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Welsh names that are easy to pronounce

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FairfaxAikman · 29/04/2019 11:31

I am Scottish, DH is half Welsh and we live in Scotland.
DS has the most Scottish name it's possible to have (through accident rather than design as he's named after people). Not quite Angus Fergus MacDonald but not far off - paint him blue and he'd yell Freedom!

Anyhoo, for DC2 we'd like to incorporate a Welsh name somewhere in honour of DHs mum. Sex currently unknown.
I like Eira for a girl but think it will probably end up being mispronounced up here.
Suggestions please for Welsh names that won't be mangled by my fellow Scots Grin

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AuntieJuice · 02/05/2019 22:48

I work with an Eirlys in Scotland, people pronounce it fine. It's lovely.

MikeUniformMike · 03/05/2019 14:17

Tesni for a girl.

GraceMarks · 03/05/2019 15:01

I've always liked Bronwen, although am now prepared for Welsh people to tell me it's considered to be an old lady name there!

MikeUniformMike · 03/05/2019 15:50

The -wen names are old lady names, but Bronwen (and Branwen) are nice.
The trouble with Bronwen is that people tend to say Bromwyn.
I def. give Bronwen a vote. Bronnie is cute as a nn.

GraceMarks · 03/05/2019 15:59

That's good! I remember there was a thread about Irish girls' names where this one name, which I thought was perfectly lovely, was particularly singled out as being terribly outdated, only maiden aunts in their 60s are called that etc. I would never have known but then I'm not Irish, so it's useful to know about the cultural baggage, as it were.

MikeUniformMike · 03/05/2019 17:14

Was it Grainne?

GraceMarks · 03/05/2019 17:22

I can't remember... either that or Aoife. Whatever it was, it was the Irish version of Brenda...

Petalflowers · 03/05/2019 17:26

Rhian
Rhiannon
Cerys
Megan

Rhys/Reece
Aled
David/Dai/Dewi
Evan
Bryn

MikeUniformMike · 03/05/2019 17:30

I think one is Grace and the other is Eve. The trouble with using a name from another language or culture is that you probably heard of it from a tv/film/music/sports personality and it will probably be an adult's name. If you like it, so will others, and although it might seem unusual, your DC will be one of several Theos or Elodies in their age group.
Some names date badly - you can probably guess the age of Kylie, Britney, Whitney etc.

OwlBeThere · 04/05/2019 04:45

Cerys
Carys
Eirys
Alaw
Awel
Cadi

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