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HelpA few Welsh BAs
Begw Elain (parents Rhodri and Catrin) *
Elen (parents Nia Cerys and Dafydd, brother Owain)
Lisa Catrin (parents Llinos and Stu)
Osian Dafydd Myrddin (parents Dafydd and Sian)
Dyfan Lewis (parents Gareth and Lindsay)
* = Begw is a short form of Marged, like Peggy for Margaret. Looks like the nicknames-as-full-names trend is getting popular in Wales too. Elain is pr. EL-ine, to rhyme with mine, and means 'fawn' - it's not related to Elaine.
Elen (parents Nia Cerys and Dafydd, brother Owain)
Lisa Catrin (parents Llinos and Stu)
Osian Dafydd Myrddin (parents Dafydd and Sian)
Dyfan Lewis (parents Gareth and Lindsay)
* = Begw is a short form of Marged, like Peggy for Margaret. Looks like the nicknames-as-full-names trend is getting popular in Wales too. Elain is pr. EL-ine, to rhyme with mine, and means 'fawn' - it's not related to Elaine.
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If Elain is pronounced EL-ine, is Owain pronounced OH-wine? Or is it different for blokes?
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LOL. Yup, Owain is pronounced O-wine in Wales. Some of them get quite snotty about being called 'Owen', too.
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Begw Elain is cute, how do you pronounce Begw?
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BEG-oo.
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At first I was like, "Begw? That's pretty silly sounding." But seeing that it's a nn for Marged I'm intrigued! It also is totally adorable, but it seems too cutesy to be a full name for an adult. Is it seen as super cutesy in Wales?
Rhodri, Elen, Dafydd, Owain, Osian, and Lewis are all nice. Myrddin is pretty neat, too. And I love the meaning of Llinos, but I'm not a huge fan of the sound.
Rhodri, Elen, Dafydd, Owain, Osian, and Lewis are all nice. Myrddin is pretty neat, too. And I love the meaning of Llinos, but I'm not a huge fan of the sound.
This message was edited 2/11/2010, 2:54 PM
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