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I think we finally have it.

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deemented · 07/01/2012 21:57

After much to-ing and fro-ing, we have a name!

Celyn Wynter D.....

That's the first name we've been able to agree on! I'm under no illusions that it will be the name we finally choose, but we both like it and the Celyn bit really appeals to the Welsh in me. Wynter is his choice.

What do you think? Be gentle please

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oikopolis · 08/01/2012 02:52

I'd never heard of Celyn before. Apparently it means "holly" in Welsh? to be totally frank, it does seem made-up to me at first glance, but it does seem to be legit, so there you go.

Personally I would go with Kellan, only because I presume that most people your child will meet in his life will not be Welsh speakers, and hence he'll have it almost always mispronounced and/or misspelt. If it were a more widely known Welsh name, I wouldn't say that... but it's rare, as far as I can tell. You may even find that many Welsh people aren't familiar with it.

Wynter is really not good at all. Winter is better. Please don't give him second name that will be constantly misspelt too.

Beyond spelling issues, personally I wouldn't use Winter unless it was a family name of some kind. It's odd, and actually quite markedly feminine to my ear.

Sorry, I wish I had more positive feedback. I quite like Kellan, fwiw.

GRW · 07/01/2012 22:46

Lovely name and very unusual.

GwendolineMaryLacey · 07/01/2012 22:29

Celyn is a beautiful name. I can lay claim to no Welsh whatsoever so it's ruled out for me but it's gorgeous.

BeetrootPasty · 07/01/2012 22:23

In that case, it's a very pretty name Grin.

I would personally spell Wynter as Winter but it's also a very nice name.

TheCountessOlenska · 07/01/2012 22:06

I like Celyn but I don't like Wynter spelt like that - sorry!

Celyn Winter would look better imo.

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deemented · 07/01/2012 22:03

Kell-in, and Wynter as in Winter - sorry, should have said earlier Smile

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BeetrootPasty · 07/01/2012 22:02

And have I got Wynter right - pronouncing it as Winter? If so, I like it - for some reason though, my brain makes me want to pronounce Wynter as Wine-terr Hmm.

mistressploppy · 07/01/2012 22:01

Lovely Smile

BeetrootPasty · 07/01/2012 21:59

How do you pronouce it? See-Lynne or Kell-in?

ThatllDoPig · 07/01/2012 21:58

How do you pronounce it? sorry!

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