I did not know nor care about “Celtic” theming, but I do wanted to have a name with a meaning I would like.
I wanted to play an Elementalist, so “Ash” was the “obvious” choice, as it is both a kind of tree and a final result of fire magic
I was so accustomed to GW1 naming style that I decided to throw in a nickname describing the profession – a “winter flame”, a nice-sounding combination of opposite elements.