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Welsh girl names and flower names

80 replies

BananaRaces · 27/11/2019 12:50

Hi all,
We've just found out that baby #2 is a girl (yay)! We're after a Welsh name which is easy to pronounce / spell - we live in Wales but half of the family are English. DD1s name is Catrin Rose. We'd like a flower / plant for a middle name again. Last name is close enough to "Davids" to make no difference.

First names we're considering - Bethan / Elinor / Megan / Rhiannon

Middle names we're considering - Lily / Ivy / Violet

Middle names that we can't use due to various reasons: Poppy, Holly, Daisy, Iris.

We'd love some opinions on the names we're looking at, and also any other names which you lovely lot think we should consider.

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BelfastNonBlonde · 27/11/2019 22:35

Elinor Ivy 💓

Runkle · 27/11/2019 22:33

Bronwyn Lily, Awen Rose, Seren Fflur, Angharad Lily, Ffion (Welsh for foxglove), Lowri Haf, Bethan Mali (jasmine flower).

MikeUniformMike · 27/11/2019 22:32

We're after a Welsh name which is easy to pronounce / spell - we live in Wales but half of the family are English.

Forget names like Llinos.
Half the family will not be able to say it properly.

sproutsandparsnips · 27/11/2019 22:30

Nerys as a first name?
Cadi
Loti
Llinos

Lili
Blodwen

MikeUniformMike · 27/11/2019 22:27

Try the names out as Firstname Surname and
Firstname Middlename Surname.

I'm not mad keen on Ivy and Violet but the full name might be ok
Bethan Ivy Da*s might sound nice in full

Bethan D**s might be a combination of two popular names, so you might find the middlename will get used quite often.

As a welsh speaker, my favourite of your first name is Rhiannon, but I would be put off by the anglicised pronunciation.

The middle names you list seem more like first names, apart from Ivy, which I'm not keen on. I would choose Lily.

MikeUniformMike · 27/11/2019 22:13

Llacu is not a welsh name.

Meredydd is a boy's name.

SwearingBy · 27/11/2019 22:10

Beti
Enfys
Carys
Llacu
Llinos
Celyn
Meredydd
Mererid

BikeRunSki · 27/11/2019 22:09

Eirlys ? It means “snowdrop”

MikeUniformMike · 27/11/2019 22:06

I prefer Betsan to Bethan. I'm welsh and know many Bethans in their late 40s and 50s.

Moonflower12 · 27/11/2019 22:03

Rhiannon. I love this name so much that I gave it to my horse- she is the goddess of horses.
Violet for a middle name?

nespressowoo · 27/11/2019 19:48

Betsan Violet

MikeUniformMike · 27/11/2019 19:45

Elinor Ffion
Bethan Lily

Shalom23 · 27/11/2019 19:43

Not Welsh but Irish Blanith, means flower, pronounced Blon et.

ikeakia · 27/11/2019 19:41

Ffion?

Firecracker2019 · 27/11/2019 19:09

Eirlys is pretty but not easy to pronounce or spell...

keepingbees · 27/11/2019 18:58

Seren is lovely and also Enfys which means rainbow

bridgetreilly · 27/11/2019 17:52

Elinor Ivy

minley76 · 27/11/2019 17:02

All lovely names. I particularly love Elinor.

I have an Elen, and almost everyone spells her name Ellen (we do live in England though, and people don't seem to know the Welsh version).

CrackersDontMatter · 27/11/2019 16:40

I love Eirlys. It's been on every list I've had but I've always been vetoed.

yummytummy · 27/11/2019 16:13

Seren Eirlys. Always loved it and would have used it if had any Welsh connection

AppleDragon · 27/11/2019 16:10

Eleri is a beautiful name - what about Eleri Rose or Eleri Willow?

sonicshoegazes · 27/11/2019 15:11

My daughter is Meredith, shortened to merry. I really like your name choices ❤️

LeekMunchingSheepShagger · 27/11/2019 15:06

I love Bethan Lily. How do you feel about Rhian? Rhian Ivy is lovely.

Firecracker2019 · 27/11/2019 15:01

I like Bethan Ivy or Elinor Violet

I also like Elin, Elan, Deryn, Mali, Madi, Gwen, Mari,
Anwen, Alys, and Lowri.

And Rosa.

CatteStreet · 27/11/2019 14:55

Elinor Rowan would be stunning, lovely and striking.

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