Welsh names

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I know it's been done but I'm looking for inspiration.

Don't know what we are having, already have a Cadi and a Morus (pronounced Morris)

Dh is Welsh speaking and the kids will go to Welsh school but my family are English so I'd like something they can pronounce.

DD is Celyn. Technically a noun but it's Welsh for Holly so it is still a translation of an English name rather than a word

Not a fan of Buddug.

Anyone who's not Welsh would be likely to struggle with Buddug. Phonetically it might come out sounding a bit like 'buttock' with a 'g' :(

Re Eifion and Eira, I am from South Wales, Welsh speaking grandparents; we all used the "Eye" pronunciation.

I like
Gweneira
Eirlys
Heulwen
Tegwen
Ceri (for a boy)
Iolo
Iestyn
Hefin

We are English but DH has Welsh family. We have a Dylan and a Tristan. We had no idea about the Welsh pronunciation of Dylan (dull-an?) until after we named him.

I also love Bryn and Rhodri. Not so sure about Welsh girls names.

Also the Welsh family have never called our Dylan "dull-an" - I only found out about this pronunciation on here!

Buddug is welsh for Boudicca, I think, or Victoria.

The Budd rhymes with English with. The ug is pronounced ig. Stress as always on the penultimate syllable.

Maira is a new one on me. Meira is fairly common, and no it is not pronounced Myra (but Maira is).

Gweneira - Snow White.

I am welsh and I think Snowflake is a lovely name for a child. I wouldn't call it Pluen Eira, but Snowflake looks and sounds pretty.

Enfys :)

See Mike the Buddugs I know are all called "Beethig". Is it a north/south thing do you think?

I am really confused. I am familiar with North Wales and South Welsh but it seems there's a Mumsnet Wales too.

Buddug is pronounced Bith-ig (soft th as in the/this) but I think there are parts of SW where it might sound like Beethig. Incidentally, there are parts of Wales where Gwilym is pronounced Quillim (Ugh) as opposed to the Guillim sound. You will also hear Deborah pronounced DebORa (sounds like Nora).

Mike you're actually being a little rude now.

People have tried being polite despite you being a bit of a harsh know it all.

I do know it, that's just it. So what if I want to call my child Snowflake. Snowflakes are beautiful and it's a pretty word.

Mike How would you pronounce Rhian? Cos I've had many, many years of people calling me Ree-Ann and I've been correcting them (mostly unsuccessfully as lots still insist my name is Ree-Ann or Rhianna) as I pronounce it Rhi-un.
Am I even saying it right??

Say it as you want to say it Tomasz. It is your name.

Knowing it doesn't give you permission to be so dismissive! Welsh is a difficult language and it's rare to find Welsh speakers as I'm sure you well know @MikeUniformMike

Buddug pronounced properly is worse than pronounced bud-ugg. That's cute, sounds like a baby insect.

Thanks welltidy I know you're right but sometimes people look at me like 'that's so not how you say it'
And then I doubt myself

It's Rhee-an. It's a lovely name. If you say it Rhi-un then that's your name. The welsh(speaker's) pronunciation doesn't rhyme with Ian.

I really like Buddug. Baby Bud is kind of sweet. Budd ug sounds like a fictional cavebaby or woolly shoe.

Yes, Welsh is difficult, if not impossible to pronounce. I would not use some of the Welsh names because the DC would suffer. There are many beautiful Welsh names that are almost certainly going to get mangled. Elliw, Llio, Meinir, Guto, Rhun etc.

I notice that Tomasz Schafernaker says his first name as Thomas.

Back to OP, a name to go with Cadi and Morus. I like Leusa (pron Ley-sa) but I suspect it wouldn't get many votes. Pabi is cute - welsh for Poppy. Mali (Molly pron Mally not Marley) is also good. Mari is better than Mair for non welshspeakers. Non is super.
Elis, Griff (short for Gruffudd), Aled, Daniel, Aeron, Idris, Clwyd, Ifan, Sio^n, Cai, Caleb, Goronwy (nn Gron), Llew...
Most of the biblical names get pronounced phonetically - Eli is Ellie. Don't call the baby Eli as it means ointment!

Rhian pronounced Ree-Anne but with a hint of a h after the R - it takes some practice but Welsh (south) is my first language so all normal to me.

That said, your name, is your name so you own it and get to have a slightly different slant to it.

There's a little boy in DD's class called Taran which is Welsh for 'thunderclap'. Unfortunately, in the community I grew up in, taran is also a bit of an accepted term for fart.

Always good to do your research.

Owain pronounced like "Owen".

We've got a llion and none of my family can pronounce it. I slightly regret the name but at the same time love it :)

Taran is great! I like Llion. Owain is like Owen bit the 'en' bit is more like 'ine' as in wine but all the Owains I know get called Owen at least sometimes.

Tomasz Schafernaker is great. I couldn't give a flying fig how he spells his name he's smashing.

Mellten anyone? I like Mallt (Maude).

How about Gwydion or Hedd?

Deryn, Brynn, Eluned, Eleri, Branwen, Eira, Eirlys, Gwenore, Isolde, Lowri, Nolwenn, Olwen, Tanwen, Bethan, Gwyneira, Nesta, Siani/Sian, Tesni.

Auryn, Bowen, Ellis, Gareth, Griffith, Macsen, Newlin, Rhodri, Vaughn, Aneirin, Eiran, Gerallt, Glyn, Neifion.

Boys: Lloyd, Tudor, Aneurin (Nye), Ifan & Morgan? - is used in my Welsh family?)

Girls: Elin, Eleri, Nia & Mali