Message: "Welsh BAs" - Behind the Name

Welsh BAs

by Pie

5/13/2012, 2:33 PM

from North Wales:
(f) Awen, parents Mererid & Rhodri, brother Gwion
(m) Huw Celt, parents Eirian & Barry, sister Cari Mon, grandparents Pam & Gwyn, Helen & Myfyr
(m) Bleddyn Llyr, parents Rhodri & Rhian, grandparents Arfon & Helen, Gwyn & Gill
(m) Elis Ioan, parents Huw & Bethan, sister Mari Gwen, grandparents Menna & Gareth and Wendy & Greg
(m) Ynyr Alun, parents Rhys & Sian, grandparents Richard & Gwenfron and John & Eleri
(f) Elliw Gwenllian, parents Iwan & Carys, brother Einion & sister Esyllt

#BAs #Welsh

This message was edited 5/14/2012, 5:47 AM

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- Elena +1

5/14/2012, 4:18 AM

I love Rhian and Rhys. Do you mind giving the pronunciations for Awen, Mererid, Rhodri, Gwion, Myfyr, Llyr, Gwenfron, Ynyr, Elliw, Gwenllian, and Einion?

- Pie

5/14/2012, 5:42 AM

Awen = OW en (OW to rhyme with cow)
Mererid = meh REH reed, in Wales we roll the 'r's
Rhodri = HROD ree, again with the r-rolling
Gwion = GOOEE on
Myfyr = MUH veer
Gwenfron = GWEN vron
Ynyr = UN eer
Einion = AYN yon

Llyr = lleer
Elliw = eh llee oo
Gwenllian = gwen llee an
(there's no real English approximation of these, as the ll sound doesn't exist in English.)

You can hear a Welshman saying Gwenllian here:
http://www.forvo.com/word/gwenllian/#cy

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- Just Jonquil

5/13/2012, 11:51 PM

I wonder whether Huw Celt's parents are making a statement about his ethnicity! I've never seen Celt as a name before.

Gwenllian is so pretty - it's the name of a cultivar of a flowering shrub I've seen around garden centres.

- maire +1

5/13/2012, 7:00 PM

How does one pronounce Rhodri?

- Pie

5/14/2012, 5:46 AM

You can listen to it here:
http://www.forvo.com/word/rhodri/#cy

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