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Welsh Baby Girl Names

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mamatobe20 · 21/05/2020 21:38

Hello!

I am expecting my first baby in September. I'm English, my partner is Welsh. We'd like to call the baby a Welsh version of an English name (if that makes sense!).

The only ones I know of are Mali (welsh for Molly) and Ffibi (welsh for Phoebe).

Please hit us up with any other ideas! We don't want traditional welsh names due to pronunciation issues and living in England.

Thank you! Grin

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Destroyedpeople · 24/05/2020 23:28

@Blursula..ah but do you have a celtic type name? They do come in for extra comprehension problems...among a certain type of English person.
But I agree I don't think too many would have a problem with Cerys

TheHarryFormerlyKnownAsPrince · 24/05/2020 23:28

Guinivere in Welsh would be Gwenhwyfar which is really difficult for English people to pronounce.

TheHarryFormerlyKnownAsPrince · 24/05/2020 23:26

Emlyn is a boys’ name.
Idelle is Scottish I think. It doesn’t work in Welsh because of the ‘ll’ sound.

grafittiartist · 24/05/2020 23:23

Some gorgeous names on here btw.

grafittiartist · 24/05/2020 23:23

Welsh name in England- every time
I say it I have to spell it out. I don't even wait to be asked anymore.

Blursula · 24/05/2020 23:14

@Destroyedpeople perhaps, but I highly doubt Cerys is one of them.

If people can’t pronounce my name, I tell them how. If they are unsure how to spell it, I tell them how. It really is that simple.

Aclh13 · 24/05/2020 23:04

Eleri
Dilys
Emlyn
Enid
Gwendolyn
Guinevere
Idelle
Rhiannon
Wynne

MamiBets · 24/05/2020 22:40

Betsi
Nansi
Anni
Gwen
Alys
Efa
Elen
Ela

GingerBeverage · 24/05/2020 22:24

I know a Meleri and always thought it very pretty.

Destroyedpeople · 24/05/2020 21:59

A great amount of English people outside of the cities WILL meet a Welsh or a Irish name with derision and claims that they cannot spell or pronounce it.

Blursula · 24/05/2020 21:52

Cerys will get Cerise, Carys, Seris Cherries

I’d just like to point out that the vast majority of English people are not total idiots.

MikeUniformMike · 24/05/2020 21:01

@Fanciedachange1, Ff is not two Fs. Fion is not a name but would be Vee-on.

Phîbi would be a better spelling of Ffibi.

Fanciedachange1 · 24/05/2020 20:08

Thank you to those who replied! In my small brain I couldn’t see past “Effion” but now I know I can’t see why I would think it sounds like it starts with an Eh sound when names like Fiona, Finley etc don’t!

theginge · 24/05/2020 19:24

My 6yr old is called Ffion. We are English and live nowhere near Wales but rarely get people mispronouncing her name!

MikeUniformMike · 24/05/2020 19:21

It's Ann Harrod or Ann Garrad in England. A colleague asked me why his neighbour who is welsh always called herself by her first name and surname. I had to explain that it was Angharad (Ang-HAR-ad) not Ann Harrod.

Seren (SER-enn) - it's just Star, and it gets said as Serrun. Enfys - Rainbow with pronunciation issues (EN-viss)

I would say Elan as e-LAN, because I would think it was like the car.

Cerys will get Cerise, Carys, Seris Cherries etc. Celyn Sellin.

@Fanciedachange1, FEE-on

Destroyedpeople · 24/05/2020 19:04

Although Angharad would just become Anger -ad in England and not sound so nice.

Destroyedpeople · 24/05/2020 19:02

Well I have lived in Wales for years and never come across 'ffibi' it just sounds made up tbh. And 'Seren' is kind of overused.
If you live in England careful what you choose in terms if pronunciation. I have met English people who couldn't get 'Elan' right they more oe less insisted that it was Ellen.

Names that I like aRe. .Manon, Angharad and Mabli

MikeUniformMike · 24/05/2020 18:57

FEE-on

Fanciedachange1 · 24/05/2020 17:35

I have always wondered how Ffion is pronounced! Someone please put me out of my misery

MikeUniformMike · 24/05/2020 17:21

I've thought of a some more you might like OP. They aren't welsh, just written that way

Casi
Esmi
Lili
Popi
Wini

TheRoyallingStones · 24/05/2020 13:46

Mabli
Eleri
Ffion
Seren
Nansi
Elinor
Elin
Catrin
Bethan
Nia
Celyn

CaffiSaliMali · 24/05/2020 11:09

I have a relative called Ceri who gets called all sorts.

I have had some truly bizarre iterations of my name too. Will still use Welsh names for my DC though, assuming DH agrees!

www.google.com/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/19-times-people-tried-pronounce-16093515.amp

Angharad - Hand Grenade is just spectacularly odd Grin

Twizbe · 23/05/2020 22:36

Our daughter is Cerys. I was born in Wales so wanted to use a welsh name. Husband is English but a big fan of Cerys Matthews lol.

I love the name (it means beloved or loved one) but we live in England and so many people pronounce it wrong. It amazes me really as it's pronounced just as it written but there you go.

Tippertant · 23/05/2020 07:32

How about Sali?

Lollypop4 · 22/05/2020 23:58

I second caution with Welsh names too.
My son is Aeddan Iori, we lived right on the border of England too (Though originally wst wales, now moved back) and barely anyone ever said his name correctly.
He used to get called "Aiden " a lot..
Its the double "dd", that people get caught out on.

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