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Welsh girls' names with a musical theme/meaning?

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ChateauMargot · 17/04/2012 09:04

Would be very grateful for suggestions! Please and thanks :)

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doctordwt · 17/04/2012 12:44

Llinos means linnet. A fairly popular name if you're in Wales - if not, pronunciation nightmare.

Every baby name website I've ever looked at has been absolute linguistic guff surrounded by glitter and fluffy wuffy baby pictures... get a proper baby name book everyone!

BBQJuly · 17/04/2012 12:04

Oh dear, so sorry! Good luck OP in finding something suitable :)

DogEared · 17/04/2012 11:05

BBQ I've just looked at that site and I'm afraid it's utter bollocks! Esyllt is Welsh for Isolde, and Eluned or Luned would be Linnet. Sorry! :) I've found a lot of Welsh baby name sites that are either completely made up or someone has flicked through a dictionary choosing pretty sounds but not looking at the meaning (one example off an American site- Girls' name- Artaith- means torture :o

BBQJuly · 17/04/2012 11:01

Linnet

www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Linnet

Linnet \l(in)-
net\ as a girl's name is a variant of Linette (Welsh, Old French) and Lynette (Welsh), and the meaning of Linnet is "idol; linnet, a small songbird; nymph; idol".

BBQJuly · 17/04/2012 11:00

Isolde

www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Isolde

Isolde \i-sol-de, is(o)-lde\ as a girl's name. Possibly (Welsh) "fair lady". In legend, Isolde is an Irish princess made famous by Wagner's opera "Tristan and Isolde".

DogEared · 17/04/2012 10:59

Cerys Matthews is a Cerys not a Carys.

I never knew Cecilia had Welsh roots... It's certainly not seen or used as a Welsh name.

DogEared · 17/04/2012 10:58

Awen (means inspiration and is a relatively common name)
Alaw means music and is a well-known girls name.

BBQJuly · 17/04/2012 10:53

Cecilia

St Cecilia was the patron saint of music.

www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Cecilia

"The name came from the Welsh name Seissylt meaning "sixth". It was later used as an English form of Latin name Caecilia, feminine of Caecilius (see Cecil)."

FondleWithCare · 17/04/2012 10:32

Carys (Matthews)?

bronze · 17/04/2012 09:32

I can't think of any
Closest I can get is Cerdwen which means fair poetess I think

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