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Welsh names

by brilliantblue

8/8/2008, 6:36 PM

I recently started looking at Welsh names after someone (Array, I believe) suggested the combo Anne Morwenna. Got a twenty out of ten from me, and my dad started suggesting Welsh names he likes (Morgan, Arwen, etc.). So far, my favorites are:

Alis
Anwen
Eira
Eirwen
Morgan (on a boy)
Morgana
Morwen
Morwenna

What do you think of these? What are YOUR favorite Welsh names?

#Welsh

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- Atheling (nsi) (guest) +1

8/9/2008, 2:00 PM

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)

- 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.

- Jonquil

8/9/2008, 5:26 AM

Welsh names are lovely.
For girls I like:
Angharad
Arianwen
Bronwen
Delyth
Eleri
Ffion
Gwendolen
Rhiannon
Boys:
Ceredig (c is always hard like a k in Welsh names)
Emlyn
Evan
Gareth
Meredydd
Owen
Rhys
Stefan

- Rose-Berry

8/9/2008, 4:24 AM

I love Nia (NEE-a) and Bethan. I've recently come to love Anwen.

I also like Seren and Rhiannon. Angharad and Arianwen are growing on me. Sian is pretty but has been very popular over here.

For boys I really like Bryn and Owen.

- Kitty (xKittyx) +1

8/9/2008, 4:17 AM

I like...

Alis
Anwen
Eira
Morgan (on a boy)
Morgana

My favourites are Rhys (definitley my fave), Carys & Lowri.

- brilliantblue

8/9/2008, 4:53 PM

I like Carys and Lowri as well, but Caras Park is a well-known landmark in a city nearby, and Lowri is my name in Welsh. It would seem a bit pretentious for a girl named Laura to have a kid named Lowri... but it is lovely.

- xPrincess27x

8/9/2008, 2:42 AM

I don't like any of the names you've mentioned.

Here's some Welsh names I like:
Bethan
Ceridwen
Ffion
Glynis

Eifion

- Alcyone +1

8/8/2008, 9:21 PM

I think they're all nice.

My faves from your list are:
Anwen - I really like this.
Eira - Lovely.
Eirwen
Morwen
Morwenna

Others I like:

Girls -
Briallen
Arianwen
Olwen
Nimue
Aeron
Aderyn
Rhiannon
Rhian
Branwen
Eilwen
Eirlys
Enid
Gwendolen / Gwendoline / Gwendolyn
Gwenllian
Gwyneira
Lowri
Mairwen
Meiriona
Seren
Sian
Siana
Tegan
Megan

Boys -
Aeron
Bevan
Bran
Bryn - I like Brynn for a girl as well.
Cai
Evan
Ivor
Owen
Rhys
Vaughn

I recently came across Idris (m), which I find interesting. It's growing on me.

This message was edited 8/8/2008, 9:22 PM

- brilliantblue

8/9/2008, 4:58 PM

Wow, thanks for those suggestions. Out of what you gave me, I like:

Arianwen -- my only concern is that this is a bit long
Nimue
Aderyn -- also like Aderes, which is Hebrew
Rhiannon
Gwyneira
Lowri -- I love this, but it's just my name in Welsh, so I really can't make use of it
Mairwen -- I'm back and forth on this one
Seren
Megan

Evan
Owen

- penguiny7

8/8/2008, 7:43 PM

I love Eira and Morgan (also on a boy). Morwenna is pretty too. My favorite Welsh names besides those are Llewelyn, Emlyn, and Edris.

- rem

8/8/2008, 7:26 PM

For boys, I love Llyr and Idris. I can't think of any Welsh girl's names that I like.

The names you listed aren't really my style.

- Kings_falcon

8/8/2008, 7:07 PM

I like the names you picked. Some of my favourites are-
Anwen
Bronwen
Bryn (m)
Cai (m)
Carys
Eluned
Luned
Morwen
Olwen
Rhiannon
Tegan
Tristan (m)

- lac

8/8/2008, 7:02 PM

I really love Welsh names, though I don't care much for the names you mentioned. I like Morgan on a boy and Morwenna is rather nice, though. Here are some of my faves:

GIRLS
Gwen - Not short for anything; I think it's spunky on its own.
Elen
Imogen
Nimue
Isolde

BOYS
Ioan / Yoen - Yoen is how I'd spell it in English.
Gareth
Galahad
Caedmon
Idris
Tristan
Steffan
Cole - I suppose it's a Celtic name. Old King Cole was a Celtic king, right?

- Chrysanthemum (hayleyskye)

8/8/2008, 7:01 PM

I like Morgan on a boy.

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