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Cara is so pretty - I overheard two Welsh-accented people the other day talking about a girl called Cara. It looks like a "no meaning" modern name, and it's great that it really does have roots.
I know a cat called Mabon, whose owner is Welsh; he started life as Mabli, mistaken for a "she".
Rhiain is nice (pr. Rhiann?) - but I prefer Rhiannon.
Bethan is cute - Pie, do you happen to know how rare or otherwise Betsan is? There's a Welsh political reporter on BBC TV called Betsan - is it a recognised name like Megan is, or do you think it's just an idiosyncratic merger of Elizabeth and Ann nns?
I know a cat called Mabon, whose owner is Welsh; he started life as Mabli, mistaken for a "she".
Rhiain is nice (pr. Rhiann?) - but I prefer Rhiannon.
Bethan is cute - Pie, do you happen to know how rare or otherwise Betsan is? There's a Welsh political reporter on BBC TV called Betsan - is it a recognised name like Megan is, or do you think it's just an idiosyncratic merger of Elizabeth and Ann nns?
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Cara isn't really a Welsh name (a isn't a Welsh ending) but it 'works' in Welsh.
-an is a common Welsh nn ending, so Betsan's just another nn for Elizabeth - not as common as Bethan, but I'd guess that it'll get more popular as Bethan starts to feel dated. 98 people were given Betsan as a full name between 1984 and 2005, and there were another 6 in 2008. Nicknames as full names are as popular in Wales as they are in England. (woe!)
-an is a common Welsh nn ending, so Betsan's just another nn for Elizabeth - not as common as Bethan, but I'd guess that it'll get more popular as Bethan starts to feel dated. 98 people were given Betsan as a full name between 1984 and 2005, and there were another 6 in 2008. Nicknames as full names are as popular in Wales as they are in England. (woe!)
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Thanks!
I had never heard of Betsan before - I don't dislike it.
I had never heard of Betsan before - I don't dislike it.
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