Names Categorized "Welsh words"

Aderyn f Welsh (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

Aeron m & f Welsh
From the name of the Welsh river Aeron, itself probably derived from the hypothetical Celtic goddess Agrona. Alternatively, the name could be taken from Welsh aeron meaning "berries".

Afon f & m Welsh (Rare)
Means "river" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin.

Blodeuyn f Welsh (Rare)
Means "flower" in Welsh.

Briallen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh briallu meaning "primrose". This is a modern Welsh name.

Bron f Welsh
Short form of Bronwen.

Bryn m & f Welsh, English (Modern)
Means "hill, mound" in Welsh. In Wales it is almost always a masculine name, though elsewhere in the English-speaking world it can be unisex (see Brynn).

Celyn m & f Welsh
Means "holly" in Welsh. It appears briefly in the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, belonging to a son of Caw, but was not typically used as a given name until the 20th century.

Dilys f Welsh
Means "genuine" in Welsh. It has been used since the late 19th century.

Einion m Welsh
From the Old Welsh name Enniaun, probably from the Latin name Ennianus, a derivative of Ennius (see Ennio). It is also a modern Welsh word meaning "anvil". This was the name of a few early Welsh rulers including Einion Frenin (5th century), who is considered a saint in some Christian traditions.

Eira 1 f Welsh
Means "snow" in Welsh. This is a recently created name.

Eirian f & m Welsh
Means "bright, beautiful" in Welsh.

Elain f Welsh
Means "fawn" in Welsh. This name was created in the 19th century.

Emyr m Welsh
Means "king, lord" in Welsh.

Enfys f Welsh
Means "rainbow" in Welsh. This name was first used in the 19th century.

Ffion f Welsh
Means "foxglove" in Welsh (species Digitalis purpurea). This is a recently created Welsh name.

Gethin m Welsh
Means "dark-skinned, swarthy" in Welsh.

Glyn m Welsh
Means "valley" in Welsh.

Gwawr f Welsh
Means "dawn" in Welsh.

Gwen f Welsh, English
From Welsh gwen, the feminine form of gwyn meaning "white, blessed". It can also be a short form of Gwendolen, Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen.

Gwenith f Welsh
Variant of Gwyneth, influenced by the Welsh word gwenith meaning "wheat".

Gwyn m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "white, blessed" in Welsh. In Welsh legend Gwyn was a king of the Otherworld and the leader of the Wild Hunt. He appears in the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, where he is one of the many who help Culhwch hunt the monstrous boar Trwyth. The story also tells of his rivalry with Gwythyr for the beautiful Creiddylad.

Haf f Welsh
Means "summer" in Welsh.

Haul m Welsh (Rare)
Means "sun" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

Hefin m Welsh
Means "summer" in Welsh, a poetic form of Haf.

Heulwen f Welsh
Means "sunshine" in Welsh (a compound of haul "sun" and gwen "white, blessed").

Llew m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Variant of Lleu. It can also be a short form of Llewelyn. It coincides with the Welsh word llew meaning "lion".

Llinos f Welsh
Means "linnet, finch" in Welsh. The linnet (species Linaria cannabina) is a small European bird in the finch family.

Meinir f Welsh
Means "tall and slender, beautiful maiden" in Welsh (a compound of main "slender" and hir "tall").

Meinwen f Welsh
Means "slender and beautiful maiden" from a Welsh compound of main "slender" and gwen "white, blessed".

Mererid f Welsh
Means "pearl, gem" in Welsh, derived from Latin margarita.

Pryderi m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
From Welsh pryder meaning "care, worry" (or perhaps from a derivative word *pryderi meaning "loss"). Appearing in Welsh legend in all four branches of the Mabinogi, Pryderi was the son of Pwyll and Rhiannon, eventually succeeding his father as the king of Dyfed. He was one of only seven warriors to return from Brân's tragic invasion of Ireland, and later had several adventures with Manawydan. He was ultimately killed in single combat with Gwydion during the war between Dyfed and Gwynedd.

Rhosyn f Welsh (Rare)
Means "rose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

Seren f Welsh
Means "star" in Welsh. This is a recently created Welsh name.

Taran m Welsh Mythology, Pictish
Means "thunder" in Welsh, from the old Celtic root *toranos. It appears briefly in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi. The name is cognate to that of the Gaulish god Taranis. It was also borne by the 7th-century Pictish king Taran mac Ainftech.

Tegan f Welsh, English (Modern)
Means "darling" in Welsh, derived from a diminutive of Welsh teg "beautiful, pretty". It was somewhat common in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada in the 1980s and 90s. It was borne by an Australian character on the television series Doctor Who from 1981 to 1984.

Tesni f Welsh
Means "warmth" in Welsh.

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