Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:

Language and ethnicity

*pertaining to

Celts The Celts ( , see Names of the Celts#Pronunciation, pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples ( ) were a collection of Indo-European languages, Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient Indo-European people, reached the apoge ...

, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **

Celts (modern) The modern Celts ( , see pronunciation of ''Celt'') are a related group of ethnicities who share similar Celtic languages, cultures and artistic histories, and who live in or descend from one of the regions on the western extremities of Europe ...

Celtic languages The Celtic languages ( ) are a branch of the Indo-European language family, descended from the hypothetical Proto-Celtic language. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group by Edward Lhuyd in 1707, following Paul-Yve ...

Proto-Celtic language Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, is the hypothetical ancestral proto-language of all known Celtic languages, and a descendant of Proto-Indo-European. It is not attested in writing but has been partly reconstructed through the comparative method. ...

Celtic music Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celts (modern), Celtic people of Northwestern Europe (the modern Celtic nations). It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and ...

Celtic nations The Celtic nations or Celtic countries are a cultural area and collection of geographical regions in Northwestern Europe where the Celtic languages and cultural traits have survived. The term ''nation'' is used in its original sense to mean a ...

Sports

Football clubs

Celtic F.C. The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic (), is a professional Association football, football club in Glasgow, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish Premiership, the top division of Scottish football league system, Scottish ...

, a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow ** Celtic F.C. Women * Bangor Celtic F.C., Irish, defunct *

Belfast Celtic F.C. Belfast Celtic Football Club was an Irish football club. Founded in 1891 in Belfast, it was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until it withdrew permanently from the Irish League in 1949. The club left the league for political reason ...

, Northern Irish, defunct * Blantyre Celtic F.C., Scottish, defunct *

Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African association football, soccer club based in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein Celtic had a large fan base in the Free State (South African province), Free State and competed ...

, South African * Castlebar Celtic F.C., Irish * Celtic F.C. (Jersey City), United States, defunct * Celtic FC America, from Houston, Texas * Celtic Nation F.C., English, defunct * Cleator Moor Celtic F.C., English *

Cork Celtic F.C. Cork Celtic F.C., originally Evergreen United F.C., was an Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1951 and 1979 and played their home games at Turners Cross. In 1974, they were League of Ireland champ ...

, Irish, defunct *

Cwmbran Celtic F.C. Cwmbran Celtic Football Club is a football club based in Cwmbran, Torfaen, South Wales who play in the . The first team plays in the Cymru South at Celtic Park in Cwmbran. History Cwmbran Celtic formed in 1925 as CYMS (Catholic Young Men's ...

, Welsh *

Derry Celtic F.C. Derry Celtic Football Club was a association football, football club from Derry, Ireland. History The club, formed as St Columb's Hall in 1890, changing to St Columb's Hall Celtic in 1893, and Derry Celtic in 1899, was once the primary team ...

, Irish, defunct * Donegal Celtic F.C., Northern Irish * Dungiven Celtic F.C., Northern Irish, defunct *

Farsley Celtic F.C. Farsley Celtic Football Club is a association football, football club based in Farsley, West Yorkshire, England. The club was founded in 1908, but folded in 2010 and were reformed as Farsley AFC before returning to the name Farsley Celtic in 201 ...

, English * Leicester Celtic A.F.C., Irish *

Lurgan Celtic F.C. Lurgan Celtic Football Club is a Northern Ireland, Northern Irish intermediate association football, football club based in Lurgan, County Armagh, that currently plays in the Mid-Ulster Football League Junior Division 1. The club was founded 190 ...

, Northern Irish * South Lismore Celtic F.C., Australian *

Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921, Stalybridge Celti ...

, English * Tuam Celtic A.F.C., Irish * Walker Celtic F.C., English, defunct * Wayside Celtic F.C., Irish * West Allotment Celtic F.C., English

Other uses in sports

Celtic Camogie Club Celtic is a camogie club, winner of the Dublin Championship on 12 occasions and the inaugural winner of the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship in 1964. Celtic's colours include a navy gym tunic with a red bar around the skirt and a ...

, Dublin, Ireland *

Celtic de Paris Celtic de Paris were a French rugby league team from the city of Paris. The club played most games at La Cipale, Saint-Ouen, and occasionally at the Parc des Princes The Parc des Princes (, ) is an all-seater stadium, all-seater football ...

, a French rugby league team *

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), ...

, an American professional basketball team *

Dewsbury Celtic Dewsbury Celtic is a rugby league club in the town of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. They play in the NCL Division Two under Head Coach Scott Dyson. Mark Brierley also coaches alongside, adding to the coaching expertise. Boasting a strong amateur ...

, an English rugby League club *

Oban Celtic Oban Celtic () is a shinty team from Oban, Argyll, Scotland. The club won South Division One in 2016. History The club was founded in 1927 due to a plethora of players being available who could not get a game for either the senior or the junior s ...

, a Scottish shinty club

Other uses

* ''Celtic'' (ship), the name of several ships *

Celtic Christianity Celtic Christianity is a form of Christianity that was common, or held to be common, across the Celtic languages, Celtic-speaking world during the Early Middle Ages. The term Celtic Church is deprecated by many historians as it implies a unifi ...

*"''Celtic''", U.S. Secret Service code name for Joe Biden *

Celtic studies Celtic studies or Celtology is the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to the Celts, Celtic-speaking peoples (i.e. speakers of Celtic languages). This ranges from linguistics, literature and art h ...

Language and ethnicity

Sports

Football clubs

Other uses in sports

Other uses

See also