Welsh girls names

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DH is half Welsh. We live in England and are unlikely to ever live i Wales, we may visit on holiday though (no family living there).

DHs DGM passed away last year, she had a very Welsh name, but hated it but was very proud of her Welsh heritage and other Welsh names so we would like to honour that.

I'm not keen on Ffion or Carys/ Cerys but do like Seren though realise it is very popular in Wales (never met one myself). Anwen and Tanwen are out though due to family names.

Any suggestions?

There are many to chose from. I like Ffion but Carys/Cerys seem dated as they were popular in the 1960s.
Seren is a new name and will date badly IMO.
I would avoid a welsh name personally as many don't sound very nice when said by non-welsh speakers, maybe use a welsh name as a middle name.
Some Welsh girls could work - all are phonetic (if you speak welsh) but some are almost unpronounceable.
Ones that might work include:
Non (rhymes with on), Nia (Nee-ah, it's the welsh form of Niamh), Beth, Ann, Mali, Mabli, Cadi, Bronwen, Gaenor, Ceri (Kerry) ...

I really like Mabli @MikeUniformMike should it be pronounced May-blee or with the Ma sound as in man?

Gwen, Mari, Siân, Sioned, Siwan (Shew-an), Catrin, Betsi ...

Angharad, Sian, Betsan, Ceri, Cerian, Rhiannon, Rhian, Delyth. I'll keep thinking!

i know a little girl called menna - think that's lovely

Mab to rhyme with fab.
Like Madly.
It's popular in wales and so cute.

Nia, Sian, Mari are all nice and easy to say.

Just to hijack the thread a bit... I see @MikeUniformMike on lots of welsh threads and love seeing them post, especially as someone born and bred in Essex but who moved up to north wales at 18.

My contributions -

Gwenno
Heledd
Swyn
Gwennan (I think? Although I may have made that up)

I’ve no idea whether any of those are dated though, I just like them!

Angharad

I love the name Seren

I like Cerys and Megan

Menna is nice. Wenna is too. Delyth is nice but it was very popular in the 1960s so a bit dated.
Eleri (el-erry) is nice but will get said as Ellory.
Lowri is nice but will get said as Lowry.

Gwenno is cute, Heledd is lovely (Hel-eth the th like in the or that not as in thing)
Gwenan (GWEN-nan) is dated.

Rhian
Manon
Fflur
Caryl Ann
My great aunt was Sarah Ann , known as Sairann ,all one word !

Mabli is lovely

I also love Nia and Carys

@MikeUniformMike brilliant. That's how I was saying it and how I like it!

I had Alwen on my list

Celyn (which means holly) is one of my favourites. I also love Heulwen (sunshine) but that would be harder for people to pronounce (hoyl-wen).

Bethan, Mali, Alys?

Missed that TwllBach. Thanks. I grew up in N.Wales.
Sarah Ann said as Sairann (Seran) is cute. Sara is welsh for Sarah and is nice.
Swyn is unusual but not easy to say.

Arianwen?

Hoylwen- NO!
I love Mallt, Lleucu, Llio Leusa, Alaw, Fflur Elliw etc but they will not travel.

I like Nia, Non, Eirlys( snowdrop) and Cerys

Is that not how you say it, Mike or do you just not like the name? Is it dated?

Elin/Elen are nice and easily pronounceable outside Wales I think.

@DickensianHysteric Heulwen is pronounced hail-wen (as in hailstones) not holy-wen