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Original poster

i would love a welsh baby girls name for my little girl can any one help?

64 replies

honeycc · 19/04/2012 18:10

hi i love bryn, glynn, as boys names
but i just dont no of eney nice girls names??

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therewasatime · 20/04/2012 13:49

Cariad
Elinor

I love Cariad, means my love.

Limelight · 20/04/2012 13:47

We've got an Anwen which we 'shorten' to Annie quite frequently. Welsh girl's names are beautiful!

TwllBach · 20/04/2012 13:40

Meinir is one I heard the other day. I liked it a lot and (I think) it could be shortened to May.

I also like Heledd.

I love threads like this, DP is welsh and we live in Wales so I'm always on the look out for pretty welsh names Grin

festi · 20/04/2012 13:32

taneth
carys
charis

bronze · 20/04/2012 13:28

Since I was a child my dd was going to be myfanwy then little Britain ruined it

BikeRunSki · 20/04/2012 13:24

My favorite girls names in the world are both a Welsh, Elin and Carys.

debijon11 · 20/04/2012 13:20

Cariad (love), Annwyl (dear), Enfys (rainbow), Alys (Alice), Mared, Lois, Fflur, Swyn, Llio, Grug (Heather), Celyn (Holly), Telyn (Harp), Megan, Tesni, Glesni, Elliw, Enlli, Efa (Eve), Mali, Manon.

ArielThePiraticalMermaid · 20/04/2012 10:06

All I can think of when I hear "Myfanwy" is of Matt Lucas in a leather get up. Not nice Grin

Original poster
honeycc · 20/04/2012 09:08

Fflur love it thank u :)

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honeycc · 20/04/2012 09:04

:o thank you all soooo much didnt know there was so many lovely girl names :o
im loving
nia
elen
elin
ffion
arwen
seren thank you all:o

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DilysPrice · 20/04/2012 00:18

Thank you emmalina, I never knew you cared Grin.

I've got to say, I don't think I'd inflict Dilys on an innocent baby though - but Cerys, Seren and Rhiannon are lovely.

howcomes · 20/04/2012 00:14

Myfanwy

lagoonhaze · 19/04/2012 20:38

Cerys
Seren
Imogen
Anwen

junemami · 19/04/2012 20:36

Arianwen, Betsi, Blodwen, Bethan, Branwen, Cari, Cadi, Ceinwen, Ceridwen, Cerian, Ceris, Delun, Eirwen, Eiry, Elen, Elisabeth, Esyllt, Ffion, Gwawr, Gwen, Hanna, Heledd, Lilwen, Mali, Mai, Mari, Menna, Nansi, Nia, Rhian, Sali, Sara, Sian, Tegan, Tirion...
Sorry for any duplications.
Lots of my favourite welsh girls names end in -wen (white) which is lovely but sounds naff with our surname which begins with w :(
Some of the prettiest names sound awful if mispronounced, so might be best to avoid if you're not in Wales/welsh speaking area - thinking of Eleri, Fflur, Eurgain, Llinos, Esyllt, Gwawr.

neenienana · 19/04/2012 19:18

seren and angharad are mine too!

SkivingAgain · 19/04/2012 19:17

Lowri

Likeaheadlesschicken · 19/04/2012 19:16

Our DD is called Cadi (pronounced Kaydhe) which is the Welsh version of Catherine, it is quite popular in Wales; approx 36 in the top 100 girls names but about 3000 in the English list.

Elk · 19/04/2012 19:03

Eira,
Rhian
Rhiannon
Rhianwen
Bethan
Ceridwen

marshmallowpies · 19/04/2012 19:01

Gwyneth, Glenys, Nerys, Alys, Catrin, Anwen

peacefuleasyfeeling · 19/04/2012 18:56

I know a gorgeous and very sophisticated Olwen, a wonderful Eleri (when her husband says her name he sounds magnificently loving and lusty both at once, so it has a good ring to it) and a lovely Arwen.

ArielThePiraticalMermaid · 19/04/2012 18:55

Elen.

EmmalinaC · 19/04/2012 18:55

I've always loved Dilys.

ArielThePiraticalMermaid · 19/04/2012 18:54

Carwyn's a boy's name I thought.

Rhianwen

joanofarchitrave · 19/04/2012 18:53

Seren
Mirren (is this spelling Welsh?)
Ceinwen

And I personally have a massive crush on Rhiannon. but then I was born in the 60s.

bronze · 19/04/2012 18:53

BronwEn then you can have Bron. It's a very nice name to have Grin
Nia
Elin
Eira
Eleri are also favourites