Thoughts on Bleddyn?

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Dh and I love Bleddyn for our son but we live in England and are worried that he'll spend his life explaining how it's pronounced/ spelt. Is it an OK name for a boy living in England?

Bronwyn is an anglicised version of Bronwen.

Wouldn't Bronwen also be a boys' name? I thought '-wyn' was the masculine suffix and '-wen' feminine.

*Bronwyn! Autocorrect.

Bronwyn I have only heard of as a girls name in wales. I have never heard of a boy Bronwyn?

What about Bryn?

HonorBright is correct, -wyn is indeed a masculine suffix.

Bronwen is the correct spelling, and it's a girl's name.

Unlike some other names were there is a male version ending in -wyn and a female version ending in -wen, there isn't a boy's name Bronwyn.

-wyn has a short i sound, like 'in' or 'fin' or Bryn, and -wen has a short e sound like 'fen' or 'when'.

Bronwyn is a spelling used by English speakers who presumably haven't seen the correct spelling written down or heard the correct pronunciation. Like Olwyn (which actually means 'wheel' in Welsh) instead of Olwen.

I like it. Love the meaning.

People who get it wrong will only have to be corrected once unless they're spectacularly thick.

And I don't think 'he might get bullied' is a reason not to go with a name you love - if some little shit wants to bully him, they'll find something to pick on him for regardless. And maybe if other people raised their kids to be a bit nicer, it wouldn't even be a consideration.

Niamh and Siobhan* have become understandable to English eyes and ears, I'd give Bleddyn a shot.

• I realise that these are Irish not Welsh.

Exactly Bike. Wonder if OP will come back and update.

Thank you dh and I have gone through all the suggestions and we're trying them out to see what he looks like. We've got weeks before we need to make a decision!

Aw, it took us weeks to name DS and we came back to the name we first wanted.
I love Bleddyn.

My son is Bleddyn and I love it (his full name actually translates to little grey wolf - Bleddyn is little wolf). Most of the time it is shortened to Bledd (Bleth). A couple of Welsh rugby internationals were Bleddyns. Therefore, IMO, a good solid name for a boy.

I adore it - Welsh voice of dissent. I have a Bleddyn. It's a conversation starter, a strong name, manly, I love it .

I love it (am Welsh).

Cantores

I know one of those rugby internationals!

Talk about Little England! The UK is a multi cultural society. Should everyone, regardless of nationality, have to be given traditional English names to appease the English??

There are lots of lovely Welsh names OP. Children learn how to pronounce names of people from all nationalities. Go with what you like. Nobody else should matter in your choice of name. Have a look at the link for some ideas - www.welshboysnames.co.uk/

Bleddyn is a lovely name.

Great name - I really wanted it for my son. However, my partner is english and her father in particular said people would call him .blethering' My first reaction was to say what the fuck has it got to do with the english. I was invited to reconsider. My second was to smile and give in - which had a far better reception.

How about Cynlais ?