Seren if your not Welsh

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Asking on behalf of a close friend. She loves this name but has no Welsh connections. Would people think odd?

Not at all. It's a pretty name.

I think Seren is more of an English fashion than a Welsh one. Usually by those with a Welsh connection, but I can't see any problem if there's no Welsh connection at all.

Seren is lovely. IMO you dont need a connection to the origins to use a name!

My girls (one of whom is a Seren) have English, Irish and Welsh names between them, we don't know our heritage so have covered all of the obvious bases, too late to have a 4th for the Scottish name but our surname does that (baby girl 4 would have been an Isla, shame she only existed in my imagination).

welsh people use english names, as do the scottish, so why shouldn't she use a welsh one if she is english?

Has she seen Abadas on CBeebies? Seren is a very cute singing bat with a Welsh accent.

There are loads of Welsh Serens, but I've not heard it around here yet.

Not odd at all. It's such a pretty name.

Not at all. Being Welsh, it's quite common here but presumably still pretty unusual in England. It's lovely and I would consider it if nipper is a girl, but his/her already has a cousin Seren...

I LOVE Seren, its just the most gorgeous name.
I only found out about it after i had DD, who is Erin and we arent irish.

Im 22 weeks pg with DC2 and if its a girl would love to use Seren as DP is welsh but Erin and Seren just sounds a bit wierd

Serena or Selena, possible alternaties?

I have a Seren. She is, technically. 1/4 Welsh but I have no Welsh connections and we are in England (and DSs have Irish and Scottish names : and i have no claim to those either!)

We're considering Seren too and have no welsh connections, for us it's the meaning as it's 'star' and my name means 'star' in hebrew (Esther)

Very pretty.

Didn't even know it was welsh.

Very pretty name. I live in Wales and it is used a bit. Means star.