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We have a Welsh surname, though I'm not Welsh, which is why I need a bit of help. We cannot decide on a boy's name. Ones I like won't "go" with our surname. A traditional English name would go with our surname but they are very popular where we are, so he would probably be one of several in his class.

Any ideas or inspiration on Welsh names?
Thanks

One of my friends has a welsh dh and so named her 3 dc with welsh names. The two boys are aled (not so keen) and owain (pronounced Owen) which I absolutely love I think it's the best if both worlds as is very definately welsh but still sounds English!

thanks jakey, I'm with you on Aled (I can only think of Aled Jones, showing my age!) but Owain is better. Brings to mind Gawain, Knight of the Round Table, which is a good thing, to me anyway.

Iestyn (pronounced yestin)?

Ifan, Dyfan, Brynmor, Gareth, Rhys

Dylan?

Evan

I know of a Gwilym pronounced G-will-um who is known as Will. Others from my family are Morgan, Evan and Glyn.

I know a lovely Hywel, though some people mistake it for Howard

Bryn? Glyn?

Iolo, Gethin, Rhys, Meredydd, Broghan, Vaughan, Dylan, Rohan,

Osian, Geraint, Ianto, Iwan, Gareth, Rhys, Dylan

My DS is called Idris!

My cat is called Idris!

I like Ross, but google tells me that's actually Scots Gaelic, it's just the one I knew was Welsh.

Else, Rhys, Owen (who was Ross's partner in crime at school), David, Glynn, Gareth, Evan or Evan John are the Welsh boys names that were common in my bit of Wales.

Ianto, Idris, Ieuan.

There are lots of famous Geraints - I like it.

Geraint is an excellent name.

Emrys

Aneurin / Nye
Rhodri
Dewi

If you want a Welsh name for an English child, then names like Morgan, Ewan, Dylan and Owen are well known enough not to confuse English ears and spellings.

Emrys is great, it's my nephew's name (Welsh born and raised child of English parents).

English spellings/forms of Welsh names are easiest to bear in England - Evan, Owen, David(!) and so on. Lloyd is fairly well-known despite the double L. I love Idris and Emrys but dh wouldn't let me have them for ds. <sob>

Bryn like Bryn Terfel the opera singer? Means 'hill' if you are interested in meanings.

(or even if you aren't!)

ooh, forgot my absolute favourite, Taliesin, one of the great Welsh bards of legend. Dh wouldn't let me have that either, given we live in England.

We have a Dylan, his cousins are Gethin and Deian.

edam - my sister is called Taliesyn.