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HelpRe: Welsh names in the 2012 charts (girls)
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Angharad is quite average in Wales. I know four of them!
>I really hope some major celebrity discovers Welsh names and more of them become mainstream
I sometimes wonder if this is what happened with Seren. It's not a traditional name.
>I really hope some major celebrity discovers Welsh names and more of them become mainstream
I sometimes wonder if this is what happened with Seren. It's not a traditional name.
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>I really hope some major celebrity discovers Welsh names and more of them become mainstream
I sometimes wonder if this is what happened with Seren. It's not a traditional name.
... which reminds me: are there any current celebrities or pop culture sources that used Anwen and Myfanwy?
For some reason Anwen gets discussed rather frequently (well, relatively; at least compared to how other Welsh names fare) on German name boards recently.
And I've seen at least two German BAs for girls named Myfanwy. Different girls, differnt towns, different parents. And none of the parents' names sounded even remotely Welsh.
So, um... what did I miss? ;)
I sometimes wonder if this is what happened with Seren. It's not a traditional name.
... which reminds me: are there any current celebrities or pop culture sources that used Anwen and Myfanwy?
For some reason Anwen gets discussed rather frequently (well, relatively; at least compared to how other Welsh names fare) on German name boards recently.
And I've seen at least two German BAs for girls named Myfanwy. Different girls, differnt towns, different parents. And none of the parents' names sounded even remotely Welsh.
So, um... what did I miss? ;)
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I'd be fascinated to know how German parents might pronounce Myfanwy and Anwen. :)
No idea about celebs as I don't know who most of them are! - but like Megan and Seren, Anwen is short and simple, so I can see the possible appeal. Surprised by Myfanwy though. It's very old-fashioned in Wales, so much so that I can see it getting a revival at some point.
No idea about celebs as I don't know who most of them are! - but like Megan and Seren, Anwen is short and simple, so I can see the possible appeal. Surprised by Myfanwy though. It's very old-fashioned in Wales, so much so that I can see it getting a revival at some point.
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Well, as for Anwen - I figure people would use a "Germanized" pronunciation: AHNN-venn or something along those lines.
Myfanwy however... all bets are off, I'd say. I know how it should be or would be pronounced in Welsh, but I have no idea how a Myfanwy would fare in German everyday life, pronunciation-wise. So I'd love to hear the parents say her name ;)
And then I'd love to ask them where they found it in the first place ;)
Myfanwy however... all bets are off, I'd say. I know how it should be or would be pronounced in Welsh, but I have no idea how a Myfanwy would fare in German everyday life, pronunciation-wise. So I'd love to hear the parents say her name ;)
And then I'd love to ask them where they found it in the first place ;)
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