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Welsh Girl names.

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Kayzr · 15/03/2012 06:45

We've decided to give DD due in June a Welsh middle name. DP is Welsh and we'd love to sort of honour that.

She's going to be called Rosalie and is also having Jean as a middle name.

We like Carys, Aerona, Rhiannon, Eilwen, Isolde, Ffion, Olwen.

We need some help picking and we'd love some other suggestions too.

Thanks.

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leftmysociallifeatthedoor · 15/03/2012 07:24

Oh yeah i remember now shes the hippy isnt she??

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Kayzr · 15/03/2012 07:21

Yes she's Sarah and James's mum. She's fairly new. She certainly wasn't in it when I was little

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leftmysociallifeatthedoor · 15/03/2012 07:20

Is there a Bronwen on fireman sam???

it makes me think of Bronwen who was in neighbours - showing my age

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Kayzr · 15/03/2012 07:18

I love Seren too but DP isn't keen on it. Bronwen makes me think of Fireman Sam.

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TaffyandTeenyTaffy · 15/03/2012 07:17

Megan, Cariad, Cerys (? I know a few but not sure its welsh), Sian, Rhian, Anwen, Mari,

RedHotPokers · 15/03/2012 07:13

Carys, Elin, and seren work very well outside Wales iyswim.

Llinos is harder to say but pretty.

BelleEnd · 15/03/2012 07:11

Well, all I can add to that is that I am Welsh-speaking, and have been forever, and I've never met or heard of a Welsh Isolde. The Welsh version is the very pretty Esyllt (admittedly quite difficult to pronounce if you don't speak Welsh!)

Magw is getting popular too...

leftmysociallifeatthedoor · 15/03/2012 07:11

Seren and Bronwen are lovely.

Both my kids have very unusual Gaelic names but theyre both easy to spell/ pronounce, thatd be my tip.

SoupDragon · 15/03/2012 07:09

DD is a Seren.

Hundreds of them in Wales, apparently, but far far fewer in South London :) Easy to say, easy to spell.

KnitterInTheNW · 15/03/2012 07:07

I know a little Anwen, I think that's very pretty.

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Kayzr · 15/03/2012 07:06

Meant to add its very confusing. Confused stupid phone.

I think the problem might be finding one I can say Grin

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Kayzr · 15/03/2012 07:05

Everyone says Isolde isn't a welsh name but it's in the welsh baby name book I got from the library.

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BelleEnd · 15/03/2012 07:04

Aeronwen
Branwen
Cadi
Delor
Eira
Fflur
Glain
Haf
Iola
Lilwen
Manon
Nia
Olwen
Swyn
Tesni
Wenna

Also, because she's due in June, what about Mefin? It is a shortening of Mehefin (Welsh word for June) and was mainly used for girls until the rugby player Mefin Davies became well known, and now it's more unisex.

Isolde isn't a Welsh name :)