian Cycle, Brigid, banshee, Rhiannon, bard
- Irish MythologyFenian Cycle, Morrigan, Deirdre, Sidhe, Brigid
- Celtic NamesCiaran, Fergus, Siobhan, Sinead, Saoirse
- Mythical KingsMinos, Priam, Agamemnon, Oedipus, Creon