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Thoughts on Bleddyn?

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Bellatrixandstrange · 12/04/2017 06:25

Dh and I love Bleddyn for our son but we live in England and are worried that he'll spend his life explaining how it's pronounced/ spelt. Is it an OK name for a boy living in England?

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cadnowyllt · 21/04/2017 16:36

Great name - I really wanted it for my son. However, my partner is english and her father in particular said people would call him .blethering' My first reaction was to say what the fuck has it got to do with the english. I was invited to reconsider. My second was to smile and give in - which had a far better reception.

How about Cynlais ?

Elphame · 19/04/2017 23:33

Bleddyn is a lovely name.

pennypickle · 19/04/2017 14:01

Talk about Little England! The UK is a multi cultural society. Should everyone, regardless of nationality, have to be given traditional English names to appease the English??

There are lots of lovely Welsh names OP. Children learn how to pronounce names of people from all nationalities. Go with what you like. Nobody else should matter in your choice of name. Have a look at the link for some ideas - www.welshboysnames.co.uk/

Alisvolatpropiis · 18/04/2017 12:13

Cantores

I know one of those rugby internationals!

Alisvolatpropiis · 18/04/2017 12:12

I love it (am Welsh).

Cookingongas · 17/04/2017 23:43

I adore it - Welsh voice of dissent. I have a Bleddyn. It's a conversation starter, a strong name, manly, I love it .

Cantores · 17/04/2017 22:46

My son is Bleddyn and I love it (his full name actually translates to little grey wolf - Bleddyn is little wolf). Most of the time it is shortened to Bledd (Bleth). A couple of Welsh rugby internationals were Bleddyns. Therefore, IMO, a good solid name for a boy.

BestIsWest · 16/04/2017 15:52

Aw, it took us weeks to name DS and we came back to the name we first wanted.
I love Bleddyn.

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Bellatrixandstrange · 16/04/2017 08:08

Thank you dh and I have gone through all the suggestions and we're trying them out to see what he looks like. We've got weeks before we need to make a decision!

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BestIsWest · 15/04/2017 22:29

Exactly Bike. Wonder if OP will come back and update.

BikeRunSki · 15/04/2017 20:40

Niamh and Siobhan* have become understandable to English eyes and ears, I'd give Bleddyn a shot.

  • I realise that these are Irish not Welsh.
ShoutOutToMyEx · 15/04/2017 17:47

I like it. Love the meaning.

People who get it wrong will only have to be corrected once unless they're spectacularly thick.

And I don't think 'he might get bullied' is a reason not to go with a name you love - if some little shit wants to bully him, they'll find something to pick on him for regardless. And maybe if other people raised their kids to be a bit nicer, it wouldn't even be a consideration.

PattyPenguin · 15/04/2017 17:29

HonorBright is correct, -wyn is indeed a masculine suffix.

Bronwen is the correct spelling, and it's a girl's name.

Unlike some other names were there is a male version ending in -wyn and a female version ending in -wen, there isn't a boy's name Bronwyn.

-wyn has a short i sound, like 'in' or 'fin' or Bryn, and -wen has a short e sound like 'fen' or 'when'.

Bronwyn is a spelling used by English speakers who presumably haven't seen the correct spelling written down or heard the correct pronunciation. Like Olwyn (which actually means 'wheel' in Welsh) instead of Olwen.

user1466690252 · 15/04/2017 16:09

Bronwyn I have only heard of as a girls name in wales. I have never heard of a boy Bronwyn?

What about Bryn?

HonorBright · 15/04/2017 07:20

*Bronwyn! Autocorrect.

HonorBright · 15/04/2017 07:19

Bronwyn is an anglicised version of Bronwen.

Wouldn't Bronwen also be a boys' name? I thought '-wyn' was the masculine suffix and '-wen' feminine.

GreatFuckability · 15/04/2017 02:03

I'm a welsh speaker in Wales (which an english husband, so I've had this same issue with names he can say!), and I really like Bleddyn.

Can I suggest Macsen? same kind of feel/heritage, and can be nn to Macs which even the English can't butcher!

SuperBeagle · 15/04/2017 01:22

For those saying, "But the Welsh dd is not pronounced like the English dd", the OP has said they live in England, so it's perfectly reasonable for people to point out the bled/blood/bleeding/bloody connotations.

FunkinEll · 15/04/2017 00:22

The dd in bledd is actually pronounced as a th sound so nothing like bloody.

MikeUniformMike · 14/04/2017 16:52

Llewellyn is the anglicised version of Llywelyn. It is shortened to Llew (lion)

Bronwyn is an anglicised version of Bronwen.

MikeUniformMike · 14/04/2017 16:25

Love it. The dd is pronounced like the 'th' in the or this or heather (not th in thank or thing). It means wolf-like I think. Bledd as a short form is great.
Blethin would automatically be pronounced with a hard th so no good.

OrlandaFuriosa · 14/04/2017 16:19

And please not something that will get pronounced Mervin (Merve the perve) or Marvin. Not good this side of the border.

Iestin? I love Rhodri too. And Aneurin, great man,

anxious2017 · 14/04/2017 16:02

Bledd. Which in Welsh doesn't sound like Bled.

applecatchers36 · 14/04/2017 15:56

Wouldn't it be shortened to Bled?

anxious2017 · 14/04/2017 15:39

Since when has Bleddyn sounded anything like bloody? What the actual?

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