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Kayzr · 15/03/2012 06:45

We've decided to give DD due in June a Welsh middle name. DP is Welsh and we'd love to sort of honour that.

She's going to be called Rosalie and is also having Jean as a middle name.

We like Carys, Aerona, Rhiannon, Eilwen, Isolde, Ffion, Olwen.

We need some help picking and we'd love some other suggestions too.

Thanks.

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BelleEnd · 15/03/2012 07:04

Aeronwen
Branwen
Cadi
Delor
Eira
Fflur
Glain
Haf
Iola
Lilwen
Manon
Nia
Olwen
Swyn
Tesni
Wenna

Also, because she's due in June, what about Mefin? It is a shortening of Mehefin (Welsh word for June) and was mainly used for girls until the rugby player Mefin Davies became well known, and now it's more unisex.

Isolde isn't a Welsh name :)

Kayzr · 15/03/2012 07:05

Everyone says Isolde isn't a welsh name but it's in the welsh baby name book I got from the library.

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Kayzr · 15/03/2012 07:06

Meant to add its very confusing. Confused stupid phone.

I think the problem might be finding one I can say Grin

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KnitterInTheNW · 15/03/2012 07:07

I know a little Anwen, I think that's very pretty.

SoupDragon · 15/03/2012 07:09

DD is a Seren.

Hundreds of them in Wales, apparently, but far far fewer in South London :) Easy to say, easy to spell.

leftmysociallifeatthedoor · 15/03/2012 07:11

Seren and Bronwen are lovely.

Both my kids have very unusual Gaelic names but theyre both easy to spell/ pronounce, thatd be my tip.

BelleEnd · 15/03/2012 07:11

Well, all I can add to that is that I am Welsh-speaking, and have been forever, and I've never met or heard of a Welsh Isolde. The Welsh version is the very pretty Esyllt (admittedly quite difficult to pronounce if you don't speak Welsh!)

Magw is getting popular too...

RedHotPokers · 15/03/2012 07:13

Carys, Elin, and seren work very well outside Wales iyswim.

Llinos is harder to say but pretty.

TaffyandTeenyTaffy · 15/03/2012 07:17

Megan, Cariad, Cerys (? I know a few but not sure its welsh), Sian, Rhian, Anwen, Mari,

Kayzr · 15/03/2012 07:18

I love Seren too but DP isn't keen on it. Bronwen makes me think of Fireman Sam.

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leftmysociallifeatthedoor · 15/03/2012 07:20

Is there a Bronwen on fireman sam???

it makes me think of Bronwen who was in neighbours - showing my age

Kayzr · 15/03/2012 07:21

Yes she's Sarah and James's mum. She's fairly new. She certainly wasn't in it when I was little

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leftmysociallifeatthedoor · 15/03/2012 07:24

Oh yeah i remember now shes the hippy isnt she??

SoupDragon · 15/03/2012 07:29

How on earth do you pronounce Magw?

BelleEnd · 15/03/2012 07:30

Magoo like Mr Magoo, except the stress is on the a
I think it's a bit odd

SoupDragon · 15/03/2012 07:31

Magoo was my guess but I thought "No, it couldn't possibly be..."

BelleEnd · 15/03/2012 07:32

:o
I don't know where it came from- I hadn't heard of it, and now I know four little ones!

SoupDragon · 15/03/2012 07:33

Eirlys was another on my list of possible names for DD

Kayzr · 15/03/2012 07:33

I think I might rule out Magw.

I might just stick them in a hat and get one of the boys to pick one out Grin

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deemented · 15/03/2012 07:34

I've just named my 4 week old Celyn Sionedd - but others we considered were Eleri, Manon, Gwendolen/Gwenllian, Mali and Mari. DD1 has dolls called Ffion and Betsan and Jesus, but i don't think that qualifies as Welsh

Welsh names are fab!!

QuickQuickSloe · 15/03/2012 07:35

Eirlys? That would have been my choice for a middle name if Ds had been DD.

BelleEnd · 15/03/2012 07:35

Eirlys is lovely.

Glad you're letting one of your DCs pick from a selection Kayzr- I know one big brother that got to choose a sister's name. He was into Ghostbusters, and Janine is now about twenty-five!

BelleEnd · 15/03/2012 07:36

deemented Who says Jesus wasn't Welsh? :o

MrsLovely · 15/03/2012 07:36

Enfys! pronounced Envis...it means rainbow I believe. Beautiful name !

gallicgirl · 15/03/2012 07:37

We have Alys. Easy to pronounce but people do assume it's spelled Alice.

Love carys.