Gender Masculine Usage Old Welsh, Welsh Pronounced Pron. /a.ˈnɛi̯.rɪn/(Welsh) Meaning & History Old Welsh name, possibly from the Latin name Honorius [1]. This was the name of a 6th-century Brythonic poet, also known as Neirin or Aneurin [2], who is said to be the author of the poem Y Gododdin.