Iolo

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My favourite name in the world, but can enough people pronounce it? I don't want my child going through life explaining how to pronounce, and why it's pronounced the way it is.

Thanks a lot!

I like Ianto, but can't name him after the Welsh international lock... especially a mentally unstable one lol

I still give my brother crap for being named after a neighbours character!

Amlodd! Yup, there is a point and that is well past it .

Iestyn lovely but possibly even harder to pronounce outside of Wales. Rhodri is up there as one of my favourites but probably a bit tough to share with the family dog.

I love Ifor as well, if you are going on an 'I' theme.

Pick something like Evan or Bryn then!

Ianto is a character in Torchwood for me!
Iestyn lovely too.

I wasn't aiming for an I theme but its seemed to work out that way.

One name I really like is Myrddin, which OH liked initially until she found out the meaning then veto'd... She veto'd so hard!

Gethin?
Rhys?

Evan = Almighty

And Bryn is Hill, my brothers would anhialate the kid by calling him Hill, Hillsy or Hilly mcgee!

does anyone remember lolo balls? those ball things you jumped on as kids...
aside from that I quite like it!

I know too many Gethins and Rhys's, their character flaws are too engrained in the name.

Myrddin, why the veto on meaning? I would veto it because it is the name of the country-wide hospital database which is shit but apart from that it's great.

I'd say Rhys but there are a lot about, well round here anyway. Gwilym is nice, quite old fashioned but easily shortened to Wil if out in the wilds of the English speaking world. I like Teifi or Teifion too. Can you tell I am going through the class list in my head now . Noá, Idris (LOVE!), Gruffydd (I like Griff as nn) or Llew? I think Welsh boys names could be my specialist subject on Mastermind .

Bryn is forever, and only, a character in Gavin and Stacey!

Ieuan then. Or Aeddan. Or Idloes.

Idris I really like!!!

Oh choose Idris then, if only for me and my veto given by DH when DS was born .

I like Idris but mentally tack 'the dragon' on to it. I'd get over it though. Ifor too.

I still want to know why Mydrrin was vetoed (or is Merlin too much if you translate? I quite like still).

Ye the Merlin thing annoyed her too much.

Ifor reminds me of the engine too much!

Oh please use Idris!

I wouldn't have had a clue on how to pronounce this name

Fifi - I think you are absolutely right. And your DC will be teased unmercifully for their entire life if you call them this.

18 babies were called Iolo last year and 19 the year before that, in England and Wales. I guess most of them in Wales.

I like the name.

exotic and nice sounding. have never heard of yolo...

I really like Iestyn

I love Iolo and Iestyn and Iantho.

Thanks a lot for all the opinions guys, discussions are ongoing but hopefully this thread will help us decide tonight when we sit down and read through...

Will let you know how we get on.