Welsh/Celtic/Irish/Scottish names for kids

[mummytigger]

I've noticed there is a serious lack of any proper Celtic or very Welsh/Irish names about - all the babies at the moment seem to be Jayden, Cayden, Bayden, Hayden... YUCK! - so if you know one that you think is perfect then put it in here!

I'm currently pregnant with Carwyn-James Evans, and as a contingency name (in case he "doesn't look like a Carwyn" - other half) we have Osian (pronounced OSH-an).

For the future we have two girls names in mind which I love - Anwen and Enfys.

Got it all sorted! But if you know any that are more off the beaten track, then please say them!

Hi BibiThree Whereabouts are you from then?

And big thanks to Elah11 for putting the pronunciation of those names. Never managed to wrap my tongue around Irish names, they are so complicated haha! Silent letters and all that...

I'm Scottish and DH is welsh. His name is Owain and he loves it. Our DD is Isobel Seren. If she had been a boy, she'd have prob either been Huw Douglas or Gethin

Im Scottish and 2 of my boys are called Connor and Finlay, just loved the names, didnt pick them because they were Scottish or anything like that. Not many around, certainly not 18 year old Connors.

I read a great Welsh baby names book in the local libary so worth a look;
I am rubbish at Welsh spelling so don't want to offend if these are wrong (english living in the valleys with Welsh DH)
Taliesyn
Owain
Carwen
Aneurin
Cian
Evon
Tomos
Yestyn
Geraint
Idrys
Gethyn

Are some friends and there children

BibiThree

You have excellent taste in names. Especially Lowri

If we have a DS3, and DH doesn't veto Diggory again, I'm going to call him Idris.

Think Delyth is a lovely welsh girls name. I had a welsh relative called Pendry (male). I love Dewi for a boy.

I know a Riordan nice and irish for you and not many around

oh and it is Ri- or-dan when prounced not readen !!!!

I have a niece called Eibhlinn - pronounced Ev-lin. Lovely, I think.

Mummytigger Pontypridd area
Mintymoo well thank you!

I live in Wales and have friends with the names Carys, Rhiannon, Enfys and Manon.
My middle name is Caryl. Friends of mine have names their children Seren and Haf.
I'm not keen on the name Buddug (Bith-ig) I have to say.

We have an Osian and an Ifan, and the dog is called Megan!!!

I love Aine.

Darragh (Irish )
thought people would have problems pronouncing tho

i know a siân and a ffion and a beautiful little bronwyn :) if we ever have a DS i have already put dibs on angus, i love that name. plus DP is scottish with a very scottish surname so he has less to moan about

My favourite Welsh girl's name is Mali. I haven't been allowed any Welsh names though (I have Welsh parents, hubby's mum is Scottish, but we've both always lived in England). Our only nod is spelling Isobel the Scottish way!

Buddug is Bee-theeg ('th' soft as in mother or either). I know one - Bee for short!

Perhaps pronounced differently in some places but have always heard the 'u' in this name pronounced 'ee' - as in the Welsh words un (one) ugain (twenty).

I am not Welsh, nor is DH, and we don't live in Wales, but have named DD Eirlys. It's pronounced like air-liss and is Welsh for snowdrop. We think it is beautiful but have had some confused reactions when telling people her name.

I live in North Wales, originally from Shropshire (which is almost Wales) and have friends with following names:

Buddug
Teleri
Haf
Iola

With the boys names, I know the following, from top of my hear:

Gerallt
Evan
Elwyn
Emyr
Merion
Medwyn
Bryn
Owen
Huw
Lloyd
Tomos
Aled
Ieuan
Rhydian
Trevor
Tudor
Glyn
Iwan

Nia is a lovely welsh girls name too.