Message: "Welsh BAs" - Behind the Name

Welsh BAs

by Pie

6/2/2011, 2:29 PM

from North Wales.
(f) Mali Grug, parents Dewi & Llinos, sister Efa Fflur
(m) Eleias Rhys, parents Matthew & Ruth
(m) Elis Llewelyn, parents John & Amanda
(m) Elgan Gwyn, parents Gwynedd & Maria, brother Mabon
(f) Cara Anwyl, parents Gareth & Sioned, brother Noa Dafydd
(m) Gruffudd Llwyd, parents Dafydd & Angharad, sister Gwenno
(m) Tirion Ilan, parents John Gwyn & Lois, brother Gwydion Ifan
(f) Elin Mai, parents Rhys & Mari, sisters Cadi & Beca
(f) Mabli Alys, parents Bryn & Lowri, brother Guto

#BAs #Welsh

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- Just Jonquil

6/3/2011, 1:16 PM

I love Alys (so neat and balanced in spelling) - and Cara is rather pretty.
A Welsh friend's cat began life as Mabli, but when "she" turned out to be a boy, the name was changed to Mabon.
Fflur reminds me of Fleur, which I love.

This message was edited 6/3/2011, 1:17 PM

- Llewella (penguiny7)

6/3/2011, 5:44 AM

I like:
Llinos
Efa
Llewelyn
Gwynedd - never considered this on a guy, and I like it!
Sioned
Angharad - maybe. I saw it on a real person and suddenly I think I could like it.
Gwenno - new to me, and it's pretty cute
Gwydion - only because of The Prydain Chronicles :)
Mai
Alys
Bryn

- Anneza +1

6/2/2011, 11:17 PM

Interesting that parents named Matthew and Ruth, and John and Amanda, should have made such firmly Welsh choices for their children. Is there a resurgence, or are they a double coincidence?

- Pie

6/4/2011, 12:46 PM

There's been a cultural and linguistic resurgence going on since the 80s, and in the last 10 years it's definitely become cooler to be Welsh than it used to be. It's pretty common for people who are having kids now to give them Welsh names and send them to Welsh-medium primary schools; even those of us who didn't grow up with either of those things. I probably would myself, if I was having children and living back home.

- blue_belle

6/2/2011, 5:19 PM

I always love seeing these:) I like:

(m) Rhys
(m) Elis Llewelyn
(m) Elgan Gwyn, parents Gwynedd
(m) Angharad
(m) Ilan, parents Gwyn & Lois, brother Gwydion Ifan
(f) Elin, parents Rhys & Mari
(f) Alys

- Wordsmith

6/2/2011, 5:00 PM

I love Llinos, Efa, Llewelyn, Gareth, Dafydd, Gruffudd, Angharad, and Alys.

- littleRainbow

6/2/2011, 4:15 PM

I like:

Mali
Matthew
Ruth
Amanda
Elgan
Maria
Mabon
Cara
Noa
Gruffudd
John
Lois
Mai
Rhys

- faelivrin +2

6/2/2011, 3:44 PM

Oooh, Welsh names! I haven't heard of some of these before. I think I like Tirion Ilan and his brother Gwydion Ifan the most. I've heard Gwydion before but Tirion as a name is completely new to me. Is it used frequently? I can't find much but other websites (of dubious reliability) tell me it's a typically female name.

I also like Sioned and I can't believe I missed that one in the database. It's so much lovelier than Janet.

- Pie +1

6/2/2011, 4:03 PM

Tirion's unisex, and it's not very common. I've only ever met two - a boy who's probably about 20 now and a middle-aged lady. I've always quite liked it.

- faelivrin

6/2/2011, 4:25 PM

I like it too. I would use it as a male name; it looks more masculine than feminine to me.

Now that I think of it, I think Tolkien used Tirion as one of his city names. I doesn't really surprise me, though, as he liked the Welsh language quite a bit.

This message was edited 6/2/2011, 4:37 PM

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