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Welsh girl names - Help

179 replies

Cookalia · 14/07/2020 17:17

We are really struggling with girl names.
It needs to be Welsh but work in Welsh speaking Wales and English speaking Wales and can't have a LL in it.

We have tended to like 'dated' names over current popular ones.

Megan, Bethan, Rhian, Carys etc are all nice but too run of mill.
Siân and Sioned also can't be used and nothing that begins with a T

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Pieceofpurplesky · 14/07/2020 20:14

Eirian
Catrin
Manon

MonaChopsis · 14/07/2020 20:13

Gwenno
Buddug
Elsi

DD goes to school with a Beca and Cadi too but they are both a bit more modern sounding to my ears

AlohaMolly · 14/07/2020 20:11

I love Heledd

Teleri
Elenid
Elin
Elen

namechangenumber204 · 14/07/2020 20:08

Eifron?

MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2020 20:03

Imogen is not at all welsh.
There is no J sound in Welsh and the stress always falls on the penultimate syllable, so if it was welsh it would be pronounced im-MOG-en.

Anna isn't really welsh but is perfectly acceptable, just as Ann and Hannah are.

Cherry321 · 14/07/2020 19:59

Also love Catrin

Cherry321 · 14/07/2020 19:56

Is Anna Welsh? Thought it was Polish?

Love Ffion, Anwen, Elin, Dilys, Eira, Betsi

timeforabrandnewnameagain · 14/07/2020 19:56

Imogen - I'm not sure it's 100% welsh

Gwen

Bronwen

Cerys / Nerys

MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2020 19:53

Ffluer isn't a name. Fflur is.

Dilys is not very nice. Delyth is nice but is a middle age woman's name.
Meredith isn't a Welsh girl's name, it is the anglicised form of a boy's name.

Isolde and Meriel aren't Welsh, neither is Jenna.

The link given by @JaJaDingDong, as do many others, has some horrendous so-called names, mistakes, and boys' names.

CherryValance · 14/07/2020 18:58

How about Delyth? Love Ffion too.

Lolimax · 14/07/2020 18:54

Mari
Non
Ffluer

Theyweretheworstoftimes · 14/07/2020 18:52

Meredith?

strawberriesunited · 14/07/2020 18:51

@orangejuicer

Glesni
I looooove glesni !!! I knew a little girl who had that name and she was just so lovely
Bipbopbee · 14/07/2020 18:51

Eira
Lowri
Cari
Iona

Bipbopbee · 14/07/2020 18:43

Nia

Natmat1 · 14/07/2020 18:24

Gwen
Erin
Mari

CottonSock · 14/07/2020 18:14

Alys
Nansi

AdaColeman · 14/07/2020 18:13

Jenna

AdaColeman · 14/07/2020 18:12

Branwen
Dilys
Isolde
Meriel

babycakes1010 · 14/07/2020 18:06

Seren

JaJaDingDong · 14/07/2020 18:06

Loads to v FB choose from here OP

welshgirlsnames.co.uk/

AldiAisleofCrap · 14/07/2020 18:03

Anna.

gassylady · 14/07/2020 18:02

Or Lowri

gassylady · 14/07/2020 18:02

Seren or agree Glesni is nice what about Non

LadyLovelyLockz · 14/07/2020 18:00

Anwen
Eleri