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Arianwen?

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MyThumbsHaveGoneWeird · 10/04/2010 21:35

What do you think? I am welsh, DH is not, not living in Wales at the moment.

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nightandthelight · 05/01/2015 09:47

I find that really quite sad that people deliberately mispronounce. Arianne is also a beautiful name but luckily I live in Wales so will be sticking with Arianwen for any daughters that I have :)

SunnyBaudelaire · 05/01/2015 09:41

lol but English people would say 'w'n not wen.
Honestly I have seen this problem so many times with my sister's name for example which is a well known Irish name.
The deliberate mispronuncation, the little smirk.

nightandthelight · 05/01/2015 09:40

I am a little unsure as to how Arianne or Arianna are easier to pronounce than Arianwen. Surely wen does not pose a problem for non-Welsh speakers?

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SunnyBaudelaire · 05/01/2015 09:29

Arianne or Arianna are both lovely,
Did you know that 'Bronwen' means 'white breast'?

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SunnyBaudelaire · 05/01/2015 09:19

it is very pretty but honestly the majority of English people will never be able to say it properly.

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nightandthelight · 05/01/2015 09:12

Fair enough, I have never associated it with that despite living in Wales but I can see that some people might. I just think that it is a beautiful name :)

SunnyBaudelaire · 05/01/2015 09:08

well yes but as it is plastered over every cashpoint in Wales, I think the first association would now be cash.

nightandthelight · 05/01/2015 09:04

Only because the Welsh chose the word silver to mean money.

SunnyBaudelaire · 05/01/2015 08:43

also , doesn't Arian mean 'money'? so Money white?

squoosh · 04/01/2015 14:06

It's quite a clumsy looking name. Not a fan at all.

EbwyIsUpTheDuff · 04/01/2015 12:30

I find that correcting people to actually pronounce both the As in my younger son's name works after only one or two corrections. Nothing on earth will enduce the school staff to pronounce my elder child's name right, they "can't" pronounce a rolled R (yet manage it when they are being pirates - he's in reception - or the teachers of older kids when they are teaching french.

depends on how much you want the R pronounced in "Arianwen" really

SunnyBaudelaire · 02/01/2015 11:48

be OK in Wales but English people would 'shwa' the vowels so it would become
Ari'nw'n
which might really annoy you.
It is a lovely name though I suppose it means 'silver white'?

nightandthelight · 02/01/2015 11:41

Hello,

I just wanted to say that Arianwen is a gorgeous name and is one of two that we are considering for any daughters that we have (the other is Ceridwen).

I can say from personal experience (my name is Angharad) that having a Welsh name is the best thing ever. Yes some people can't pronounce it but that just gives you hilarious stories to tell. Everywhere I go people comment on my name and how much they like it. Your daughter will thank you one day for such a beautiful name!

EbwyIsUpTheDuff · 01/01/2015 13:57

it's my second option for my womb-inhabitant!

I'd go for it.

EhricJinglingHisBallsOnHigh · 30/12/2014 16:06

It's a bit much, though it is nice. Maybe Anwen instead?

SnoringNorma · 26/12/2014 22:35

Beautiful go for it!

OpiesOldLady · 26/12/2014 09:15

It's gorgeous. It made my final shortlist for DD2 - but we went with Celyn Sionedd instead. Use it.

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 26/12/2014 09:08

Beautiful name. I'm not Welsh but can't see why the pronounciation is tricky at all.

Minion · 26/12/2014 03:59

Reminds me of my favorite trilogy, the snow spider!
Love it

eachtigertires · 26/12/2014 03:51

It's a yes vote from me!

Ri1134 · 24/12/2014 11:18

Yes it's a beautiful name. no people don't always get it first time but they ALWAYS remember it afterwards. I shorten mine to Ri and people do call me Ari too but I always use the full version why hide it? Btw Arian means silver and wen is white, pure or blessed. More romantically inclined name books say it means blessed gem. Good luck with whatever you choose and don't listen to negative comments I'll bet your daughter will love it x

SnakeOnCrack · 28/10/2011 17:13

It's a gorgeous name, I've not heard it before but I think it's beautiful, go for it.

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