Myfanwy

"I'm not having 'wee' in my baby's name!" -Kimberly Diane Day-Craig.

Sounds a lot like the Welsh word for raspberry, Mafon.

My name is Myfawnwy. Yes, I understand that it is spelled with an extra "W". My mother found the name in a book about the granddaughter of a Welsh woman who had been captured by Native Americans in the U.S. The granddaughter was named for her grandmother. I am sure the original pronunciation was lost over the years. So, my mother always pronounced my name "Mu FAWN wee. I knew it was Welsh my entire life but did not know the meaning of it until I lived in England when I was a newly married woman years ago. The translation I was given while there was, "My Rare One." I absolutely love my name. Although, I was given the nickname "Muffy," so I have not heard myself called Myfawnwy by most people. The first day of school each year was very fun indeed as I waited for the teachers to try saying my name. I have never met another Myfanwy. I love the shortened form "Myf" that they use in Wales and wish that my mother had known about that. I am of Welsh descent and I love that my mom gave me such a "unique" name, at least here in America.

Very interesting.

I think it’s a pretty name. It’s pronounced Muh VAHN we not My FAN we. Although I like it I’m not sure I’d use it as a first name here in the USA. Maybe as a middle name.

Too close to "my fanny".

I have Myfanwy as my middle name, I always loved it because of how different it was. It honestly took people ages even years (honestly I am surprised) to pronounce and write it correctly. But people always used to make fun of me saying it was 'my family' or 'my fanny.' It kind of bummed me out but I love how nice and unique it sounds!

Looks like “my Fanny”.

I love the name. Born in Wales, but moved to the Netherlands at the age of 6. Now 48 and named my eldest daughter (18) Gwendolyn Myfanwy.

I love this name. Reminds me of the beautiful love song Myfanwy, which is supposed to be considered old fashioned in Wales, but I still think it's exquisite. "Oh have I hurt you so, Myfanwy, That you should feel such hate for me?" So beautiful.

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I absolutely love this name, though I am Welsh, so perhaps a little biased.

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The lyrics above I have heard only in my childhood and despite my many searchings, have not been able to find at any time since. The song is, of course, Welsh in origin, but I believe David Alexander recorded a version that incorporated a loose version of English lyrics to it. To this day, though it haunts me still, I cannot find that version.

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The song remains ethereal in nature to me, and so the name also. It would be my first and last choice for a namesake right now, because it conjures only haunting and warm memories for me.

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I should mention that I am Welsh, abide in Wales, and that both my children were gifted names of that origin, ergo the pronunciation and meaning of Myfanwy are not foreign to me.

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It is pronounced in Welsh as Muh-van-oy in Welsh. The closest approximation as I can come to.

It does look a lot like "my fanny". On top of that, it means "my woman", which sounds a little derogatory towards women.

Proof that some people will say they like ANY name if it happens to have a trendy 'Celtic' origin. Apart from the whole 'my fanny' thing it also has 'wee' (brit slang for urine) at the end of it. Not a pleasant name.

Absurd name with a dumb meaning.

I think the double F is horrible, but I love the proper pronunciation of Myfanwy. If I were to use it in America, I would probably spell it in another way to avoid the constant mispronunciation (like Mivanwy or something). I usually hate misspellings of traditional names, but I would hate to force that burden upon a little girl.

A lot of Welsh names are nice, but not this one. The meaning sounds like something that a man would want to rename his girlfriend.

For the record, I don't think it looks anything like 'fanny.' How could it, with that w right smack at the end?

In Britain and Australian, the "fanny" means the "vagina", which makes this name sound even worse there.

My name's Myffanwy too! Wow! I know one other person with the name Myfanwy. But she lives halfway across the world in Canada! Myffanwy. It's so uncommon it's not even funny! I love it though. It's unique!

Myfanwy is a horrible name, which reminds me of "my fanny"!

Overall I like it, but I could never actually name someone this. It looks too much like "my fanny." And while "fanny" may be a cute, silly word for one's backside in American slang, it's something far more vulgar in British slang.

Stunning! I don't think it reminds me of "my fanny". It looks Welsh / Celtic when looking at it. Not American, as in fanny, which is just American slang anyway. I would name my daughter this, but would more so use it for a middle name. The meaning is beautiful. I added it to my list.

I looked at this name and I was like, what? My fanny?! Fanny means butt.

I know a girl named Myfanwy. It's a cool-sounding name, but almost everyone mispronounces it.

This name is a bit rude if you get what I mean.