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Boys name, one syllable, one vowel, Welsh or English

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stopprocrastinating · 29/09/2013 21:15

As per rules above, these are names that have been considered, but are not "the one".

Ben
Huw / Hugh
Lloyd
Sam
Jack
Zac
Max
Tom
John
Pete
Phil
Carl

What names have we missed?

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VivaLeThrustBadger · 29/09/2013 22:09

Ted
Tom
Ben
Bo
Pedr, welsh version of Peter.
Zach
Todd
Rhett
Cled
Garth
Will
Hedd
Mal
Luc

DevonCiderPunk · 29/09/2013 22:09

Lee? (Or Li?!?)

FloresCircumdati · 29/09/2013 22:10

Jack/Jac

FloresCircumdati · 29/09/2013 22:11

Luke/Luc

AbiRoad · 29/09/2013 22:13

John
Ross
Scott
Giles
Miles
Rex
Frank
Mark

FloresCircumdati · 29/09/2013 22:15

Mac

Fletch

Dave

AbiRoad · 29/09/2013 22:17

Max
Ralph
Gem
Kit
Garth
Mac
Joss

DevonCiderPunk · 29/09/2013 22:18

Another thread mentioned "Spike" but might break the 1 vowel wish.

feetlikeahobbit · 29/09/2013 22:19

Celyn

sausageandorangepickle · 29/09/2013 23:33

Are you related to my DH - one syllable was his only requirement for boys names. Some of these (or maybe all of them) will be repeats of prev posts, but we considered

Ash
Ben
Drew
Quinn
Joe
Josh
Joel
Jed
Dan
Tom
Max
Jack
John
Zac
James
Mark
Scott
Ian
George
Nate
Greg
Finn
Flynn

shrinkingnora · 30/09/2013 08:08

Hywel? Pronounced Howl.

CPtart · 30/09/2013 08:19

Will
Bill
Phil
Nick
Mick
Stan
Matt

KateCroydon · 30/09/2013 08:46

Dash

Cezella · 30/09/2013 10:27

In the Welsh Language, our vowels are different so y is actually a vowel- as is w and sometimes h!

Alis Bran actually means crow haha so maybe not as strong a name as raven would be!

Also, be wary of pronounciation- someone upthread said Llyr was pronounced Lleer, but it doesn't sound like that- might be the closest replication in English but it's still not correct. Neither is Howl for Hywel, in wales Hywel sounds nothing like Howl at all!

A few suggestions:

Celt
Wyn
Glyn
Twm
Rhys
Jac
Llew

Cezella · 30/09/2013 10:29

feetlikeahobbit Celyn is Welsh for Holly so more traditionally a girls name.

Littlecherublegs · 30/09/2013 12:43

Love:
Nate
Drew
Finn
Flynn
Zac
Jack
Greg
Bram
Gray
Marc

Don't know if these have been mentioned already but:
Ross
Boyd
Mick / Mike
Ted
Thor
Ray / Roy
Will / Bill
Seth
Carl
Alf
Bram
Cliff
Bob
Chris
Dirk
Kirk
Frank
Glenn
Kim
Tim
Scott
Todd
Ken
Kurt
Jim
Jon
Len
Ken
Les
Lee
Phil
Tom

BikeRunSki · 30/09/2013 12:47

Ned
I was taught that y is a vowel, but I went to! French school.

BikeRunSki · 30/09/2013 12:48

Nye, if y does not count as a vowel.

BikeRunSki · 30/09/2013 12:50

Tim
Chris
Jo ( no e to cut down on those cheeky vowels
Mark
Matt

BikeRunSki · 30/09/2013 13:04

Gwyn
Jed
Shay
Jan

shrinkingnora · 30/09/2013 13:22

It sometimes does sound like Howl. Depending on who you know with that name and how they pronounce it.

JemimaMuddledUp · 30/09/2013 14:02

Howell might sound like Howl, but if it spelt Hywel I would expect it to be pronounced Huh-well.

Both have two syllables and two vowels anyway.

rosyryan · 30/09/2013 15:09

Damn, I came on to say Bran and Llyr but was beaten to it!

shrinkingnora · 30/09/2013 17:28

But pronounced Howl it has one syllable and the op has already said she doesn't count y as a vowel. I didn't make the rules Wink

Alisvolatpropiis · 30/09/2013 18:16

Raven/crow - same difference. Both a black bird! Grin

Hywel does sound different to Howell but how different depends on where in Wales you are. Accents innit.