Arianwen?

[aufaniae]

I love it but not sure if it's a bit of a mouthful for everyday life?

[thermalsinapril]

Yes I think that would be my only reservation too! Would you consider Anwen, Arianne, Rhiannon?

[aufaniae]

Anwen's my favourite from those three, but they've all been considered and crossed off the list!

Our shortlist is currently Arianwen, Carys and Cerys, but definitely still open to suggestions.

Pre-pregnancy / DCs, I always thought a future DD would be Cerys, but now she actually exists (5 days old) I'm just not sure if she is a Cerys or not. Perhaps she is. Currently mulling it over :)

DP likes all of them.

[FriedSprout]

Arwen?

[dyslexicdespot]

I have a hard time getting past the 'Arian'.

[aufaniae]

Arwen, that's LOTR isn't it?

It's lovely sounding, but I'd rather a "real" name.

[aufaniae]

"dyslexicdespot" I know what you mean, it did cross my mind, but it's not actually said Arian, does that make a difference to you?

It's pronounced "Ar-ee-AN-wen, with the stress on the second last syllable.

[aufaniae]

FWIW we live in England atm, and our DCs have Welsh, Scottish and English Heritage.

[MummyBurrows]

Sounds like a bit of a mouthful to me....also wasn't sure how to pronounce it either! I know a little Cerys (almost 2),she's a very beautiful girl and the name suits her,I think its a lovely name that you don't hear very often :) xx

[dyslexicdespot]

Arianwen sounds beautiful the way that you pronounce it. Ignore my previous comment!

[Gerrof]

It's a lovely name. Wasn't it the name of a character in a lovely novel called the Silver Spider?

It means much loved doesn't it (or is this Angharad?).

I like Cerys as well, went to school with a Cerys and always thought it a beautiful name.

[Gerrof]

Snow Spider.

I'll shut up now.

It means silver and blessed fwiw.

Anyway it is an absolutely lovely name.

[ScrambledSmegs]

Bloody gorgeous. No, I think it's fine. I love 'proper' names.

[strangethingsareafootatcirclek]

It's lovely. Love the name Carys too though.

[ScrambledSmegs]

Not saying the other names aren't proper, btw!

[SoupDragon]

I think it's lovely.

[IwishIwasmoreorganised]

It's pretty but it you're worried that it's a mouthful what about Awen?

[MineOrk]

Aww welcome baby girl, many congrats OP. Both my girls were born on a Wednesday and DP wanted to use that as a name! Your LO also shares a birthday with my MIL who is very clever and lovely and sensible. (But I don't think you'd like her name).

You've had so many name suggestions I don't know how you can choose. Going by your last threads I'd say Aisling Estelle ( dream star) or Marianne Carys ( nod to family and Mari for short, and beloved with respect to the Welsh contingent).

I bet she is lush, all the best with her no matter what she is called.

[wiltingfast]

Hmmmm, it's heavy weather really isn't it? I prefer your other choices tbh.

[Justsomehappygirl]

Beautiful name.

[RiaOverTheRainbow]

Makes me think of the Snow Spider too, called my dog Bethan from that book

Lovely name OP, but if you're not in/near Wales people may struggle with the pronunciation.

[melodyme]

How do you pronounce it?

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Is it The Snow Spider, or The Owl Service? I deffo remember thinking it was lovely when reading whichever it was as a child.

It's lovely, but would only use if Welsh.

[OkayHazel]

Hate it.

[spottyparrot]

Never heard of it and feel bad writing this, hope it doesn't come across as mean but my first thought was:

Arianwen = Arian wench, as in a woman of Hitler's desired race.

[chipmonkey]

Arwen is actually a real name and was around before LOTR but I suppose LOTR made it well-known and it probably will always have elf-associations. But I do prefer it to Arianwen.