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Welsh names that are easy to pronounce

60 replies

FairfaxAikman · 29/04/2019 11:31

I am Scottish, DH is half Welsh and we live in Scotland.
DS has the most Scottish name it's possible to have (through accident rather than design as he's named after people). Not quite Angus Fergus MacDonald but not far off - paint him blue and he'd yell Freedom!

Anyhoo, for DC2 we'd like to incorporate a Welsh name somewhere in honour of DHs mum. Sex currently unknown.
I like Eira for a girl but think it will probably end up being mispronounced up here.
Suggestions please for Welsh names that won't be mangled by my fellow Scots Grin

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Disneymum1993 · 01/05/2019 13:43

My dd is seren i love it x

MikeUniformMike · 01/05/2019 13:42

It's nicer spelt Gwenan. It's a bit dated perhaps and like other names ending in -an, people will say -un.
Cariad is pronounced Car-yad not Carry-ad.
Gethin is not spelt Gethyn.

nespressowoo · 01/05/2019 11:27

Gwennan is lovely.

Dullblue · 01/05/2019 09:56

Gethyn

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 01/05/2019 09:53

Nia, Bethan, Cerys, Rhiannon, Rhian, Seran, Cariad, Sian, Megan, Taryn

Geraint, Dylan, Deri, David, Rhys, Lloyd, Iestyn, Sion,

beanaseireann · 01/05/2019 00:23

Carys or Seren for a girl

TatianaLarina · 30/04/2019 21:19

Love Osian for a boy and it’s also a Scot name - Ossian.

Ioan, Huw, Rhodri, Gethin.

TatianaLarina · 30/04/2019 21:17

Carys, Guinevere, Manon

Historydweeb · 30/04/2019 20:51

Eira (EYE-rah) or (AY-rah) means 'snow'
Cariad (Carry-ad) meaning love

Osian (OSH-an)
Iolo (Yolo)

Pommes · 30/04/2019 19:56

Mari (Welsh spelling), Mairi (Scottish spelling)

Lara53 · 30/04/2019 19:53

Cayden, Dylan, Carys/ Cerys

Whatisgoingonwithmylife · 30/04/2019 09:04

Anwen
Ffion
Elin
Sian
Heledd
Rhian

Runkle · 30/04/2019 09:04

Rhys, Dylan (if you don't mind it being pronounced Dill-ann rather than Dull-ann), Ifan, Hari, Elis, Lewis, Alyn, Celyn (I've know it used for boy or girl),Gethin, Gareth, Hefin. Tomos, Marc, Morgan, Wynn.

Bethan, Nerys, Catrin, Bronwen, Delyth, Elen/Elin, Elinor, Lili, Megan, Nia, Sara, Seren,

Saisong · 30/04/2019 09:00

I love Catrin and Taryn for girls

Ianto and Elwyn for boys

Sophronia · 30/04/2019 08:50

Owen
Evan
Rhys
Aled
Macsen
Bryn
Dylan
Gethin
Emlyn

Alys
Bethan
Elin
Anwen
Seren
Betsan
Lowri
Nia
Rhiannon
Tesni

MeMeMeYou · 29/04/2019 21:50

Seren, Eira (snow), Eirlys (snowdrop), Enfys (rainbow) were on my list. My parents are both welsh but I was born in England.

My son is Hugh - we went did English spelling altho my parents would’ve loved Huw.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 29/04/2019 21:46

Are Fiona and Erin Welsh names

CloserIAm2Fine · 29/04/2019 21:41

For girls - Nia, Catrin, Bethan, Anwen, Rhiannon, Seren, Carys, Ffion

For boys - Tomos, Huw, Rhys, Dewi, Dylan

Divgirl2 · 29/04/2019 19:43

Scottish, lived in Wales for a long time.

My favourites are Eleri, Nia and Cerys, and Gethin (no back ups for the boy name, I love it).

VanessaShanessaJenkins · 29/04/2019 19:26

Gethin

LeMarshmallow · 29/04/2019 19:24

Bryn is beautiful

Squickety · 29/04/2019 19:21

Manon for a girl?

MikeUniformMike · 29/04/2019 19:19

Meredith - not a Welsh girl's name. It's the anglicised version of a Welsh boy's name, and used for girls.
Taliesin - boy's name
Arianwyn - it's Arianwen

Alwyn - not technically Welsh
Romney - not a Welsh boy's name
Mervin - - not a Welsh boy's name. It's Merfyn. Myrddin is nicer but not easy to guess how to sayy or spell it.
Floyd - not a Welsh boy's name
Gawain - not a Welsh boy's name
Griffith - not a Welsh boy's name. It's Gruffudd.

Warmworm · 29/04/2019 18:44

I live in Wales and I met a woman called Enfys, which means rainbow. I thought it was lovely. Pronounced En-vis.

I guess it could be a problem if people think you said Elvis...

donajimena · 29/04/2019 16:21

Rice OP has asked for easy to pronounce Grin some of that list would be a struggle.

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