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Boys Names - what do you think of these?

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lucieloos · 11/01/2017 11:06

We have made a first list of boys names which we will eventually want to whittle down to 2-3. We are Welsh and live in Wales so some are Welsh names. Which do you like best? Popularity isn't really a consideration for us so we don't mind if it's one of the top names we just want something we both like.

Cai
Caian
Caio
Eli
Elias
Harri
Ifan (Ee-fan)
Luca
Lucas
Madoc
Noah
Rhydian
William

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AllTheLight · 11/01/2017 12:06

My favourites are Cai, Ifan and William.

BakingWithPreSchoolerand6YO · 11/01/2017 12:04

I think the point of spelling it Ifan is that it is a Welsh name, OP is Welsh and lives in Wales and would like a Welsh name!

Ifan is pronounced EE-fan, so a different sound to Ethan.

Not sure about Ciaian as wouldn't know how to pronounce it.

Ifan is definitely my favourite. I had Gwydian and Ifan on my list if we'd have had a DS. Gwydian as in Gwydian Gwynn from The Snow Spider (by Jenny Nimmo)

HearTheThunderRoar · 11/01/2017 11:53

I much prefer it spelt Harry, Harri imo looks a bit silly, as does Ifan, why not spelt it Ethan? Either name they are going to have a life time correcting the spelling.

My favourites are Elias and Eli. (Eli is my ds's nickname)

Caio, Caian and Cai look made up to me, sorry. I do like the name Kane though, if that's any use...

Rhydian i like but it makes me think of the classical singer who won the X factor several years ago.

The rest I'm not fond of but they are perfectly fine names.

Isadora2007 · 11/01/2017 11:51

Harris sounds lovely in Welsh. But I'd get annoyed when most people spelt it with a Y

I like Luca and Ifan off your list best.

Staranise123 · 11/01/2017 11:48

Really like Caio! Looks and sounds cool and I've never met anyone with that name.

Agree that Noah is overused

MarmiteDoesYouGood · 11/01/2017 11:43

I like Eli, Elias, Luca and Lucas. The rest not so much.

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lucieloos · 11/01/2017 11:39

How about Harri?

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MollyHuaCha · 11/01/2017 11:32

William for me.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 11/01/2017 11:23

LOVE Caio, Ifan and Rhydian

Really over Noah now, but also like Gwydion, Efan and Ioan

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lucieloos · 11/01/2017 11:18

It's more like Kye-an.

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FrizzBombDelight · 11/01/2017 11:10

How do you pronounce the second name on your list? The Irish name Cian is on ours, Kee-an.

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