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[Opinions] Welsh names in the 2012 charts (boys)
by Pie
8/13/2013, 1:28 AM
Pronunciations and meaning on request.
Ranked by popularity:Dylan (2,800)
Owen (839)
Rhys (769)
Evan (744)
Ellis (627)
Morgan (448)
Osian (134)
Harri (130)
Gethin (120)
Jac (115)
Tomos (101)
Hari (97)
Ioan (91)
Idris (90)
Cai, Aron (86)
Iestyn (68)
Ieuan (65)
Owain (58)
Iwan (51)
Elis (50)
Sion (48)
Huw (47)
Macsen (45)
Steffan (43)
Bryn (37)
Dafydd, Ifan (33)
Aled (32)
Iolo (31)
Gareth (29)
Dewi (27)
Aneurin, Caio, Gruffydd (26)
Noa (25)
Emrys (24)
Efan (23)
Gethyn, Rhodri (21)
Carwyn (19)
Gwion (17)
Aeron, Dyfan, Gwilym (13)
Emyr, Griff, Gruff, Llyr, Mabon, Rhydian, Wil (12)
Emlyn, Hywel, Llewelyn, Twm (11)
Aneirin, Cynan, Guto, Ianto (10)
Celt, Deio, Llewellyn, Taliesin (9)
Bran, Celyn, Deian, Glyn (8)
Bleddyn, Geraint, Iago, Llywelyn, Ynyr (7)
Teilo, Llion (6)
Gryff, Madoc, Math (5)
Arwel, Drystan, Griffydd, Gwyn, Hedd, Mostyn, Teifi, Wynn (4)
Alwyn, Arwyn, Ceiron, Ceiran, Ceri, Colwyn, Dafi, Dai, Deiniol, Elwyn, Ifor, Meilyr, Rhun, Tirion, Wynne (3)

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- Moirrey
8/14/2013, 5:21 PM
I like:
Rhys
Morgan
Gethin
Idris
Iwan
Macsen
Dafydd
Aneurin/ Aneirin
Emrys
Ianto - I think I might name my next dog this because I don't think my future kids could pull it off.
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- Sofia
8/13/2013, 5:58 PM
Again, love most of these, with my faves being:Owen
Rhys
Morgan
Osian
Idris
Noa -this is on my maybe list for a real life son (we spell it without the h also)
Emrys
Aneirin -my fave Welsh male name
Ianto
Llewellyn, Taliesin
Iago
Ynyr -I love the look of it
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- erb816
8/13/2013, 3:27 PM
I like:Owen
Rhys
Evan
Ellis
Morgan (yay, Morgan on a boy!)
Osian (total GP of mine)
Idris
Iwan
Macsen
Steffan
Ifan
Aled
Gareth
Deio (though it reminds me a lot of the Latin word for God, "Deo")
Taliesin (9)
Bran
Celyn
Deian
Glyn
Geraint
Madoc
Drystan
Ceiron
Rhun
Tirion
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- Anthroponomastics   +2
8/13/2013, 12:51 PM
Where can you find the complete statistics? I'm very much interested in what's beyond the top 1000 both in England and Wales but can't find anything, but it seems that you have.
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- Pie   +1
8/13/2013, 1:03 PM
Mireio's post below has links to the excel files.:)
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- Anthroponomastics
8/13/2013, 1:41 PM
Yay, thanks so much!
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- Leontine (Leontine 0.1)
8/13/2013, 12:12 PM
I like/love:
Ellis - mn
Morgan - boy
Jac
Cai*
Bryn
Aneurin
Emrys*
Aeron
Gwilym
Llyr
Mabon,
Aneirin
Ianto *
Llewellyn*
Taliesin
Bran*
Bleddyn
Geraint
Teilo,
Arwel - mn
Griffydd - mn
Ifor:0)
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- Siân (Sharley)   +1
8/13/2013, 6:14 AM
Okay, let's talk about Cynan. What is that one? Also Meilyr and Llyr.And I've been liking Aneurin some lately. Is Aneirin pronounced the same?
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- Pie
8/13/2013, 1:02 PM
Cynan (CUN an) was a legendary 9th-century warrior, and there were also a couple of early kings with the name. It means 'little dog' (from ci, Welsh for dog + nan diminutive)
Meilyr (MAY leer) - various sources I've seen say it's from Brythonic and means 'great king' - can't personally verify that. I love it.
Llyr (lleer) - another old one that pops up in folk tales and early genealogies. It may once have been the name of a deity, the same as the Irish sea god Lir, but again, not verifiable. There are quite a few around where I live.
I pronounce Aneirin & Aneurin the same - an AY rin, ay to rhyme with May. I really like it too.
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