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[Opinions] Re: Welsh names
by Atheling (nsi) (guest)
8/9/2008, 2:00 PM
in reply to a message by BrilliantBlue
I like all of those; Morwenna is a favourite (in my top three) and I do love Morgan (or Morcant) on a boy. Others:Aneurin
Aeronwen & Aeronwy
Eirlys
Eirwyn (masculine form of Eirwen)
Heilyn
Celyn and/or Cefin
Gwyn (b)
Gwyneira
Gwenhwyfar (Welsh prototype of Guinevere)
Gwythyr or Gwydir
Gwytheyrn (Welsh version of Vortigern)
Llinos
Lleucu
Llewellyn
Myfanwy (my own name)
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- brilliantblue
8/9/2008, 4:48 PM
Your name is Myfanwy?! Too cool. I love that name, but I'm too scared that none of my fellow Americans will be able to pronounce it correctly. *eyeroll*I love Gwyneira as well. A lot of Welsh names are beautiful to me, but I would hesitate to use them because of people's pronunciation problems.
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