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Welsh baby names

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threefeethighandrising · 14/08/2012 22:37

So far ...

For boys i like Aneurin and Taliesin - but DP's not keen!

For girls I like Arianwen and Ceridwen
I also like Cerys and Seren but both a bit too popular now.

Any suggestions would be brilliant :)

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pontynan · 13/10/2012 17:54

T i'n iawn cont? Fy enw hoff yn bendant 'Mynedfa' - mae hi'n byw ym Mhonty!!

rugbychick · 18/08/2012 19:26

I know an Eiri and Eirian both female

PicklesThePottyMouthedParrot · 18/08/2012 19:10

Such lovely names! I'm pg so lurking for inspiration. Really like elin.

PotteringAlong · 18/08/2012 19:05

I have an Idris!

anairofhopeFORGOLD · 18/08/2012 19:00

:( my dd middle name is Brynn i see it the same as Sam or stevie in English.

IawnCont · 18/08/2012 18:06

I'm afraid I would have to bite my lip to stop the laughter if I met a girl called Bryn. It would be like calling a girl Keith.

DolomitesDonkey · 18/08/2012 17:53

A few of the boys I remember from uni:

Llion
Tegid
Gerallt
Ynyr

anairofhopeFORGOLD · 18/08/2012 17:40

Brynn for a girl?

IawnCont · 18/08/2012 16:15

Gruff (pronounced Griff) is a short version of Gruffydd in Welsh teachpeach but it's cool that you use it for Griffin.

Caled. FFS. I know of a Carw (deer).

Cwtchbach · 18/08/2012 15:31

I know a baby Caled - hard Hmm

teachpeach · 18/08/2012 15:30

My DS1 is Griffin, and we usually call him Griff .

mejon · 18/08/2012 15:23

O'n i ddim wedi sylwi ar rheina. I'll go and have another look now - ffanci a laff Grin!

IawnCont · 18/08/2012 13:56

Some examples of aforementioned utter crap:
Torri (means Break)
Ysbail (loot)
Caniad (ring, as in "I'll give you a caniad on the phone tomorrow)
Amser (time)
Cymreiges (Welsh woman)
Rhan (part)
Toreth (abundance)

I have met faaaar too many people who have used random Welsh words as names for children, thinking "well the Welsh like nature names so it's fair game" not realizing it sounds absolutely ridiculous. Because it's a pretty sounding word, it doesn't make a name. It's like calling your child Englishwoman or Signpost, it's completely random.

IawnCont · 18/08/2012 13:47

I'm just checking out that website (not the Twf one, the other). I recognize about 30% of the names as Welsh. Utter, utter crap.

IawnCont · 18/08/2012 13:45

mejon Ffanci! Bloody hell that made me laugh!

deemented · 18/08/2012 11:15

I have a Tate Aneurin and we love it.

Also have a Celyn Sionedd.

Considered Manon, Mali, Eleri and Betsan.

MB34 · 17/08/2012 22:31

I have a nephew called Macsen which is becoming more popular.

I've also heard of Lleucu for a girl and Lleu for a boy (not sure if I like those though!)

serenola · 16/08/2012 21:07

Iwan, Osian, Aled, Glyn, Math, Ioan.

Mared, Rhiannon, Alaw, Awen, Glesni.

Fuzzywood · 16/08/2012 21:04

I have a Seren and Evan . I'm Welsh but DH is English and we live in England so had to be of the easier to pronounce Welsh names. After Evan my favourite Welsh boys name is Dafydd (couldn't be on our list due to pronunciation issues). If DS had been a girl he'd have been either Ariana or Anwen.

BulletProofMum · 16/08/2012 20:57

Morgan for a boy.

GRW · 16/08/2012 20:56

My sister was called Ceridwen, and I've only met one other. She was always called Ceri as an adult.

mejon · 16/08/2012 15:29

I'd take some of the names listed in the link posted by myinnergoddesisatlidl with a large pinch of salt as it includes the infamous 'Artaith' as a suggestion for a girl's name. It is Welsh for torture. Also included are Cragen, Esylk and Ffanci Confused

anairofhopeFORGOLD · 16/08/2012 09:46

*cant say it
bloody iphone

anairofhopeFORGOLD · 16/08/2012 09:45

Im Angharad and my nn have been Harry, Angie and Ann!

I live in England and get called Mrsair of hope if people can say it and then they as how you say it and its a great ice breaker :)

dreamingofsun · 16/08/2012 09:38

ffion's not been mentioned. or owen, evan

do you live in wales or england as some of these are very hard to pronounce for an english person.

i like angharad - would shorten to harry

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