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[Opinions] Re: A few Welsh BAs

by Llewella (penguiny7)

2/11/2010, 2:54 PM

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.

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- Pie +2

2/11/2010, 3:12 PM

W-nicknames have always been around, but it's only recently that I've started to see them as full names on babies - a couple of Nanws, a Nedw (nn for Edward), a Nelw (nn for Elin). They do seem a bit cutesy to me, but also nicer than the -ie English nns, although I'm probably biased.

- Llewella (penguiny7) +1

2/11/2010, 3:27 PM

Oh yes, Nanw. AWWWWW! Okay, I totally love these -w nicknames. Would Nanw be a nn for Anne, perchance? Because if so, Anne might have just jumped back up to my #2 girl's name so that I could call her that!

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- Pie

2/11/2010, 3:42 PM

It is! And yup, it's totally cute.

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