Not too 'Welsh' Welsh names

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Baby will be going to Welsh school but our surname isn't a Welsh one so we want a name that is Welsh but not one that is massively Welsh and won't go with the surname.
Eg bethan is fine but Isyllt a bit OTT.

Info is Spanish, Petra is Greek/Eastern European and Merry is Irish

Posted without coffee. Fair point. Very fair. and I am Welsh

@Mike yes our Llew is actually Llewellyn.

Non is nice although maybe a little short for our surname. Dylan is definitely out as DH can't stand it pronounced wrongly. Same with Seren. Harri is nice but there's loads of them round here and MIL has a speech impediment and can't say R so that also restricts us a little

Llewellyn? That's a surname pronounced Lou-Ellin

Why has no-one suggested Gerallt?
Alternatively Gruff, Gwilym, Idris or Elis

Rhiannon is lovely and less popular these days.

Talfryn for a boy is great - Tal is a fab shortening.

But what if Talfryn was really short? Would he get called Talfyr? Tal Bach?
Talfryn means Tall Hill or Hill-End.

Ioan.

At least I think it is welsh.

I used to know a boy called Ioan and always loved the name and wanted it if I had had a boy.

I don't think anyone has suggested Manon yet.

Ioan is the welsh for John.
Other forms of John are Siôn, Ifan, Ieuan, Iwan, Sionyn and Siencyn.
Manon is nice but might not go with some surnames.

Yep a tiny Talfryn might be a bit like having a lumpen, lumbering Grace.

Manon is lovely but crap to shorten.

Caradog?

My friends son has a very welsh first name and a very English second name. It's fine! I'd go for a name you really like!

Caradog will get said as Cradog. Cadwgan is cute. Cadwaladr is good too. I also quite like Goronwy, shortened to Gron.
I know several Manons and haven't heard it get shortened.

Cynddylan!

Also - Gomer. Now there's one that hasn't come back yet...

Cynddylan is a no from me - cyn sounds like cun (as in with a t on the end), and non-welsh speakers will say 'Sindy-lun', 'Sin-dillon' or 'WTF'.
Gomer is cute in a quirky way.

i've name changed, because my childrens names are massively outing!
I'm welsh speaking in wales, with an english father to my children.
my children are Cerys Rose, Cai Owen and Eirys Hâf. it works well with their english surname in my opinion and the english side of the family can pronounce them, with only minor differences in dd2s first name (they say iris, i say more like ay-ris, she answers to both happily).

Cynddylan is a no from me - cyn sounds like cun (as in with a t on the end), and non-welsh speakers will say 'Sindy-lun', 'Sin-dillon' or 'WTF' that made me laugh!

I know a lovely little boy called Emrys - just remembered that. It’s a name that I wouldn’t have chosen but it’s really grown on me!

Ioan has also become more popular around here. What about Iolo?

Emrys is my grandfathers name!

Has anyone suggested Tesni yet?

Just remembered these names.

Emlyn
Griffith
Caradoc
Steffan

Teleri and Iestyn are both names of Welsh children I know living in England. Lovely names and lovely children.

Eluned
Beca
Liliwen

Alwyn
Rhyddian
Enos

I had a pony called caradoc when I was young so that's out!
I like Manon and Llinos.

Liliwen doesn't work, because of how the accent in welsh falls on the penultimate syllable.
Enos looks made up.

I know English children Medi, Cerys, Evan and Griffith, love all these names.