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Help with welsh baby names!

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 14:10

Dh's family are welsh, and we're keen to use a welsh name for our baby.

The two we current like the best are Dylan for a boy and Ffion Gwyneth for a girl. Can anyone please suggest other welsh names for us to consider?

I'm not welsh at all, but a bit concerned that Dylan and Ffion are lovely names but a bit too popular - though that might not matter living in England. I was the most popular girls name for the year I was born and really want to avoid that for my baby!

Many thanks!

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ilovewelshrarebit123 · 03/02/2016 16:38

Cariad is a term of endearment in Wales, not really a name. Bronwyn is nice.

SocksRock · 03/02/2016 16:31

I am English, living in England, but married to a Welsh speaker. Our children are Eira, Gwilym and Anwen. Few raised eyebrows, but no real issues. I love their names :-)

Stepawayfromthezebras · 03/02/2016 16:29

I like Cariad and Bronwyn for girls

ilovewelshrarebit123 · 03/02/2016 16:26

My daughter has a Welsh name, here are some popular ones in our area:

Cerys
Carys
Ffion
Manon
Haf
Seren
Gwenno
Rhian
Elen
Elin

Ifan
Ioan
Gethin
Aled
Iwan
Oshian
Iolo
Gryff

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 16:26

Ah,welsh pronunciation would be dull-an, right? I imagine that's how dhs family would pronounce it, but I'd probably stick to dill-an.

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 16:24

Dill-an. Happy to be corrected to the welsh pronunciation through!

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Welshcake77 · 03/02/2016 16:23

Oh that's one I've not had ICantThink!

I also only know Bryn as a male name

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 16:23

Thanks icant - looking at famous Bryn's on Wikipedia looks like it is also used as a girls name in the states. Shouldn't matter too much to us though.

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Footle · 03/02/2016 16:23

How are you pronouncing Dylan ?

ICantThinkOfAUsernameH · 03/02/2016 16:20

I went through a dislike phase too welshcake, had a tutor that called me 'AnHagrid'!
Id say Bryn is male where im from.

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 16:18

And are there any tricky hidden welsh sounds in Merryn? Grin I briefly considered merideth as a girls name, because I liked the nickname Merry. Have to admit I've never met a welsh Merryn before.

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 16:12

Is Bryn mostly male or fairly unisex in Wales?

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Welshcake77 · 03/02/2016 16:06

Oh how exciting specialstains!
I am also an Angharad, and I will say although I love my name now, I had a phase of hating it when I was in uni in England. I also moved abroad straight after uni and it used to annoy me at first having to explain it all the time but now I live it and totally embrace it and being Welsh! Growing up in wale sit obviously wasn't an issue.

Like the PP I also have numerous nicknames!

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 15:58

I think Angharad is possibly too difficult for a child growing up in England. It is a good name though. I love the suggestions you've all given me. I was looking through welsh baby name lists, and looking up the meanings, but as I'm not a welsh speaker its hard to get a feel for what's an acceptable name (for example I wouldn't want to pick the equivalent of ermantrude or Chardonnay - sorry if I've just offended someone on this thread!). Middle of the road, but not top ten popular is what I'm after!

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ICantThinkOfAUsernameH · 03/02/2016 15:53

Ang-hah-rad is best to put it :) although personally a lot of people call me nicknames and not that due to pronunciation.
A pupil in a school I worked with is called Aneurin and had a few strange connotations of it.

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 15:51

Babyboy - I knew a lovely Myfanwy at school. It's a really nice name!

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 15:45

Welshcake - if its a girl you have possibly named it Dylis.

Ioan is nice name. Hasn't grabbed me as much as Bryn though.

Can I just check that in Wales none of the names Dylan, Ffion, Dylis, Bryn, Fflur and Aneurin are too out there or odd or have strange connotations?

Thank you so much for all the lovely suggestions! I do love the sound of the welsh language.

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Frazzled2207 · 03/02/2016 15:38

I have a Gethin.
Also considered Iwan, Ioan (yo-an), Emrys and Idris

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 15:36

Really, really like Dylis the more I think about it!

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 15:33

Merryn is lovely. How is Angharad pronounced?

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SpecialStains · 03/02/2016 15:32

Thanks for the help! I'm adding Bryn, Aneurin, Dylis and Fflur to the lists. All such lovely names! Smile

I think we're set on Gwyneth as a middle girls name for dhs Nan, and Gareth as a middle boys name.

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ICantThinkOfAUsernameH · 03/02/2016 15:31

I like Angharad although im slightly biased, it means loved one. Seren, Megan and Owain are faves too.

CPtart · 03/02/2016 15:30

Evan or Merryn ?

welshweasel · 03/02/2016 15:25

My Taliesin Rhys is 6 days old! If he'd been a girl he'd have been Aneira. I also liked Osian, Idris, Iolo, Ianto, Gruff.

Youreadthebabybooks · 03/02/2016 15:25

Flur is like flea-r
Taliesin is taleeeh-sin
Aneurin is a-ney-rin