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Thoughts on Rhiannon?

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Noodlesnoodlesnoodles · 27/03/2021 18:46

Thinking more as a middle name (for May). Like its links to Welsh mythology and the awesome Fleetwood Mac song, but worried it maybe sounds a bit dated?

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RichPetunia · 24/01/2022 04:53

I’m going against the grain here to say no, but that’s me - loads of other people here seem to love it.

EishetChayil · 23/01/2022 23:15

Whiney and sneezy.

TheresSomebodyAtTheDoorNeil · 21/01/2022 20:41

Love it. We had Rhiannon on the list for DD. Rhiannon Sian to be precise.

SerenTarot · 21/01/2022 20:38

Rhiannon is my favourite of all the Welsh Goddesses in the Mabinogion. She is the Welsh equivalent of Epona the Horse Goddess.

I don't know any Rhiannons in real life but one of my best friends is a Rhian.

I also love the name Arianrhod. 'Arian' means silver in Welsh, and Arianrhod is the goddess of 'the moon and the stars'. How cool is that?

Then there's Branwen the goddess of love, and Ceridwen who represents rebirth.

Such fab names.

If you like Rhiannon OP then go for it!

LavenderRosemary · 21/01/2022 16:40

I know two people called Rhiannon, one late 20s, the other early 30s. It's a lovely name.

Spidey66 · 21/01/2022 16:09

Love it, one of my favourite girls names, and I love the song too, my favourite FM song.

RhiannonH86 · 20/01/2022 14:59

My name is Rhiannon, I’m 35. My parents were Fleetwood Mac fans haha. They also loved the welsh myth.
I was born in 1986 so my mum got a lot of raised eyebrows when she named me.
I’ve got to say I absolutely LOVE my name so much. I also love that I hardly ever meet another Rhiannon. Some people who are close to me shorten it to Rhi and I don’t mind that either.

CauliflowerCheese30 · 31/03/2021 12:51

We have a Rhiannon, my husband sometimes calls her Rhi Rhi, love the name and not many about.

LaBellina · 31/03/2021 12:47

Love the name and it’s actually my favorite Fleetwood Mac song (after Everywhere and Gypsy). The younger generation might get confused though that maybe you named your child after Rihanna (which isn’t a bad thing of course). I’d say go for it. ‘Mythology names’ are never dated or old fashioned, they are simply classic and timeless.

DacwMamYnDwad · 31/03/2021 12:44

@89redballoons,
Neither of those are right.

RH isn't an R followed by an H, it's a letter in it's own right. There's no R in Rhiannon.

The Rhiannons I know are Welsh mother tongue and say it as (RH)YANnon (2 syllables) or RhiANNon.

Annie as a nn is a bit contrived as Rhiannon is Rhian+Non

89redballoons · 31/03/2021 00:58

I know a few in their 30s. The more English Rhiannon I know gets her name shortened to Rhi, but the two who live in Wales and speak Welsh go by Non.

I absolutely love the Fleetwood Mac song, but Stevie Nicks does pronounce the name "wrong" - she almost says riy-ANN-en when the Welsh pronunciation is more like riy-AN-non. She first came across the name in a book, so wouldn't have heard the Welsh word I guess.

Tillygetsit · 30/03/2021 22:45

My friend has a teenaged Rhiannon known as Annie. It's a beautiful name. Goes really well with May.

DacwMamYnDwad · 30/03/2021 09:30

Non is lovely, but Rhian has been ruined for me by the Ree-Anne/Ree-un way that some say it.

Rhiannon is a bit grannyish, popular in Wales in the 1940s.

Chimchar · 30/03/2021 09:28

I'd go Rhiannon as first name with the nick name of Non or Nonnie. Daffodil

DacwMamYnDwad · 30/03/2021 09:28

Rhiannon is lovely in a welsh accent, not very nice otherwise. (It's not Ree Annun, its RHee ANN on)
Gets shortened to Rhi, not Rhian.

I much prefer it to May.

Fleetwood Mac also said Sara as Sarah.

PandaFluff · 30/03/2021 09:10

I like it but prefer with the names switched round.

Heh1991 · 30/03/2021 03:17

Loved it because immediately thought of Fleetwood Mac but actually when I think about it I do think it’s quite dated!

Cakeandslippers · 28/03/2021 09:15

I like it. I have a May Elizabeth, I think it has a similar ring to it!

Luckyelephant1 · 28/03/2021 08:55

I love it, especially how it's pronounced with a Welsh accent.

I'd go Rhiannon May though. May Rhiannon doesn't have the same ring to it.

snowone · 27/03/2021 21:39

I like it. I work with a Rhiannon, she is about 25 I think 🤔

Cherry321 · 27/03/2021 21:26

It’s lovely

DramaAlpaca · 27/03/2021 21:06

Oh it's lovely, do it.

wingsnthat · 27/03/2021 21:03

I’m in my 20s, live in England and don’t know anyone with this name. I think it’s a bit dated to be honest - there’s so many nicer names!

I don’t think it flows well if it’s a middle name for May

partyatthepalace · 27/03/2021 20:58

Yep, great name.

sunshineandhappy · 27/03/2021 20:26

My daughter is in her twenties, and is Rhiannon, Welsh dad but living in England. I agree that the English pronunciation doesn't emphasise the 'non' syllable like the Welsh pronunciation but very rarely gets shortened ( none of us would dare!).

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