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Welsh Girls Name Needed.

83 replies

BumpAndGrind · 31/03/2016 12:42

I'm in need of a name for DD2 due in July and me and DH can't seem to agree on any so far. I thought I'd seen them all but there might be something I'm missing.

It needs to be Welsh, not to difficult to pronounce, I can't roll my R's and sometimes struggle with the dd (th) sound, not always though. DH is the Welsh one, not me.

DD1 is Celyn but I don't want a rhymey name for DD2 so that makes it even more difficult. Our surname is H, so I don't really want a H name either.

I love Erin but it's too close to Celyn. I like Ffion, Nia and Gwen but DH seems to like the more 'out there' names. I can't even remember how to pronounce his current favourite, it was a bit like Gwyneth, but more of a mouth full.

We both like Meri, but wondering if there is something else.

My head is puddled. Please help :)

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BushDiggle · 31/03/2016 16:01

Has to be Myfanwy

ChessieFL · 31/03/2016 16:01

Siwan (shoe-an)

BumpAndGrind · 31/03/2016 15:52

I should mention we already have close friends and family with the following names

Mali
Haf
Eleri
Cadi
Catrin
Mair
Dylis
Tegan

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YourLeftElbow · 31/03/2016 15:09

Beware of -wyn names for girls. -Wyn is the masculine and -wen is the feminine, though Blodwyn and Bronwyn is pretty common in America apparently. (I've met a Bronwyn too.) Olwyn is another. People mistake Olwen for Olwyn. Olwen is a pretty girls' name, Olwyn means wheel Grin

florascotianew · 31/03/2016 14:43

Rhiannon
Eirlys
Olwen
Eluned (Eh-linn-ed)

manifestdestiny · 31/03/2016 14:21

Megan

Bronwyn

Blodwyn

Sophronia · 31/03/2016 14:11

Olwen
Llinos
Betrys
Eirian
Alaw
Delyth
Tesni
Tegwen

SearchingforSleep · 31/03/2016 13:43

Eira (meaning snow - maybe not so appropriate for a summer baby)
Eleri
Arianwen

Good luck! Smile

WellErrr · 31/03/2016 13:37

Yes, steer clear of baby names websites! And don't call her Blythe, it means wolf (blaidd).

Simple welsh names -

Mali (mally)
Manon (mannon)
Ela (Ella)
Efa (evva)
Cadi (caddy)
Nanw (nannoo)
Nansi (Nancy)

Emmaheathrow · 31/03/2016 13:32

My sisters name is Welsh pronounced Sharn spelt siân

YourLeftElbow · 31/03/2016 13:32

I actually really like the name Deryn Hush, never heard of one before (surprisingly, as I live in a verrry hippyish area of Wales!) I used to love Lloer for a girl, which means moon, si I can hardly judge anyone for out there nature names Grin

manicinsomniac · 31/03/2016 13:29

Rhiannydd

SirVixofVixHall · 31/03/2016 13:28

Mair
Fflur
Ffion
Betsan
Eleri
Teleri
Angharad
Carys
Sioned
Efa
Beca
Sara
Lowri

Hushabyelullaby · 31/03/2016 13:27

as in the area I live in is not massively Welsh, not the name!

YourLeftElbow · 31/03/2016 13:26

Seeing as you're due in summer, what about Haf? It's very popular. Also, Heulwen (sunshine), Heulyn (sunbeam), Hafwen.

Hushabyelullaby · 31/03/2016 13:26

my friend's little girl is called Deryn and it really suits her. It's not viewed as 'out there' at all where we live (just over the border from England and definitely not traditionally Welsh at all). Horses for courses I suppose.

WhattaMunter · 31/03/2016 13:25

Tegan, yes means toy but we don't pronounce the Te like Tee-gan, it's softer like 'Tay'

WhattaMunter · 31/03/2016 13:23

Agree with previous poster about some Websites. A small lad in my local school is called Taran and that's what we call a fart in Welsh in our community Sad

Gwennan
Gwenno
Alaw
Mai
Lowri
Ela (Ella)
Ffion
Haf
Anwen
Efa

Chelsea26 · 31/03/2016 13:22

Ceinwein?

Sadik · 31/03/2016 13:19

Thinking about girls I know, what about:
Ceridwen
Gwenan
Eleri

YourLeftElbow · 31/03/2016 13:19

Also, Tegan means toy in Welsh.

YourLeftElbow · 31/03/2016 13:18

Please don't call your child Aderyn or Deryn. It means Bird and it's very very out there and weird. Also, beware baby name sites. Most of them are not created by Welsh speakers so just have random words as names- I found a site once that listed Artaith as a name- the Welsh word for torture!!

confusedandemployed · 31/03/2016 13:18

Glesni (Gless-knee)
Eryl
Fflur
Owenna
Llinos
Mari

babyboyHarrison · 31/03/2016 13:17

We have a Megan. I wanted a Welsh name too ask getting married I lost my welsh surname.

RoosterCogburn · 31/03/2016 13:16

Forgot one of my favourites
Gwenffrewi

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