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Welsh girls names- what do you think of these?

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TheBreastmilksOnMe · 30/09/2010 22:12

Ariene

Cerys

Efa

Elain

Elin

Please can you vote your favourite and least favourite. I can't decide! Grin

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MrsGravy · 06/10/2010 19:40

I have an elin and a cerys so those are my favourite ones! I chose them so my english in laws would be able to pronounce them. And then had to listen to them being called kerry and elaine. Sigh.

proudfoot · 06/10/2010 00:45

I love Elin and Cerys (like Carys even better). Also like Efa.

Faaamily · 05/10/2010 20:12

Ariene and Cerys my faves.

HowToShoutSoHusbandsWillListen · 05/10/2010 20:10

For context, I grew up in (North) Wales.

Ariene - not a name I know and echo others' comment re it not "looking" Welsh (not doubting you, just saying). It is pretty in a Tolkein-esque way and I would pronounce it as you said.

Cerys - love this, and also Carys.

Efa - with a Welsh backround I knew to prounounce the f as a v but suspect your daughter would spend a lot of time correcting people.

Elain - Not a name I've ever come across and would instinctively pronounce as Elaine.

Elin - Pretty.

It's more common but I also love Megan.

serin · 05/10/2010 20:02

Elin is nice,

Also love Delyth

toodles · 05/10/2010 18:09

I don't understand Ariene (the spelling I mean). There are no silent 'e's' in Welsh. It would be better to spell it Arien and leave it like that.

I like Arien though, unusual as I've never heard it before and I'm Welsh. Of course I've heard of arian but never as a name.

DragonMamiCooksWelshCakes · 05/10/2010 18:02

I think Elin is a wonderful name. Short, easy to spell & minimal mispronunciation potential.

(Although DiddyDragon only has 3 letters in her name, it causes no end of confusion regarding its pronounciation. I was surprised as I didn't think it was that unusual. But we're the other side of the Severn Bridge now, which may have a bearing.)

readywithwellies · 05/10/2010 15:30

Arian may mean silver but it is also the common word for money. What do you think of that? That said I love Arianwen (sp?).

I have two dcs with uncommon welsh names and support your ideas re spelling them correctly. Otherwise they are not Welsh really are they?

However, have a serious thought to how others will pronounce them, I have serious problems, esp with my ds, dinner ladies, pharmacist, doctor, dentist, holiday reps have all mispronounced his name to the point that he does not recognise who is calling him. So, second dc got an easier to pronounce name, which is less problematic.

This would happen with all of your choices except Elin (although she will get called Helen or Elinor) and Cerys

domesticsluttery · 05/10/2010 14:15

I think my favourite is Elain. There is a little girl called Elain in DS1's class.

Elin and Efa are nice too, my niece is called Elin.

I prefer Carys to Cerys, but then I have a Carys myself so am biased! I find Carys is less common than Cerys, there are lots of girls called Cerys at my DC's school.

My least favourite is Ariene (which I have never heard of before).

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TheBreastmilksOnMe · 05/10/2010 14:09

No, it's pronounced Ari-En.

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Cyrli · 05/10/2010 13:56

I really like Elain and Efa. Never seen the name Ariane - do you mean Arian? Arian is unusual, would be a lovely middle name.

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TheBreastmilksOnMe · 05/10/2010 13:36

By changing the spellings you are changing the pronunciations Kathleen and it's the pronunciations of the others that I like and want to decide over.

Elain and Elaine are 2 different sounding names.

Ditto Eva and Efa.

Ditto Arine and Ariene.

These are welsh names from a welsh website.

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Kathleen123 · 04/10/2010 13:27

Afraid I have changed some of your spellings, heres my list starting with my favourite Cerys:

  1. Cerys
  1. Elin
  1. Elaine (with an e)
  1. Eva (with a v instead of f)
  1. Arine
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LobstersLass · 03/10/2010 22:46

Ariene isn't the Welsh spelling, otherwise it wouldn't have that last 'e'. It looks more like an Gaelic spelling to me.

My favourite from your list is Elin.

pigindisguise · 02/10/2010 17:31

Ariene makes me think of the judge who was kicked of strictly come dancing Grin

Don't like Efa nor Elain (mispronounciation probs)

Elin is lovely + Cerys/Carys nice too

Rach109 · 02/10/2010 16:58

Efa I like the most

Elain would be my last choice

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TheBreastmilksOnMe · 01/10/2010 12:38

Yes, Ariene can be spelt and pronounced several ways, Arian being one of them and they all mean 'silver'. It's sooo hard! I can't decide!

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mejon · 01/10/2010 12:31

Never heard of Ariene - shouldn't it be Arian?

I love Elain and it is on my list but I'm concerend that my English speaking ILs (and everyone else) will pronounce it as 'Elaine'. May use it as a middle name.

Elin is pretty too and not that common.

Efa is nice but quite popular (like its English counterpart).

Cerys/Carys is OK but again quite popular and doesn't really grab me.

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TheBreastmilksOnMe · 01/10/2010 12:23

Thanks everyone but I am none the wiser! You all seem to like them as much as I do!

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Takver · 01/10/2010 11:24

All good names, but I like Efa and Elin the best (maybe especially Elin). Like scurryfunge says, Cerys/Carys is very popular.

LisMcA · 01/10/2010 11:17

Cerys and Ariene are my favs but all are lovely :o

rastababi · 01/10/2010 11:15

Efa

Sunlightdances · 30/09/2010 23:25

I think Ariene is beautiful.

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TheBreastmilksOnMe · 30/09/2010 22:59

And Elain is pronounce 'Eh-line' just in case anyone thinks it is the same as 'Elaine'

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