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Welsh boys names

48 replies

MoFoe1 · 14/12/2013 10:02

Looking for one or two syllable welsh boys names...dh has a VERY large family so lots of the good ones are already taken!!ds1 is Owen
Also we want a name that'll be easy to pronounce when not in Wales...HELPSmile

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flatmum · 14/12/2013 11:59

love Aneurin and Dylan - what's wr

mamapants · 14/12/2013 11:59

Emlyn
Euros
Euron
Gruff
Elfyn
Idris
Ifan

flatmum · 14/12/2013 12:00

What's wrong with Dylan? Owen and Dylan sound like brothers to me

FunnysInLaJardin · 14/12/2013 12:01

Dewi? It was my grandads and my cats name!

foolonthehill · 14/12/2013 12:01

I like Aneurin....good shortening to "Nye"

deemented · 14/12/2013 12:04

Jemimamudduledup - I have a Celyn, but she's most definitely a girl!!

MoFoe1 · 14/12/2013 12:21

Some good suggestions...but feel free to carry on Grin

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AuntieBrenda · 14/12/2013 12:42

Deiniol
Ifan
Cyffin
Llewelyn
Glyndwr
Brychan
Tudor
Alyn

spiderlight · 14/12/2013 12:46

I have a little Rhidian.

JemimaMuddledUp · 14/12/2013 13:31

deemented I think it is one of those names, like Eirian, that can be used for boys or girls. I only know male Celyns.

moominleigh94 · 14/12/2013 15:51

Dafydd
Rhydian
Ifan
Iwan
Ieuan
Tomos
Cai
Deio
Dion
Ynyr
Aron
Llyr
Morgan
Gruff/Gruffydd
Tecwyn (however it is the name of a little red tractor)
Tegid
Huw
Osian
Aled
Meirion
Llywelyn
Trystan (pronounced Trust-anne)

GRW · 14/12/2013 16:44

Brynmor, Daron, Alun?

canutesauntie · 14/12/2013 17:49

Welsh names usually pronounced properly in this bit of England
Huw
Dewi
Ceri
Elis
Gareth
Geraint
Other ones I like ( and was also overruled on some by DH!)
Teifi
Emyr
Aneurin
Tudor
Ninian
Taliesin (yes ok BUT Tal for short)
I have a Huw, no problems spelling or prononciation but still obviously Welsh.
Good Luck

FrumiousBandersnatch · 14/12/2013 20:30

Ifor?

FrumiousBandersnatch · 14/12/2013 20:30

Ifor?

Bearandcub · 14/12/2013 20:33

Tegid

Alisvolatpropiis · 14/12/2013 23:30

Which are particularly appealing op?

MarEl · 16/12/2013 02:34

Cai, Llyr and Osian.

NancyinCali · 16/12/2013 05:17

Emrys?

BeigeBuffet · 16/12/2013 23:12

I'm Welsh and have a very Welsh name, here are some names of people I know......

Cerith - Ceri as nn
Harri
Guto
Malgwyn
Evan - (very lovely name IMO)
Ieuan
Gareth
Hywel
Tomos - Tom
Gerwyn/Berwyn
Ianto
Dafydd - Daf
Rhodri -Rod/Rhod
Gwilym - Will for nn

Celyn is Welsh for Holly so seems like a girls name to me.

Kewcumber · 16/12/2013 23:14

Not Geraint - lovely ex called geraint spent his life in England being called GRant

Kewcumber · 16/12/2013 23:16

Huw

I know Huw Edwards (or at least he went to school with my brother and I went to school with his sister)

Crikeyblimey · 16/12/2013 23:19

Ds's middle name is Ieuan.

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