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Relatively anglicised welsh boys names?

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welshbabynames · 30/06/2022 21:28

I'm 33w pregnant with DC2 and need to start thinking about names. Don't know sex but have a decent girls list - it's boys I'm stuck on.

I'm Welsh, DH is English, we live in England.

I'd like a Welsh name for DC2 but I think for DH to not veto it, it needs to be quite anglicised. Other than Rhys, Gavin, Idris and Gareth (which all a no for me thanks to family/boys I was at school with!) I'm coming up blank.

More than one syllable preferred. I LOVE Rhodri but suspect it'll get a no.

If all else fails I'm having Wyn as a middle name!!

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KirstenBlest · 09/07/2022 11:11

@shiningstar2, David is hugely popular in Wales - the welsh versions tend to be popular in trends. Dewi would be about 60 yrs old, Dafydd about 40 and Deio about 20 yrs old (rough guide only).

None of them work brilliantly outside welsh-speaking areas. Dewi gets called Dewey or Dowey, Dafydd get spelt Daffyd and gets called Daffyth, and Deio gets called Day-oh

@Homegettinginvaded , Owain, Rhodri and Iestyn I hope.

Geraint doesn't work outside Wales - he'll be Juraint , Guh-RANT etc. The ones who get it (almost) right will probably say Gerr-INT not GERR-int (int like in Pint)

@Whattodonowadays , I 'm sure your MIL can say Harry ok so why can't she say Arwel?

pixiebex86 · 09/07/2022 10:25

Cai

Berthatydfil · 09/07/2022 02:16

Aled
Huw
Lloyd
Rhys

Fingerscrossed22 · 09/07/2022 00:50

Homegettinginvaded · 09/07/2022 00:36

Owain ,Rhodrri or Jestyn…all lovely welsh names . I am English and these are my cousins names ! My sons Godfather is Welsh ..ex internationalWelsh Rugby player …his name is Julian .

It should be Iestyn not Jestyn.
Its pronounced 'Yestin'

SkiingIsHeaven · 09/07/2022 00:47

Ioan

Fingerscrossed22 · 09/07/2022 00:46

Im Welsh and we moved right near the Seven bridge ( Welsh Side) our son has a v.v.Welsh name and its rarely pronouced correctly.
We moved back to West Wales and still people can't pronounce it well at times -
My advice,if living in England- go for an easy Welsh name
Eg
Morgan
Huw
Harri
Gwyn
Aled

Whattodonowadays · 09/07/2022 00:38

GogLais · 01/07/2022 10:42

They are men's names.
Arwel would be Ah-wul
Iwan will get witten as Ewan or Euan or said as Eye-wan, Ee-wan or Ee-WAN
Ieuan is not Y-eye-an in North Wales

Iestyn is nice

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I live in wales and named my son Arwel! He’s 6 now and my mil still calls him ah well!! It’s so frustrating! 😩

Homegettinginvaded · 09/07/2022 00:36

Owain ,Rhodrri or Jestyn…all lovely welsh names . I am English and these are my cousins names ! My sons Godfather is Welsh ..ex internationalWelsh Rugby player …his name is Julian .

AuntTwacky · 09/07/2022 00:30

Gethin

AuntTwacky · 09/07/2022 00:30

Dylan

Luredbyapomegranate · 09/07/2022 00:13

Gawain

JanePrentiss · 08/07/2022 22:33

My nephew is called Geraint! It's a fab name! Affectionately referred to as Gert by his mum 😄

GogLais · 08/07/2022 22:27

Larry isn't Welsh @Minster2012

Rhys is great, but the 'Rees' pronunciation isn't good.
@Mummyme32
Dylan? - ok said as 'DULL-an', but not ok said as 'Dillun', which is what they will say
Ellis? - Elis in Welsh
Harri? - ok
Aidan? - Irish not Welsh, Aidan would be EYE-dan in Welsh
Daryn? - the Daryn spelling gives you Darrin
Steffan? - fine
Trystan? - ok
Vaughn? - Vaughan. Lloyd is nice. Both are anglicised

I have a soft spot for Glyn as a welsh name that works in England. Not with Wyn as a middle name though

I can think of lots of names but not many Welsh names work outside a welsh-speaking area. (Bleddyn, Dyfan, Dyfrig, Emyr, Llyr etc)

Mummyme32 · 08/07/2022 19:53

I read through all these replies thinking RHYS, why has no one said Rhys! 😆 It’s in your first post. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Dylan?
Ellis?
Harri?
Aidan?
Daryn?
Steffan?
Trystan?
Vaughn?

We are expecting another boy and husband is Welsh so I’ve been looking at the names on your replies with great interest! I find boys names much harder than girls!

Yiayoula · 03/07/2022 18:26

Hold out for Rhodri, OP !

Rhodri and Geraint are my two favourite boys names, but DH vetoed both 😳

Shlomping1234 · 03/07/2022 15:04

I have a Iolo. Was a nightmare for English relatives to pronounce initially.

RobynNora · 03/07/2022 14:57

Guto and Elias are gorgeous. Dylan is the best name in the world, in my opinion, but I can’t stand the English/American pronunciation of it so depends on how relaxed you’d be about that!

sunglassesonthetable · 02/07/2022 10:30

Owain
Harri
Jac
Gethin
Tomos
Joseff
Wil
Rhys
Cai
Prys
Morys
Lloyd
Gruff
Huw

Changechangychange · 02/07/2022 10:16

I think a good test is to go to Starbucks or somewhere similar and use the name and see what happens

This is a terrible test - I’ve known Starbucks fuck up Matt (Max, Mart), Anna (can’t remember but it was something totally random like Ella) and Tom (Tam, Tim, Torm, Dom, Sam).

The Starbucks name generator is a thing for a reason:

whatsmystarbucksname.com

Frazzled2207 · 01/07/2022 18:32

Love Rhys but my English dh just couldn’t say it properly

GogLais · 01/07/2022 16:49

Typo or not, he'll get a lifetime of it @Mykittensmittens. Ah. Taid, that's a word I've not heard for a long time

Mykittensmittens · 01/07/2022 15:25

@GogLais my incorrect spelling of Gwylim was a typo. To be fair, that’s because I never called him that, or Will (or randomly Phil which was another nickname) because I was always calling him Taid 😂

Minster2012 · 01/07/2022 15:03

Seriously though, love Rhys & Ellis

Minster2012 · 01/07/2022 14:42

Bryn Wyn Larry

ladycarlotta · 01/07/2022 13:08

Teilo, Taliesin, Elis, Emlyn, Ianto.

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