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Favourite Welsh name?

113 replies

user1489577919 · 18/03/2017 17:54

This isn't for a baby, but for a curiosity.

For me:

Boy - Emrys

Girl - Bronwyn

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oklumberjack · 20/03/2017 08:02

Ilove, it would be
Ang (like Hang without the H)
Har (this doesn't rhyme with car but more like Hard without the H)
Rad (like Dad)

iloveuihateu · 20/03/2017 07:51

Slight tangent but can someone teach me how to pronounce Angarhad as I work with someone with that name (not closely) but don't know how it's pronounced....

OvariesForgotHerPassword · 20/03/2017 07:30

Celyn (DD's name), Cadi, Angharad, Lowri, Llinos, Ffion

Bryn, Idris, Tegid, Owain, Ieuan, Rhys, Macsen

BikeRunSki · 20/03/2017 07:17

Merryn is Cornish

GreatFuckability · 20/03/2017 02:28

girls- Cerys, Elin, Haf, Celyn, Cadi, Eirys, Awel.
boys- Ioan, Macsen, Taran, Cai, Sion.

lisara79 · 20/03/2017 00:47

Girl - Eleri or Medi, boy - Macsen (Max) or Ieaun.

Lovefromhull · 19/03/2017 19:15

Love Rhodri. There's an estate agent on homes under the hammer with this name- and every time he's on I think- that's the name for my next child! Love it.

Alisvolatpropiis · 19/03/2017 19:07

Aneurin

Angharad

NotYoda · 19/03/2017 15:30

Boy: Evan

Girl - Merryn

MikeUniformMike · 19/03/2017 14:31

It's pretty. I don't like Anwen at all but I like Rhian and Rhiannon. I also like Non (rhymes with Don). I also like Dona (a Welsh saint, and a Daphne du Maurier name) but as it's pronounced Donna, it was ruled it out.

missmoz · 19/03/2017 14:10

Ok I was wrong, not a literal combination but a name that sounds like both Rhiannon and Anwen if the OP was looking for suggestions.

MikeUniformMike · 19/03/2017 14:04

Rhianwen isn't a combination of Rhiannon and Anwen, it's Rhian with the suffix wen. I suppose Anon could be a combination of Anwen and Non.

MikeUniformMike · 19/03/2017 14:03

Meredith/Meredydd/Maredudd is a boy's name and is pronounced Mer-ED-ith (th as in 'the' not 'thin').

I generally don't like non-Welsh speakers using Welsh names, although easy to pronounce ones like Aled, Glyn or Bryn are reasonably Ok. Although I really like the names Jiaxin and Roisin, my dds have easy to pronounce English names.

missmoz · 19/03/2017 14:00

Rhianwen - a combination of Anwen and Rhiannon

Arianwen is pretty

MikeUniformMike · 19/03/2017 13:56

Why is Gwenhwyfar unusable? Howel is spelt Hywel (difficult for non-Welsh speakers to pronounce, it's Huh-well Not How-elle.) Enyr - do you mean Ynyr or Emyr?

sonlypuppyfat · 19/03/2017 13:53

One of my children has got one of your favourite names

MikeUniformMike · 19/03/2017 13:52

OP and rumbling - the names are Bronwen and Ceridwen. -wyn indicates a male name.
Ffyon??? btw Ffion is pronounced Fee-on not Fee-ohn.

LlandudnoLlandudno · 19/03/2017 13:44

My name keeps popping up in here Smile

OrlandaFuriosa · 19/03/2017 12:06

Angharad
Carys

Rhodri
Aneurin
Iestyn

LlandudnoLlandudno · 19/03/2017 12:00

Emrys and Eirlys. Both vetoed :(

Sophronia · 18/03/2017 22:48

I like Alaw for a girl too.

AHintOfStyle · 18/03/2017 22:41

Rhys & Cerys

vaginasuprise · 18/03/2017 22:21

Eleri and Haf for a girl
Dylan, Iolo and Tudwr and Gerallt for a boy

sleeplessinderbyshire · 18/03/2017 21:54

Girls: Eira, Eirian, Seren, Bethan, Anwen

Boys: Rhodri, Ioan, Iestyn,

Rockaby · 18/03/2017 21:51

Thanks patty!