Welsh Submitted Names

Aberfa f Welsh
Means "from the mouth of the river" in Welsh.

Abertha f Welsh
Means "sacrifice" in ancient Welsh.

Adda m Welsh
Welsh form of Adam.

Adeon m Welsh
Variant of Aidan.

Adwen f Welsh, Cornish
Welsh name, in which the second element is gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed". It was borne by a Cornish saint, considered to be "the Cornish Saint Dwynwen" as a patron of sweethearts... [more]

Adwenna f Cornish, Welsh
Another form of Dwynwen, patron saint of sweethearts.

Aedd m Welsh, Irish
From the Irish aedh "fire". This name was borne by a king of Ireland.

Aelhaearn m Welsh
Derived from Welsh ael meaning "(eye)brow" and haearn "iron". This was the name of a 7th-century saint.

Aelhearn m Welsh
Variant of Aelhaearn.

Aelwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh ael "brow" and gwen "white; fair; blessed". This name has been used from the early 20th century onwards.

Aeres f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from Welsh aeres "heiress". Seems restricted to the Carmarthen district, in South Wales.

Afan m Welsh, Medieval Welsh
The name of a river in South Wales, usually Anglicized as Avon or Avan, presumably derived from Celtic *abon- "river" (making it a cognate of Afon)... [more]

Alaw f Welsh
Derived from Welsh alaw "melody, tune; lily, water lily".

Alawn m Welsh
Derived from Welsh alaw meaning "melody, harmony" (see Alaw). This was the name of an early bard, said to be one of the three founders of druidism.

Aled m Welsh
It means "offspring" in Welsh

Aledwen f Welsh (Rare)

Alltwen f Welsh
From Welsh allt “wooded hillside” and‎ gwen “white, blessed”. This name may be given in reference to the village in Wales.

Alwen f Welsh
Adoption of the name of a Welsh river in Clwyd. The origin and meaning of this river's name are uncertain; current theories, however, include a derivation from Proto-Celtic *al(aun)o- "nourishing".

Alwena f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Alwen.

Amlodd m Welsh (Rare), Welsh Mythology
Variant of Amlawdd.

Amlyn m Welsh

Amranwen f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Welsh amrant "eyelid" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". It is also the Welsh name for the medicinal herb known as German chamomile in English.

Aneira f Welsh
Feminine form of Aneirin, also considered a combination of Welsh an, an intensifying prefix, and eira "snow" (see Eira 1), with the intended meaning of "much snow" or "very snowy"... [more]

Aneirwen f Welsh
Alternate form of Aneira, with the Welsh element gwen meaning "white, blessed".

Anest f Welsh
Welsh form of Agnes.

Anesta f Welsh
Variant of Anest.

Ania f Spanish, Welsh (Rare)
Spanish and Welsh borrowing of Anya, also considered a Spanish form of Annia 1. In Spain, this name has sometimes been conflated with Ania 2 and Ania 3.

Annes f Medieval English, Medieval Welsh, Welsh
Variant of Agnes (compare Annis).

Annest f Welsh
Variant of Anest.

Annesta f Welsh
Variant of Annest.

Annwyl f Welsh
From the Welsh word annwyl, which means "dear". The word annwyl is comprised of an-, an intensive prefix and gŵyl “mild, gentle, graceful; bashful, modest”.

Anwir m Welsh

Anwyl f Welsh
Alternative form of Annwyl, derived from the Welsh word annwyl meaning "dear, darling".

Anwylyd f Welsh (Archaic)
Directly taken from Welsh anwylyd "beloved; dear".

Anwylyn f Welsh
Diminutive form of Annwyl or Anwyl, with the diminutive suffix -yn.

Anwyn f English, Popular Culture, Welsh
Variant of Anwen.

Arfon m Welsh
From an ancient name for the region of North West Gwynedd, derived from Welsh ar "opposite" and Môn "Anglesey". This has been used as a given name since the late 19th century.

Arianell f Welsh
Derived from Welsh arian "silver" and Middle Welsh gell "yellow" (which apparently also carried the connotations of "shining", ultimately going back to Proto-Celtic *gelwo- "yellow; white", compare Old Irish gel(o) white; fair; shining").... [more]

Arnall m Welsh
Variant of Arnold.

Arthwg m Medieval Welsh, Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Arthek.

Arvil m Welsh
Variant of Arvel, possibly meaning "wept over".

Arwenna f Welsh
Variant of Arwen.

Aurddolen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh aur meaning "gold" and Welsh dolen meaning "ring, loop, link, circle". Used as the Welsh form of Goldilocks.

Aurwen f Welsh
Variant of Eurwen.

Awel f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh awel "breeze; wind".

Awen f Breton, Welsh
Derived from Welsh and Breton awen "muse; (poetic) inspiration; poetic gift", ulitmately from the Indo-European root *-uel "to blow (wind)". As a given name it has been in use since the 19th century.

Awena f Welsh
Means "muse" in Welsh

Barri m Welsh
Means "summit" in Welsh.

Beca f Welsh
Short form of Rebecca.

Bedo m Welsh
Diminutive of Maredudd.

Begw f Welsh
Diminutive of Marged.

Beinon m Welsh

Bened m Welsh
Welsh form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Berian m Welsh
From the place name in Pembrokeshire.

Beti f Welsh
Welsh adoption of Betty.

Betsan f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bettrys f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Betrys.

Betw f Welsh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Beuno m Welsh
Probably from Welsh bu "cow" and -no "knowing". The name of a 7th-century Welsh saint.

Blaidd m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh blaidd "wolf".

Blodwedd f Welsh (Modern, Rare, ?)
Contracted form of Blodeuwedd.

Bobi f & m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Bobby.

Brangwy f Welsh
Variant of Branwen

Brenin m Welsh

Brevan m Welsh (?)

Briog m Breton, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Breton and Middle Welsh bri, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigo "high, noble" or *brīgos "importance". Briog (died c. 502) was a 5th-century Welsh holy man who became the first abbot of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany... [more]

Brochwel m Welsh
From the old Welsh name Brochfael, in which the second element is mael "prince". This was the name of a legendary Welsh king who gave land to Saint Melangell.

Brynach m Welsh

Brynwen f Welsh (Rare)

Brythonwen f Welsh (Rare)
Combination of Brython and the suffix gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Buddug f Welsh
Derived from Welsh budd "profit, advantage". It is a cognate of Boudicca, the name of a 1st-century queen of the Iceni (a Celtic people) who is known as Buddug in Welsh, and is sometimes considered a Welsh equivalent of Victoria.

Byddia f Welsh (Rare)

Cadan m Cornish, Welsh
Derived from Welsh and Cornish cad "battle" and possibly Welsh man "place" or Welsh nant "brook, stream". This is also the name of a river in Dyfed, Wales.

Cadbury m Welsh, English
Transferred from the surname Cadbury.

Cadewyn m Welsh
Possibly 'white warrior' or 'pure warrior'. In Welsh cade can be interpreted as warring, and wyn as white or fair

Cadno m Welsh, Old Welsh
Derived from Welsh cat "battle" and -no "knowing". The modern Welsh word cadno, "fox", likely stems from the given name, similar to French Renard.

Cadog m Welsh
Variant of Cadoc.

Cadwallader m Medieval Welsh (Anglicized), Welsh (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cadwaladr. This spelling occurs in Shakespeare's 'Henry V'.... [more]

Caian m Welsh

Cain f Welsh
Means "beautiful, fair" in Welsh. This was the name of a 5th-century saint.

Caio m Welsh
Diminutive of Cai 2. The name coincides with Caio or Caeo, the name of a village in the county of Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales.

Cariad f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh cariad "love, affection; darling, sweetheart". This name is borne by British comedian Cariad Lloyd.

Carian m Welsh
Variant of Ceri.

Carwen f Welsh
Feminine form of Carwyn.

Cathws f Welsh
Welsh form of Catharine

Cati f Welsh (Archaic)
Medieval form of Cadi,

Cedny f & m Welsh
Cedny means “a group of foxes” in welsh.

Cedwyn m Welsh
From St. Cedwyn.

Ceindeg f Welsh
Derived from Welsh cein, the penult form of cain, "fair, fine; elegant" and teg "beautiful, fair, fine".

Ceinwedd f Welsh
Derived from Welsh cein, the penult form of cain, "fair, fine; elegant" and gwedd "appearance; aspect; view".

Ceirios f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh ceirios "cherry".

Ceirwyn m Welsh
Variant of Caerwyn.

Celfyn m Welsh

Celynwen f Welsh (Rare)
Combination of Welsh celyn "holly" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

Cemlyn m Welsh (Rare)

Cennydd m Welsh
Welsh cognate of Kenneth. 6th-century Saint Cennydd was allegedly the son of Gildas the Monk.

Cenwyn m Welsh
From wyn meaning, "blessed" or "white."

Ceredig m Welsh
Variant of Caradog.

Cerian f Welsh

Cieran m Welsh
Welsh form of Ciaran and Kieran.

Cled m Welsh
Diminutive of Cledwyn.

Cledith m English (British), Welsh (?)

Corbet f Welsh

Corsen f & m Welsh
Means "reed" in Welsh.

Corwyn m Welsh
Variant of Corwynn.

Creirwy f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "token of the egg", and in effect "mundane egg", from Welsh creir "a token, jewel, sacred object" and wy "egg". In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, she was a daughter of Ceridwen and one of the three most beautiful maids of the Isle of Britain... [more]

Cybi m Welsh
Possibly derived from Celtic *kob(o)- "victory". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who founded Caergybi (the Welsh name for Holyhead).

Cynan m Welsh
Welsh cognate of Conan.

Cynddelw m Welsh
Welsh name of uncertain origin, perhaps from an Old Celtic element meaning "high, exalted" combined with Welsh or Old Celtic delw "image, effigy".

Cywair m Welsh
Derived from cywair meaning “proper order, fit state or condition”.

Daffni f Welsh
Welsh form of Daphne.

Dafi m Welsh
Diminutive of Dafydd.

Davydd m Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Dafydd.

Dei m Welsh
Welsh short form of David.

Deian m Welsh
Originally a diminutive of Dafydd and Dewi 1, used as a given name in its own right.

Deilwen f Welsh
Means "white leaves" from Welsh dail "leaves" (singulative deilen) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed".

Deio m Welsh
Short form of Dafydd.

Del f Welsh
Welsh, meaning "pretty". A modern Welsh name.... [more]

Delfrig m Welsh

Delwen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh del "pretty" and gwen "white; fair; blessed".

Derec m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Derek.

Derfel m Welsh
Derived from either Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and mael "prince, leader".

Deri m & f Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak."

Derran f & m Welsh, English (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. Also used as a variant of Darren.

Derwen m Welsh
From Welsh derw meaning "oak" and wyn meaning "fair, white, blessed."

Derwena f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Derwen.

Derwyn m Welsh
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed".

Dillwyn m Welsh
Variant of Dilwyn.

Drudwen f Welsh (Modern)
Means "starling" in Welsh, presumably derived from the element drud "precious, dear, expensive" combined with gwen "fair, white, blessed". It was coined in the "latter 20th century".

Dwalad m Welsh
Colloquial form of Cadwaladr.

Dwynwen f Welsh, Medieval Welsh
Possibly from the name of the Celtic god of love, Dwyn combined with the Welsh element gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [more]

Dyddanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Welsh diddanwch meaning "delight".

Dyfan m Welsh
The name of an obscure 2nd-century Welsh saint.

Dyfanwen f Welsh
Unknown.

Dyfed m Welsh
Region of Wales.

Dyfnallt m Welsh
Welsh cognate of Dòmhnall.

Dyfri m Welsh
Transferred use of the name of a river in Wales. The name itself is derived from Welsh dwfr "water".

Dyfrig m Welsh
Welsh form of Dubricius, derived from Celtic *dubro "dark, unclean" (source of Welsh dŵr "water") and *r-g- "king". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint... [more]

Dyfyr m Welsh

Ebrill f Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of April.

Ebrillwen f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh Ebrill and the Welsh name element gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Edmwnt m Welsh
Welsh form of Edmund.

Edryd m Welsh
Means "descent" or "restoration" in Welsh.

Eiddig m Welsh

Eiddon m Welsh

Eiddwen f Welsh

Eifiona f Welsh
Feminine form of Eifion.

Eigra f Welsh (Rare)
Probably a variant of Eigr. This is borne by the Welsh writer Eigra Lewis Roberts (1939-).

Eilian m & f Medieval Welsh, Welsh
Welsh form of Aelian. A noted bearer is St. Eilian, a Catholic saint who founded a church in North Wales around the year 450. The Parish of Llanelian is named after him... [more]

Eilir f & m Welsh
Derived from Welsh eilir "butterfly; regneration; spring".

Einir f Welsh

Einws m Welsh
Diminutive of Einion

Eiriana f Welsh
Strictly feminine form of Eirian.

Eirianedd f Welsh
Means "splendour, brightness" in Welsh.

Eirianwen f Welsh
From Welsh eirian "shining, bright" and gwen "holy, white, pure".

Eirion m Welsh (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eirian.

Eiry f Welsh
Older form of Eira 1.

Eirys f Welsh
Cymricised variant of Iris.

Eiryth f Welsh (Rare)

Elan f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
One of the daughters of Dôn, a type of mother goddess and the Welsh equivalent of Irish Danu, in Welsh mythology. ... [more]

Eldrydd f Welsh

Eleias m Biblical Welsh, Welsh (Rare)
Welsh form of Elias, used in the Welsh Bible.

Elenid f Welsh
Possibly derived from Elenydd, an area in Wales named after the Elan river. The river itself takes its name from Welsh elain, "fawn".

Elfair f Welsh (Rare)

Elffin m Welsh
"Bright rock" or "bright cliff"... [more]

Elfyn m Welsh
Possibly a Welsh form of Ælfwine. Also see Elfin. A famous bearer is Welsh rally driver Elfyn Evans (1988-).

Elgan m Welsh
From the Welsh intensifying prefix el- combined with Welsh can "bright".

Elidur m Welsh (Archaic)
Old Welsh name, the second element likely deriving from Welsh dur "steel" but the first element being of uncertain meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Elidur was the name of a king of Britain... [more]

Elidyr m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Variant of Elidir (see Elidur). This form appears in the legend of 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to one of Arthur's knights: Elidyr Gyvarwydd.

Elliw m & f Welsh
Probably derived from lliw, meaning "colour" in Welsh.

Elsyn m Welsh
Diminutive of Ellis

Elwen m Cornish, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Elwen was an early saint venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. A chapel at Porthleven in Sithney parish, Cornwall, dedicated to Elwen, existed from the 13th century until 1549, and in Brittany several sites and placenames are associated with possibly related figures.

Elwy f & m Welsh
It derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".

Elwydd f Welsh
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to a place name. Other suggested origins include elwydd/eilwydd, meaning "love tryst, meeting", or "beatic presence" from an invented word comprised of el- "much" and gwydd "presence".

Elwyn m Welsh
Composed by the welsh words "el", meaning "light" and "gwyn", that means "white" or "pure", so the meaning is "white light" or "pure light".

Elystan m Welsh
Welsh form of Æðelstan.

Emeryn m Welsh, English
In Welsh, "-yn" is the masculine suffix to create singular nouns and is used in creating the diminutive for masculine names.  Therefore,... [more]

Emlen m English, Welsh
Variant of Emlyn. Emlen Tunnell (1924-1975) was an American football player and coach. He was the first African-American to play for the New York Giants and also the first to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Emris m Welsh, English (Rare)
A variant of Emrys. Emrin is a rare diminutive form.

Emro m Welsh
Diminutive of Emrys

Emryn m & f Welsh, English (British), English (American, Modern)
In Welsh, "-yn" is the masculine suffix to create singular nouns and is used in creating the diminutive for masculine names.  Therefore,... [more]

Emrynn m & f Welsh, English (Modern)
An alternative spelling of Emryn. In recent modern times, American English speakers adopt masculine Welsh names for feminine use and often will differentiate from the masculine origin by doubling the ending "n", e.g Bryn vs Brynn... [more]

Emwnt m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of Edmund.

Endaf m Welsh

Eniawn f Welsh
From uniawn, meaning upright

Enidwen f Welsh
Combination of named "Enid" with Welsh suffix "-wen," giving the meaning "blessed life" or "blessed soul."

Enion f Welsh
Alternate spelling of Eniawn

Enlli f Welsh
Welsh feminine name taken from Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island in English) which is a small island off the Llŷn Peninsula in North West Wales. Enlli itself means "in the currents"... [more]

Enyd f Welsh
Variant of Enid.

Eos f Welsh
Means "nightingale" in Welsh.

Erwain f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh erwain "meadowsweet".

Erwyd m Welsh
Meaning uncertain, possibly taken from the town Erwood, called Erwyd in Welsh. The town's name may have been derived from cerwyd, "stag".

Erwyn m Welsh
Welsh name, composed by "gwerd" and "gwyn", with the meaning of "green and white".

Eryl f & m Welsh
From Welsh eryl meaning "watcher" or "lookout" (originally "hunt"), derived from ar, an intensifying prefix, and hyl "a hunt". In regular use since the 1920s, though infrequently... [more]

Eseciel m Scottish Gaelic, Welsh
Scottish and Welsh form of Ezekiel.

Ethni f Welsh
Welsh adoption of Eithne.

Eurddolen f Welsh
Means "golden ring", derived from the Welsh elements aur "gold" and dolen "ring". It is sometimes interpreted as the Welsh form of Goldilocks ("golden ringlets, curls").

Eurem f Welsh
Means "golden jewel" in Welsh.

Eurfon m & f Welsh
Possibly from Welsh aur "gold" combined with Môn, the name of an island in Wales.

Eurfron f Welsh
Means "golden-breasted", derived from Welsh aur "gold" and bron "breast".

Eurfryn m Welsh
Derived from Welsh eur, the penult form of aur, "gold" and bryn "hill".

Eurfyl m Welsh
Derived from Welsh aur meaning "gold".

Eurgain f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh aur "gold" (penult form eur) and cain "fair; fine; elegant". In Welsh mythology, Eurgain is noted as the first female saint and daughter of Caratacus (see Caradog) in the History of Dunraven Manuscript, a manuscript giving the genealogy of Taliesin.

Eurion m Welsh
From the Welsh aur meaning, "gold."

Euros m Welsh
Derived from Welsh aur meaning "gold", perhaps originally a short form of Euroswydd (itself probably derived from aur and oswydd "enemy").

Eurwyn m Welsh
Masculine form of Eurwen.

Evanna f Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English, Italian (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Either the feminine form of Evan and a combination of Eva and Anna.... [more]

Falmai f Welsh
Variant of Valmai.

Fanw f Welsh
Diminutive form of Myfanwy.

Felmai f Welsh
Variant of Valmai.

Ffinian m Welsh

Ffiona f Welsh

Fflyr f Welsh
Variant of Fflur.

Fychan m Welsh
Means "small" in Welsh.

Galâth m Welsh
The Welsh variant of Galahad, the Arthurian knight. This is a modern translation

Garmon m Manx, Welsh
Manx and Welsh form of Germanus.

Gayna f Welsh, English
From the name Gaynor, meaning "white, smooth, soft, gentle".

Gerwyn m Welsh
Means "rough and white" in Welsh.

Geth m Welsh
Short form of Gethin.

Gethyn m Welsh
Variant of Gethin.

Glain f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh glain "jewel". This name has been used since the 1920s.

Glanmor m Welsh
From the words glan (clean) and mor (great).

Glattis f Welsh
Variant: Gladys

Glendora f Welsh
Presumably a feminine form of Glendower.

Glesni f Welsh
Derived from Welsh glesni "blueness; greenness, verdure; youthfulness".

Glwys f Welsh
From the welsh "glwys", meaning "pure" or "holy".

Glynnis f Welsh, English
Variant of Glynis.

Glynwen f Welsh
From the Welsh elements glyn meaning "valley" and gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Gough m Welsh (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Welsh: nickname for a red-haired person, from Welsh coch ‘red’.... [more]

Gower m Welsh, Anglo-Norman
Gower means "pure" from Welsh origin.

Grevin m Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Misreading of the name Bryn, Borne by Author Grevin Meredith Jones

Griff m English, Welsh
Short form of Griffin or Griffith.

Grisial m & f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh grisial "crystal". This name has been in use since the late 19th century.

Gruff m Welsh
Diminutive of Gruffudd and Gruffydd.

Grug f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh grug "heather".

Gryffydd m Welsh
from cref-fydd, meaning strong faith

Gutyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gruffudd.

Guynevere f Welsh
Variant of Guinevere.

Gwaine m Welsh, Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Gawain. Gwaine is a character on the BBC television series 'Merlin', meant to represent the Gawain of Arthurian legend.

Gwalchgwyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Combination of the Welsh elements gwalch "hawk" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed."

Gwanwyn f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwanwyn "springtime".

Gwawrddydd f Welsh (Rare)
Means "daybreak, dawn", derived from Welsh gwawr "dawn" and dydd "day". (Also compare Gwawr.) This was the name of an early Welsh saint, sometimes called Gwenddydd, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Gwayne m Welsh, Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Gawain.

Gweirydd m Welsh
Possibly derived from the Welsh element gwair "turn, circle" (elder form gweir)

Gweltas m Welsh
From the welsh "gwel", meaning "view"; so the meaning is meant as "the one who has view" or "the one who brings view".

Gwenallt m Welsh
The bardic name of the 20th-century Welsh scholar, critic and poet David James Jones (1899-1968), in whose case it meant "fair wood" from Welsh gwen "white, fair, blessed" and allt "wood, small forest"... [more]

Gwenan f Welsh
Variant of Gwennan.

Gwenanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Gwennan or Gwenan

Gwendolena f Welsh (Latinized), English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen

Gweneira f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwyneira.

Gwener f Welsh
This name is the Welsh form of Venus, referring to the Roman goddess of Love and Beauty.... [more]

Gwenfair f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwen "fair; white; blessed" combined with the name Mair (compare Mairwen).

Gwenffrwd f & m Welsh (Rare)
From a Welsh place name meaning "white stream".

Gwenfron f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwen "white; fair; blessed" and bron "breast".

Gwengad m Welsh (Archaic)
Old Welsh male name, from gwyn "white, fair, blessed" and cad "battle".

Gwenia f Welsh (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gwen.

Gwenifer f Welsh, English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere), particularly found in Wales and the Marches.

Gwenina f English (Rare), Breton (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwennina.

Gwenlian f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Anglicized form as well as a Welsh variant of Gwenllian.

Gwenlli f Welsh (Rare)
Diminutive of Gwenllian.

Gwennan f Welsh, Breton
Younger form of Gwennant, itself derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and nant "stream". This name was borne by a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Gwennant f Welsh
Older form of Gwennan.

Gwenno f Welsh
Diminutive of Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen, used independently since the 19th century. It coincides with the medieval Welsh name for the planet Venus (literally "little white one" or "little bright one")... [more]

Gweno f Welsh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gwen.

Gwenog f Welsh
Old Welsh diminutive of Gwen. This was the name of an obscure early Welsh saint. It was mentioned in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books as the name of a witch, Gwenog Jones.

Gwenonwy f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh gwenonwy "lily of the valley". In local folklore this was the name of King Arthur's sister; Maen Gwenonwy, a large rock off Porth Cadlan in Gwynedd, Wales, is named for her.... [more]

Gwent m Welsh
After the county in south Wales.

Gwenydd f Welsh
Means "joy" in Welsh. It has been used in Wales since the mid-19th century.... [more]

Gwerfyl f Medieval Welsh, Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gweirful.

Gwernfyl f Welsh
Means "alder tree" in Welsh.

Gwili m Welsh
After the name of a river in Carmarthenshire.

Gwion m Welsh Mythology, Welsh
Possibly related to the Welsh element gwyn meaning "fair, blessed". This was the original name of Taliesin, a legendary bard, before he was cast into the "cauldron of knowledge", after which he became Taliesin, bard and seer.

Gwladwen f Welsh (Rare)

Gwlithyn f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwlith "dew, dew-drop".

Gwril m Welsh
Welsh name, that some translated as "lordly," "heroic act," or "combating"

Gwrwst m Welsh
Derived from the Proto-Celtic *wiros meaning “man” and *gustus meaning “excellence, force”.

Gwydyr m Welsh
Welsh name meaning "wrathful"

Gwylan f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh gwylan "seagull". This name has been used from the early 20th century onwards.

Gwyllim m Welsh
Variant spelling of Gwilym

Gwylon m Welsh

Gwylym m Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwilym.

Gwynach f Welsh
Welsh name meaning felicity

Gwynant m Welsh
It comes from the name of a Valley in Wales, Nant Gwynant, in Snowdonia; the name, composed by "gwyn" and "nant". means "white valley".

Gwyndaf m Celtic, Welsh
Celtic saint name.

Gwynfa f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Gwynfor.

Gwynfryn m Welsh
From the name of the village Gwynfryn in Wrexham - the name of which derives from the Welsh name elements "bryn" - meaning hill, and "gwyn", meaning white, thus meaning "white hill". Earliest known usage as a given name dates to the late 19th century - reached peak popularity in the 1910s.

Gwynlais m Welsh
From the name of the river in Glamorgan.

Gwynneth f Welsh
Variant of Gwyneth.

Gwynno m Welsh
Name of a Celtic Christian saint, apparently from Gwynn- (first part of compound names beginning with Welsh gwyn "white, fair, holy", e.g. Gwynoro, Gwynlliw) + diminutive suffix -o (cf... [more]

Gwynoro m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed" combined with an uncertain second element, possibly gawr "shout" or gorŵydd "steed" or gwared "deliverance, relief"... [more]

Hafgan m & f Welsh
Probably means "summer song", from the Welsh elements haf "summer" combine with cân "song". Could also mean "summer white".... [more]

Hafina f Welsh
Derived from Welsh hafin "summer season, summer time, summer days".

Hafren f Welsh
Modern Welsh form of Habren, the original Old Welsh name of the River Severn, which is of unknown meaning (see Sabrina).

Hafwen f Welsh
Combination of Welsh haf "summer" and gwen "white; fair; blessed". This name has been used from the early 20th century onwards.

Halwyn m Welsh
Means "salt" in Welsh.

Hana f Welsh
Welsh form of Hannah

Hari f Welsh
Short form of Angharad

Hari m Welsh
Variant of Harri

Haulwen f Welsh
Feminine form of Haulwyn.

Haulwyn m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh elements haul meaning "sun" and gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed."