Thoughts on Bleddyn?

If you love it then go for it. People will get used to the pronunciation.

I knew a girl who was bullied about her name. She was called Sarah. People are strange!

I like it and had no problem with how to say it. I have lived in Wales though.

anxious I have never heard the pronunciation you describe but I stand corrected.

The 'ch' analogy is one I've heard many times from Welsh-speaking friends to try and help English speakers with the 'll' pronunciation. I appreciate that it is imperfect. I'm sure you have a much better way of explaining it.

I am a Welsh speaker, but of course, I wouldn't know how to pronounce a Welsh name.

The second double L is quite often said as a Welsh double L, actually. Some people pronounce it as a single L as that's how the name was originally spelt. Llewelyn.

Also, the Welsh ll is nothing like the ch in Loch.

I love the name Bleddyn, but I'm in Wales. I've given both my children very Welsh names, which the English would probably struggle with, but very English middle names, so if they cross the border when they fly the nest (sob!), they can choose to go by their middle names if it really annoys them.

Llewellyn is pronounced with two Welsh double Ls, which English people really struggle to say and usually pronounce as a single L or a cl which is very annoying as it's not hard at all.

Not quite. The first 'll' is a separate sound to the second 'll'. It's sort of like 'chlew-ell-in', if 'ch' is the sound from 'loch'.

I'm not a Welsh speaker so I don't know why the second 'll' is pronounced differently but I'm sure someone will be along soon who can explain...!

I like it! What else is on your list, OP? Although I'm generally a believer in going with 'the one', I didn't and ended up changing DD's name.

And congrats!

I think it's a lovely name. If he feels like a Bleddyn to you then I think that's his name. I teach plenty of secondary age kids with names that people on MN say are either awful or unpronounceable. It's fine. If you love the name go with it.

Do it, Do it!

Honestly. Bullies gonna Bully, let's be honest. I have a Welsh name and it gets mispronounced A LOT. I do not give a shit, because I'm Welsh so fuck that noise, I just correct people. With such cultural diversity in schools nowadays I doubt a Bleddyn will be the only unusual name in the class.

Love the idea of him saying later in his life "My name is Bleddyn, but you can call me wolf"!

Just call him Bleddyn - who cares what other people think? The comments on this post are horrible - it's a Welsh name and it's not awful in the slightest. It's not pronounced anything like bloody, so until people know the pronunciation, why slate it?

Llewellyn is pronounced with two Welsh double Ls, which English people really struggle to say and usually pronounce as a single L or a cl which is very annoying as it's not hard at all.

I really like it but would have pronounced it as Bleddin, not having seen it before. The proper pronunciation is lovely

Please can someone tell me how to pronounce Llewelyn properly?

I think you should go with what you love. I wouldn't have known how to pronounce it but I'd only need to be told once (and will now be able to if I meet one in the future!).

I love that people keep the old Celtic names alive...I'm jealous as English names are a bit dull in comparison!

I love Bleddyn, bit live in Wales so knoe how to pronounce it. As someone with an unpronounceable name, I don't think it's a massive problem. And once people are told, they'll remember it.

Otherwise maybe Osian? Slightly more popular so I think more people know the pronunciation?

It has a very unpleasant sound.

Congratulations Bellatrix. i like how you say Bleddyn but without an explanation I'd not know how to pronounce it. So you could find supply teachers or new teachers calling out Bleddyn on the register. On the other hand it's amazing how many easy names are also pronounced incorrectly. Mine is an exceptionally common name and some people manage to say it wrong!

I like Llewellyn.

Congratulations :)

I understand that Titty, (first time Ive ever addressed anyone with that name 😂😂☺️).
If OP lived in Wales, it wouldn't matter a jot ! I don't dislike the name, but children can be so unwittingly cruel, hence my post, regarding the spelling.

Llewellyn will be almost universally mispronounced 'louellin' in England.

I taught a Llewellyn in London and pronounced his name correctly the first time I met him. He corrected me to 'louellin'

Llewelyn is really widely known in England , although we're probably not saying it right! I say it as "Lou-ell-in"?

If you're Welsh OP and you like it, go for it.

It's not as if you were planning to call him Cynfael!

But the "dd" in Bleddyn isn't pronounced with a "d" sound.

Llewellyn is very nice.
As above, bleddy is a profanity, where I live.