what does celtic mean? Like celtic woman, what is celtic?

Answer 1

Around 600 B.C. Greek traders from Phocaea (the modern Turkish town of Foça) founded a colony in southern France which they called Marsalia. It is the modern city of Marseilles. It lasted a long time until the Roman general, Julius Caesar conquered it along with the rest of Gaul (or France) in 51 B.C.

While the the Greeks were in Marseilles, they traded with the local inhabitants and intermarried with them. They called these people "Keltoi."

However, there were actually three different peoples living in the area: Aquitanians (related to the Basques), Ligurians (an Indo-European people) and Gauls, another Indo-European people who spoke a language related to modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic , Welsh and Breton.

The Greeks don't tell us which of the three people they borrowed the word Keltoi from or what it means. However, most scholars always assumed, rightly or wrongly, that they were talking about the Gauls.

It was not until the late 18th century that the term 'Celt' came to be applied to the modern Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Breton people by European scholars. Up until that time, none of these people ever called themselves "Celts."

There is no doubt that the modern Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, Welsh and Breton languages are related to ancient Gaulish (Gallic); For example, tegia - the Gaulish word for "house" -has its equivalents in Irish teach, Scottish tigh, Welsh ty and Breton ti.

However, it is a mute point whether the modern speakers of these languages are "Celts" pure and simple. In addition to Celtic, the Welsh and the Bretons probably have some ancestry which is Roman colonist , English or French respectively. Likewise, The Irish and Scotch appear to have some genetic links to the peoples of Finland and the Scandianvian countries - and it didn't all come in with the Viking invasions either.

Nevertheless, all four peoples do seem to share a common culture, especially in art and music, which is derived from the ancient Celtic peoples and the Medieval Celtic Roman Catholic church. So they are all very much "Celtic" in that way, along with language.

Answer 2

What Does Celtic Mean

Answer 3

What Brennus said.

I'll add that many people from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany and Galicia regard themselves as Celts, as well as people who have ancestors from those places.
The Boston Celtics for instance is a basketball team that was originally made up of Irish people.
The Celtic Cross which originated in Ireland is a cross with a circle in the middle of it.

Answer 4

I would call Irish, Scottish or Welsh people definitely 'Celts' but, definitely NOT the English. Scotland and Ireland were once one landmass but the sea rose and separated Northeast Ireland from Southwest Scotland ( a look at the map will confirm this) so i ASSUME that Celts freely travelled across from Scotland to ireland and down to Wales (or across the Irish Sea) This explains the similarites between the cultures in language and (especially) music/dance - all of which i LOVE - whatever country displays it - there are minor variations. As for the deeper origins of Celts from Europe and Scandinavia i am quite ignorant, but, thanks so much for those who have explained further back in time than the 1800's. Much appreciated!

Answer 5

Is very complicated but this is what I know: it was a tribe from the 1st millenium b.c in the iron age, the anglo-saxon times. Originally the name comes from the word "keltoi", the original names for the celts, but in Rome called them "Celta". It was a tribe that was from the area of Iceland, Ireland, England, Sweden, ect, all in the North of Europe. Now-a-days the place that preserved ancient celtic is England like "The stonehange" but most of all in everything is Ireland. That's why the celtic people are mostly called to the irish people.

I hope this helps, I know a lot but is too loooooong.

Answer 6

Irish

Answer 7

The Celtic are people from Ireland. I think they speak Gaelic.

Answer 8

Basically, it means Irish. Celtic women are Irish women. That was easy! I'm Irish!

Answer 9

It means 'of the Celts' and the Celts are the peoples of Ireland