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Amgharad?

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Jic · 18/12/2010 20:24

Opinions please on this very welsh name. Dh thinks it's a bit harsh sounding but I rather like it. It means much loved one in welsh for a girl by the way!

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ReshapeWhileDamp · 19/12/2010 18:16

It's always sounded harsh to my ears. I don't really think it would be a good idea to use a very Welsh name if you/DH weren't Welsh and/or you weren't bringing the child up in Wales.

(And yes, I feel this about overtly Scottish and Irish names too! Smile)

Actuallawyer · 19/12/2010 13:24

Angharad is lovely but I think it would cause a fair amount of hassle outside of Wales.

Firawla · 19/12/2010 12:30

I wouldn't really know how to say it also I might have presumed it was a boy. It reminds me of Hagrid..
Anwen seems a lot softer/nicer imo

reallywoundup · 19/12/2010 11:22

What about Carys instead of cariad, i don't like Angharad, but that's because living in wales we know a few of them and they are bitches not very nice people. Anwen is good, Bronwyn, Eleri?

ValiumShimmer · 19/12/2010 11:16

I know maybe I'm not 'getting' it because I'm not Welsh, but a distant relative of mine who is Welsh called her dd Angharad and I nearly spluttered when I heart it. I must have said "What?" about three times.

It's harsh. I love Olwen, Irona, Bronwen, Iluned. There were some lovely welsh names in a boook of names I had.

NurseGladys · 19/12/2010 10:30

Aries- Blodwyn was a joke, I wasn't seriously suggesting that as a name Grin however, Cariad, even though it isn't a name, why not? It is a term of endearment, the equivalent in Maori is 'Aroha' and that is a lovely name, also 'Cherie' means love/dearest and that is a name, so why not?
Cerys also a nice name, btw...

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Ariesgirl · 19/12/2010 10:13

Don't know why it would be hard to pronounce or even how anyone could possibly mispronounce it much. It's completely phonetic - Ang-har-rad. You may have to roll the r a bit, that's all.

I prefer it to Blodwen. 1950s women in shops, wearing a headscarf are called Blodwen. Is Cariad a name? Doesn't it just mean "dear heart"?

pooka · 19/12/2010 10:07

Have a friend called Angharad.

Not hard to pronounce at all IMO. Once you know, you know.

RockinRobinBird · 19/12/2010 10:04

I love it but am not remotely Welsh so couldn't carry it off.

ThwopGoesTheMooncup · 19/12/2010 10:02

I love Angharad. It's not the hardest welsh name to pronounce.

Cariad is not really a name, would be like calling someone 'darling' for a first name. And Blodwyn isn't really popular any more, seen as an old-fashioned welsh stereotype name and a bit of a joke. I think. But that's JMHO.

saffy85 · 19/12/2010 09:46

I had a friend at school with this name. She hated it, and while I don't hate the name I don't think anyone pronounced it here (North London) the way kit was meant to be pronounced. She shortened it to 'Arry Harry.

seeker · 19/12/2010 06:49

My nephew's girlfriend is called Anwen, which I think is lovely. And easy to spell and pronounce for non Welsh speakers!

cumbria81 · 19/12/2010 06:17

I am Welsh and think it's an ugly name

HelenaRose · 18/12/2010 23:31

I knew a woman called this; she called herself AJ instead (I assume that J was her surname) - utterly hated her name that nobody could pronounce.

pettyprudence · 18/12/2010 21:37

Love it, but I am welsh and possibly a bit biased! Are you in Wales? If so, slightly less chance of mis-pronunciation (only slight though!) To me though, welsh is pretty phonetic, no?

NurseGladys · 18/12/2010 21:35

I think Cariad would be easy for non-Welsh people, too I think it means 'love', a term of endearment.

alemci · 18/12/2010 21:32

i like that name. remember Demelza in Poldark was played by the actress with that name.

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Jic · 18/12/2010 21:31

Yes it seems there would be difficulty in pronouncing it if not living in Wales! Like cariad actually

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A1980 · 18/12/2010 21:21

It's different.

But people wont know how to say it. I met a girl at school with the name and I thoguht her name was Anne Harrod. So i called her Anne until she corrected me!

NurseGladys · 18/12/2010 21:16

There used to be a news presenter in Wales called Angharad, and I'm not so keen on the name, to be honest. What about Cariad or Blodwyn??

ShoppingDays · 18/12/2010 21:09

Sorry, I don't like it.

onepieceoflollipop · 18/12/2010 21:08

Thanks Funky, my father is Welsh but I am not familiar with Welsh pronunciation.

Angharad said in a harsh Midlands accent - where I live,(with a hard G and the end part "harrad") wouldn't do the name justice imo!

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siilk · 18/12/2010 20:58

I love it. Welsh girls names are lovely. However, I have been unable to use girls names as I have two boys; Rhodri and Brychan Smile. I live in welsh speaking Wales so I can pronounce it.