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Favourite Welsh name?

113 replies

user1489577919 · 18/03/2017 17:54

This isn't for a baby, but for a curiosity.

For me:

Boy - Emrys

Girl - Bronwyn

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 18/03/2017 17:55

Dylan
Anwen

WateryTart · 18/03/2017 17:56

Rhodri
Rhiannon

NapQueen · 18/03/2017 17:58

Girl - Nia
Boy - Dylan

MaeveTheRave · 18/03/2017 17:58

Olwen
Ioan

oklumberjack · 18/03/2017 18:00

Boy - Idris
Girl - Mari

oklumberjack · 18/03/2017 18:01

Emrys comes a very close second though op.

BikeRunSki · 18/03/2017 18:02

My favourite girls names in the world are Elin and Carys

For boys I like Emrys (my nephew's middle name) and Idris (the first, of many, mountains I ever climbed was Cadair Idris).

user1489577919 · 18/03/2017 18:03

MaeveTheRave how is Ioan pronounced? That's a new one to me

oklumberjack never knew Idris was welsh

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WatcherOfTheNight · 18/03/2017 18:03

Boy Dylan or Rhys

Girl Carys or Lili

TonySopranosVest · 18/03/2017 18:06

I like Siân - so pretty! it's my name
For a boy - Rhys.

Seren is gorgeous and Ioan and Rhian and Rhiannon and Geraint and and and....

oklumberjack · 18/03/2017 18:06

Indeed. Pasted from google

"Idris (name) Idris is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. Idris is a Welsh name meaning "ardent lord", from udd (lord, prince) + ris (ardent, enthusiastic, impulsive). ... It is also the name (Arabic: إدريس‎‎) of Idristhe Islamic prophet mentioned in the Qur'an, usually identified with Enoch in the Bible"

I'm from North Wales. It's a well used name there.

TonySopranosVest · 18/03/2017 18:07

Ioan is pronounced Yo-an

It's good because you can say "YO, Yo" and be that person Grin

Billybonkers76 · 18/03/2017 18:07

Iestyn
Rhiannon

rumblingDMexploitingbstds · 18/03/2017 18:08

Boy: Ianto or Rhydian
Girl: Ceridwyn

beachbodyunready · 18/03/2017 18:09

I didn't know Ianto was s real name, ice only known it used as a nickname for Ian.

user1489577919 · 18/03/2017 18:10

oklumberjack clearly I need to spend more time in Wales, Idris is a great name

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alteredimages · 18/03/2017 18:14

Idris, Iolo, Mai, and Eirlys.

Stansmith01 · 18/03/2017 18:15

Tony haha another vote for Siân also my name

Sophronia · 18/03/2017 18:16

Iestyn or Emlyn
Arianwen

geordiedench · 18/03/2017 18:18

Idris for a boy, Seren for a girl - gorgeous names!

NotQuiteWithItAtAll · 18/03/2017 18:21

Ffion/Ffyon for a girl

ILoveDolly · 18/03/2017 18:21

I have heard the Welsh word Enfys (rainbow..?) as a name which I like.
I love Tudor as a boys name which I have only ever heard in wales

Pleasemrstweedie · 18/03/2017 18:24

Rhys and Heulwen.

DH vetoed both.

ExplodedCloud · 18/03/2017 18:26

Geraint and Rhiannon

MissTakesOurMaid · 18/03/2017 18:26

Iago for a boy
Mabli for a girl

Especially Mabli - means Mabel.