Angharad - how do you pronounce it?

[BuntyPenfold]

Is the d pronounced? I don't know anyone called this.

'Ann-Harrod' is the only way I have known it to be pronounced

I know one - It's Ann Harrad

An-harrad. That's how my best friend at school pronounced it.

I've only ever known it be pronounced Ang-Harrad.

I have heard it pronounced both Ang-har-ahd and Ann-Harad.

I've always pronouced it Ang-har-ahd, the same as my Welsh DH's pronounces it. He may not be correct.

The g is quite soft, so perhaps in English accent Ann Harrad is better?

Ang-Harrad

I've heard it both with 'g' and without. Lovely name.

It's not a th on the end then?

Ang-harrad (I am Welsh and it is my DD's middle name).

"ng" is a letter in Welsh, you say it as as you would say the "ang" part of "angst"

Definitely a hard "d" at the end. Are you thinking of the letter "dd" which is like a hard "th" eg at the end of Dafydd?

I pn it Ann Harad. I live in S Wales and know someone with this name who pn it like this, and also another one who lives in N Wales who pn it like this (although I don't know if she's actually from N Wales).

Out of curiosity, what made you think the 'd' wasn't pn .

I taught an Ang - hah- rad last year - she said it like that.

If you have to ask then don't use the name.

Would only be a th if it were a dd at the end

Ang har rad - the stress on the middle syllable

"If you have to ask then don't use the name."

Sorry I completely disagree with that sentiment. If everyone avoids names which the English find difficult then that's the death of Welsh / Scottish / Irish culture in action. Please can I remind you that this is the United Kingdom, which is made up of distinct countries with their own culture and traditions, not just England!

And anyway, if the English have learnt to cope with Siobhan, Niamh, Sian etc, why not Angaharad next?

I looked after an Angharad (shes 7 now), her mum told me that it was suppose to be pronounced Ang - Harrod, but that it was ok to say it like Ann - Harrad. You really do have to pronounce the H in the middle tho. As a shortened name i find myself calling her 'Harr' now that shes older. I dont think its an easy name to shorten tho she sometimes gets 'Harry' and other times is 'Ang-ey'. Also when i used to have to say her name at groups we went to so many people used to think i was saying her name was Anne and her surname was Harrod, no one ever knew how to spell it either. I do hear of it a bit more often now tho.

"If you have to ask then don't use the name."

I completely disagree. Our local primary school has children from all nationalities and yes, you do have to ask how some are pronounce - but how lovely to have such a variety of names with such different backgrounds.

Angharad is lovely, Ann or Angie would be cute nicknames.

Most Angharads that I know shorten it to Harad or Haz.

Lovely name imo.

Thanks everyone.

I know an Angharad who is Haddie for short :)

Both the ones I know are Harry.

The one I know is Ang for short. A piece of art she did at nursery once came back with 'Anne-Harriet' written on by the teacher.