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From North Wales paper.
Aron Llywelyn - parents Rhiannon and Llyr
Lleucu Haf - parents Carys and Ste
Elsa Fflur - parents Glen and Gerallt, brother Aaron Cai
Betsan Dewi - parents Catrin and Dyfan
Purdey* - parents Arnaud and Tesni, brother Morgan
Owain Rhys - parents Clare and Alvan, sister Elen Angharad
* in case it isn't obvious, this isn't a Welsh name.
Aron Llywelyn - parents Rhiannon and Llyr
Lleucu Haf - parents Carys and Ste
Elsa Fflur - parents Glen and Gerallt, brother Aaron Cai
Betsan Dewi - parents Catrin and Dyfan
Purdey* - parents Arnaud and Tesni, brother Morgan
Owain Rhys - parents Clare and Alvan, sister Elen Angharad
* in case it isn't obvious, this isn't a Welsh name.
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Purdey is ... startling. Can they be gun fans? Endless-reruns-of-The-New-Avengers fans? Somehow aware of my nephew's late Border Collie?
The rest are amazing: is there a revival of Welsh names, or are you just leaving out the production-line Emma, Chloe, Alfie, Jack babies? It's delightful to see Lleucu and Angharad, and Elsa Fflur is wonderful. Betsan looks totally fem, and Dewi doesn't ... am I wrong there?
And isn't Llyr a bit ambitious, or has it lost its former glory?
The rest are amazing: is there a revival of Welsh names, or are you just leaving out the production-line Emma, Chloe, Alfie, Jack babies? It's delightful to see Lleucu and Angharad, and Elsa Fflur is wonderful. Betsan looks totally fem, and Dewi doesn't ... am I wrong there?
And isn't Llyr a bit ambitious, or has it lost its former glory?
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I was slightly surprised by Purdey, especially as the dad's surname is so very French that I'd think it unlikely he watched those New Avengers reruns. Guess the ghost dog must be to blame. :)
I'm not editing the English names out - there just don't seem to be many, probably because these come from a Welsh-language paper produced in a particularly Welsh part of Wales, where most young people have Welsh names and they're really popular. I think there have been a few Jacs in previous batches, though.
Dewi is usually male and Betsan is definitely female - not sure what's going on there. Llyr is not that common, but I seem to see it about fairly often, and 240 of them were born in Wales between 1984 and 2004.
I'm not editing the English names out - there just don't seem to be many, probably because these come from a Welsh-language paper produced in a particularly Welsh part of Wales, where most young people have Welsh names and they're really popular. I think there have been a few Jacs in previous batches, though.
Dewi is usually male and Betsan is definitely female - not sure what's going on there. Llyr is not that common, but I seem to see it about fairly often, and 240 of them were born in Wales between 1984 and 2004.
This message was edited 2/26/2010, 6:40 AM
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Llywelyn = lloo-WELL-in. 'll' is a sound you don't get in English: it's a kind of wet hiss made by putting your tongue against your top teeth as if you were going to say L, but blowing out of the sides of your mouth instead. It takes practice. :)
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It doesn't say, so it's possible, but I think it's probably short for Glenys.
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Thank you for posting these! I love Fflur. I have such a think for the double F.
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