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Welsh baby names that work in England

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Mammina · 23/01/2009 16:58

Ok, please let me know your honest opinions on these:-

Boys
Iolo (pronounced Yollo - going off this a bit though as there seem to be many about)
Peris (pronounced Perrys - with a hard S)
Cerion (pronounced Cerryon)
Twm
Tecwyn, Tecs for short
Telor
Pabo (pronounced Pabbo)
Gwion (pronounced Gweeon)
Caleb (pronounced Khaleb not Cayleb)
Brinli (pronounced Brynley)
Ioan

Girls
Manon
Caia (pr. Kaya)
Anona (pr Anonna) or Nona
Awela
Dilys
Iola (pr Yolla)
Marion

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Jic · 23/01/2009 23:24

I like Iolo, Carys, Ioan.

Don't like Caleb although prefer the Welsh pronunciation.
Hogyn bach ni o'r enw Emyr a da'n ni'n byw yn Llundain, ma pawb yn gael trafferth hefor "r" Cymraeg.

Mari, Mair, Elinor, Mali, Gwenno (dd)!

izyboy · 23/01/2009 23:13

Non. Whould that be a shortened version of say, Rhiannon? I know a few and quite like the simplicity of the name.

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Mammina · 23/01/2009 23:06

plus when I mentioned Cadi to DH a few years back he said 'what, as in golf caddy',so that put me off

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Mammina · 23/01/2009 23:05

yes and I like them both but want to avoid them for that reason

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izyboy · 23/01/2009 23:01

cadi, Mali are v. popular.

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Mammina · 23/01/2009 22:59

I like Alys a lot but another one I can't use bec. of other family members! Carys & Cerys are nice

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honey123 · 23/01/2009 18:25

My DD2 age 13 is called Carys, I have always loved the name & she likes it especially as she explains its Welsh origins (her dad is Welsh but we live in England)Obviously we always have to spell it & sometimes it is annoying when she gets party invites for 'Karis'

SoMuchToBits · 23/01/2009 18:21

I know an Alys too (in England) and a Tomas, which no-one seems to have much of a problem with.

DorisIsAPinkDragon · 23/01/2009 18:20

I've got an Alys which is really easy to pronouce (obviously) but still has to be spelled but I think that's the case with anything even slightly unusual

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Mammina · 23/01/2009 18:12

nantucket I do like it but unfortunately bec I come from N. Wales we pronounce it differently and the nn Nye doesn't work - can't even begin to think how to write the way we'd pronounce it..

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Nantucket · 23/01/2009 18:09

How about Aneuirin ( I will have spelt that wrong but you know as in Bevan) with Nye for short?

I like that and a good person to be named after.

Nantucket · 23/01/2009 18:06

I love Dilys (was on our list for a girl)

and Huw for a boy (I know not on your list)

mileniwmffalcon · 23/01/2009 18:03

lol

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Mammina · 23/01/2009 17:58

yes Geraint is welsh
Rhys will get pronounced Reece..
you mean yrbyn sawth wels surely

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mileniwmffalcon · 23/01/2009 17:54

urban s wales [shifty]

dorothygale · 23/01/2009 17:49

Is Geraint welsh? I like that and Huw.

moshie · 23/01/2009 17:48

I know a Manon with a surname beginning with M and it's fine, lovely name, lovely girl. She's 11.

Boys names more difficult I think, lots of potential pronunciation problems. I like Rhys.

runningmonkey · 23/01/2009 17:43

Ooh eleri is lovely! I teach three sisters called eleri, cerian and sian doesn't seem to be any prob with pronounciation in school.

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Mammina · 23/01/2009 17:43

ha ha tinker!
Also like Eleri but already have a DD beginning with E plus think it would get mispronounced
v. true about O endings but think I can sort of live with that

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Mammina · 23/01/2009 17:41

Mileniwm where abouts are you? The only manons I know are in their 30s (but I haven't lived in wales for about 15 years)
fireman sam hasn't got to this household yet... leaning towards owain now, owie for short like my taid

of course all of this will be out the window when i discuss it with DP as he wants Jack or Emily!

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mileniwmffalcon · 23/01/2009 17:40

you'll get "owen" for owain but that's not too bad i reckon. compare that to the names that end in -o. not sure i've ever heard them pronounced properly by (non-welsh speaking) english people e.g. guto harri, it's always "oh" not "o."

lol it must be the season for these impossible to describe in writing pronunciation discussions! (i changed my username in deference to one yesterday)

TinkerBellesMumandFiFi2 · 23/01/2009 17:39

My mum decided we were having a Welsh name, migola, she listed loads and we turned Myfanwy down for the same reason as Daffyd. Her mum came round later and started listing names, got to Myfanwy and Mum and I said in unison "the only lesbian in the village".

I couldn't have Daffyd anyway, it was my first boyfriend was from my grandparents village :-S

SoMuchToBits · 23/01/2009 17:38

I like Eleri for a girl, but think it would probably get mispronounced in England.

llareggub · 23/01/2009 17:37

I was just about to say Owain!

I live in England and although it is fairly rural around here, there is quite a bit of diversity so lots of names that people find difficult to pronounce. I'd find a name you like and go for it anyway.

SoMuchToBits · 23/01/2009 17:37

Not if they've seen Fireman Sam - Norman Price's imaginary friend is called Owain! Also there was a famous conductor called Owain Arwel Hughes a few years ago.

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