Great Welsh names please!

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I'd love to hear ideas for lovely Welsh names that aren't too tricky to pronounce and spell for the average non-Welshie!

So far we love:
Anwen
Ffion
Eirlys (although husband can't say this one so not sure!)

And for boys:
Evan
Brynley

Any suggestions? Thanks x

Congrats on your baby!

Seren for a girl? Means 'star'. Efa (pronounced Ava), Gwen/Gwenllian.

Teifion, Taliesin for a boy?

Boys:
Evan
Ifor
Aled
Ieuan (but yes, tricky for English people to say)
Elfed

Girls:
Cerys/Carys
Cariad
Enfys
Eleri

Thanks Empross - I really love Seren too, but husband not so keen. Will add Taliesin to the maybe list - thank you! x

I love Cariad - that's going on the list! And Ifor is lovely too - thanks Dysgu

Nia
Anwen

Iestyn?

I have a Taliesin, well as a middle name anyway.

Catrin
Gwyneth
Sian
Lowri
Mair
Rhian/Rhiannon
Angharad
Nerys

Idris
Dewi
Tomos
Rhodri
Rhys
Mabon
Emlyn
Gethin
Gwynfor

Rhidian/Rhydian
Ioan
Rhys
Evan
Dylan
Owen
Idris
Macsen
Madoc

Rhian/Rhiannon
Seren
Carys/Cerys
Sian
Anwen
Angharad
Catrin
Cadi
Ffion
Lowri
Manon
Mair

Loads here: www.behindthename.com/names/usage/welsh

Girls:
Anwen
Luned (pronounced Lynn-ed)
Mair
Eirlys (my favourite!)
Betsan
Llio
Caitlin
Rhianwen
Angharad (Harri)
Ffion

Boys:
Thaddeus
Tudur
Glynn
Bryn
Llewelyn
Geraint
Arwel
Arfon
Dewi
Huw
Owain

I love

Evan
Huw
Haydn

We have an Osian (Osh-An) in England.
Dafydd
Owain
Iwan
Aled

Girls:
Menna
Non
Nia
Mari
Sian
Rhiannon

We have a Nye (Aneirin) and live in England, the locals have no problem with it!

Also love:
Rhys
Evan
Cariad
Eira
Manon

My cousin is Eirlys and the non welshies really struggle with it TBH. Although it is a fab name!

Mali
Eluned
Cadi
Nia
Megan
Lowri
Elin
Bethan

My favourite is Eluned I think, love Cadi too though I think that is quite popular at the moment.

Easy ones for english ears:
Huw
Gwilym
Owen
Morgan
Gethin
Glyn

Nia
Rhiannon
Bethan
Megan
Ceri
Gwen
Gaynor
Sian

Idris
Emlyn
Rhys

Catrin
Elin

Olwyn or Bryn

Bronwen
Nia

Rhys

Ceinwen, Ceridwen ?

Megan or Carys.

Owen, Huw or Gareth.

Is Bronwen welsh? I think it is?!?

We know a baby Dilys, lovely name

I'm a fan of Dilys too. Eirlys is nice but I think a lot of English would really struggle with it. Not that you should name your child for anybody else's benefit but I know it would really bug me if people didn't pronounce it properly. Also beware that anything with an F would be pronounced with an English F - I know from experience!

I love Brynley, and in fact had we had a boy that was top of the list (well, for me at least ).

(btw someone mentioned Olwyn - please don't name your baby Olwyn, it means wheel!)

Thanks to all for all your lovely suggestions, much appreciated!

Our daughter is called Rhianwen (pronounced Ree-Ann-Wen). I no longer live in Wales but people manage the name fine. It can shorten to Rhi or Rhia. The name suits her :)

Boys: Osian, Geraint, Rhodri
Girls: Seren, Eira, Nia, Sian, Eleri

Catrin is my favourite welsh girls name, but I also like Bethan, Megan and Manon out of the easiest to pronounce ones

I have a Welsh name and live in England and I’d say half of the people I know pronounce it in a way that I don’t, or shorten it because they can’t get their heads around the pronunciation. I do correct people but it gets embarrassing for me to keep having to correct and so I just let it go. But it does irk me. My name is on this thread as an easy to pronounce one, so if you think it might irk you or your child to have the wrong pronunciation over and over and over again, then please go really really simple.

I love Huw as a boys name. Thank the lord for Huw Edwards.