Welsh girls' names with a musical theme/meaning?

[ChateauMargot]

Would be very grateful for suggestions! Please and thanks :)

I can't think of any
Closest I can get is Cerdwen which means fair poetess I think

Carys (Matthews)?

Cecilia

St Cecilia was the patron saint of music.

www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Cecilia

"The name came from the Welsh name Seissylt meaning "sixth". It was later used as an English form of Latin name Caecilia, feminine of Caecilius (see Cecil)."

Awen (means inspiration and is a relatively common name)
Alaw means music and is a well-known girls name.

Cerys Matthews is a Cerys not a Carys.

I never knew Cecilia had Welsh roots... It's certainly not seen or used as a Welsh name.

Isolde

www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Isolde

Isolde \i-sol-de, is(o)-lde\ as a girl's name. Possibly (Welsh) "fair lady". In legend, Isolde is an Irish princess made famous by Wagner's opera "Tristan and Isolde".

Linnet

www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Linnet

Linnet \l(in)-
net\ as a girl's name is a variant of Linette (Welsh, Old French) and Lynette (Welsh), and the meaning of Linnet is "idol; linnet, a small songbird; nymph; idol".

BBQ I've just looked at that site and I'm afraid it's utter bollocks! Esyllt is Welsh for Isolde, and Eluned or Luned would be Linnet. Sorry! :) I've found a lot of Welsh baby name sites that are either completely made up or someone has flicked through a dictionary choosing pretty sounds but not looking at the meaning (one example off an American site- Girls' name- Artaith- means torture :o

Oh dear, so sorry! Good luck OP in finding something suitable :)

Llinos means linnet. A fairly popular name if you're in Wales - if not, pronunciation nightmare.

Every baby name website I've ever looked at has been absolute linguistic guff surrounded by glitter and fluffy wuffy baby pictures... get a proper baby name book everyone!

I am that I didn't know Llinos meant Linnet, doctordwt...

I've seen mistakes and over-simplifications in some books as well unfortunately! Any specific books you'd recommend doctordwt?

I have a book of welsh baby names somewhere if I only knew where. Very wary of sites when they claim Branwyn blodwyn and Bronwyn are proper welsh names

This is the absolute best book for Welsh names- It's compiled by a Welshman, published by a Welsh publisher, and is bilingual. It's the only one I know that Welsh speakers use!

Agree with DogEared about the book and the dodgy name websites . I also used this book but the Heini Gruffudd one is 'simpler' as the boys and girls names are in different colours just in case you get confused!

Hi
Love Delun which means "fair one" but pronounced the same as Delyn which is welsh for Harp. Others: Deryn (bird), Gwenlais (literal trans = white voice). Carol (not strictly welsh but popular in Wales).

Welsh musicians - Catrin (Finch) Shan (Cothi), Marina (and the Diamonds), Katherine (Jenkins), Mary (Hopkin) and Shirley (Dame, should need no explanation!). Probably lots more I can't think of now.

I have the Heini Griffiths book that DogEared recommended and would second that.
Bronze - what's wrong with Blodwyn/wen and Branwyn as welsh names? (though think better ending in -wen)?

HTH
:)

Nothing wrong with a wen

Sorry I meant for girls names wyn being masculine

How about Seren, meaning star... next stop X Factor!

Deryn? People actually call their children Deryn?!

(I know about Dic Deryn, of course. but he's a one-off.) :o

I second Alaw.
Welsh for melody.
I know an Alaw and she is lovely.

Must admit not a massive fan of Deryn, but no worse than Seren IMO (run of Serens round here lately). Bronze - thanks, see what you mean now, was being a bit thick

Manon

What's wrong with Seren, junemami? I'm not Welsh but I've always thought it was a cool name.

Seren is nice but they're everywhere now.
Manon is a good suggestion, what with the opera and all...