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Definitely want a welsh name, any thoughts on shortlist?

112 replies

nightandthelight · 10/07/2015 19:15

Girls:

Aneira
Arianwen
Ceridwen
Enfys (too much like envy?)
Nesta
Tagwen

Boys:

Aneirin
Bleddyn
Emrys (has this been ruined by BBCs Merlin?)
Heddwyn
Maredudd
Seth

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LovelyBranches · 11/07/2015 09:35

Lovely names OP but if you need more food for thought my top names are;
Rhianydd
Alys
Celyn

Osian
Llew
Tyvion
Macsen

littlejohnnydory · 11/07/2015 00:29

Esyllt
Seren
Eluned
Elliw
Alaw
Awel
Elin
Fflur
Awena
Beca

Nedw
Ianto
Huw
Ioan
Iwan
Llewelyn

confusedandemployed · 10/07/2015 23:07

Taliesin rocks!!!

Very rich name historically too.

Can I give one final shout out for Glesni for a girl? Pronounced Gless-knee, means purity. A name owned by the most beautiful person that ever lived so it must have good vibes.

Sophronia · 10/07/2015 21:56

I like Arianwen and Emrys best, I also like Emlyn for a boy.

longdiling · 10/07/2015 21:30

I reall like Gwen and Gruffudd from your revised list - also Taliesin!

Laquila · 10/07/2015 21:30

Thanks night and Socks! I actually also went to uni with one (although I think he was Welsh) and didn't love it at the time but it suddenly "came to me" in a flash a few weeks ago and now I'm bloody obsessed with it! Socks I think you have an advantage though with Welsh heritage ;)

mamapants · 10/07/2015 21:17

I don't understand how Anwen is translated to most beautiful?

polkadotdelight · 10/07/2015 21:07

I know a little Esyllt (Esi). Its my favourite welsh girls name now.

Cherry321 · 10/07/2015 21:06

Idris, Ioan, Iestyn and Steffan for boys

Eleri, Rhiannon, Bethan and Meinir for girls.

pob Lwc!

SocksRock · 10/07/2015 21:03

And no one has ever commented.

SocksRock · 10/07/2015 21:02

Laquila, I am English living in England and have a Gwilym. He does have a Welsh speaking father though.

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nightandthelight · 10/07/2015 21:02

I went to uni with a non Welsh non living in Wales Gwilym laquila and no one blinked!

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GRW · 10/07/2015 21:00

I had a sister called Ceridwen, always shortened to Ceri. We didn't grow up in Wales, and have only ever met one other. I like Enfys too.

Laquila · 10/07/2015 20:56

Standout favourites for me from your revised list are Enfys (I know a very cute toddler Enfys), Arianwen and Eirlys. For boys: Emrys and Gruffydd. I absolutely love Gwilym and would like it for my own potential boy (only 7 weeks pregnant at the mo!) but was fairly universally told on a thread I started about it the other day that it would be ridiculous to use it as a non-Welsh person not living in Wales :(

indieblack · 10/07/2015 20:48

What about Idris?

BestIsWest · 10/07/2015 20:43

My Great grandmother couldn't pronounce Gethin and Welsh was her first language. She called my dad Ceffyl until the day she died.

AlisonBlunderland · 10/07/2015 20:29

Gwynant is nice for a boy and easy for non Welsh speakers to say

WhyTheDrama · 10/07/2015 20:28

Taliesin is a fantastic name. I love Tal as a NN.

AbbeyRoadCrossing · 10/07/2015 20:26

I'm in England and DS's name is quite an easy one to pronounce (or so we thought) and is fairly popular in it's English version. But I do find people struggle with it which has surprised me. Although many of those that have difficulty are originally from outside the UK, which makes sense. I guess they learnt English as a second language but that doesn't cover the Welsh use of Y etc.

So I wouldn't let it put you off, they might be spelling it even if you pick one you think they won't be!

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 10/07/2015 20:26

I like Arianwin.
Or how about
Angharrard
Nerys
Cerys
Rhiannon.

Not kean on your boys names. Just different opinions, though

WhyTheDrama · 10/07/2015 20:25

I love lots of these names.
Tagwen is adorable and I like Arianwen. The others are all nice too.

longdiling s suggestions are brill, my favourites out of her suggestions are
Cerys/Carys, Seren, Celyn, Eleri, Iola, Fflur, Cadi, Manon. Boys:Steffan, Ioan, Ianto, Osian, Iolo. (Which is most of them)

Do you have a Welsh surname?

SocksRock · 10/07/2015 20:25

How about a Gwilym for a boy?

bettysviolin · 10/07/2015 20:24

I love Seren for a girl, and Cerys.

Not keen on any Welsh boys names.

confusedandemployed · 10/07/2015 20:23

I love Esyllt, and Glesni was always my #1 choice for a girl, vetoes by DH.
For a boy we were both agreed on Taliesin, neatly avoiding pronunciation hiccups by shortening to Tal.

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nightandthelight · 10/07/2015 20:20

Esyllt looks lovely best but would non-Welsh people struggle with the ll?

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