Welsh girls names that travel outside of Wales

[Zanzan1]

Following on from my last post suggestions for Welsh girls names that translate well outside of Wales. And keep it nice, was a bit taken aback by someone of the comments on my previous thread.....

I love the Welsh name Cerys

Bethan

Cerys, Carys/Caris, Seren, Sian

My DH is Welsh. Cerys would have been my girls name. I liked Arwen too.

Eluned

Agree that Bethan, Seren and Sian work well. Or how about Ceri?

Nia, Megan, Alys.

Alys, Bethan

Eleri
Alis

Gwyneth

Ffion
Mali
Mari
Gwen
Bethan
Beca
Nia
Catrin

Are all Welsh girls names that are pretty easy to pronounce without much damage to the original sound.

I'd avoid names like Llinos or Anghared or names that could be read as English sounding like Celyn (I've heard pronounced as ceiling) or Carys (my English boss thought this was pronounced like carrys).

Names that require the right pronunciation of "E" are out too so avoid Eleri (definitely doesn't rhyme with celery) or similar names with that inflection.

Alys
Angharad
Ffion
Catrin
Elin

Delyth
Lowri
Bronwen
Ceri
Ffion
Gwyneth
Iona

Rhianna

Lowri
Catrin
Rhiannon
Delyth
Megan
Anwyn
Ffion
Bronwen
Seren
Nia

I have been listening to a welsh play on radio 4 and if I had a baby girl right now she would be called Anwen, closely followed by Cariad

Erin
Megan
Nia
Seren
Sian

I wouldn’t suggest using Cariad as a proper name. It’s used as a Welsh substitute for ‘love’, as in ‘Come here, cariad’

I’ve got a Deryn and a Seren. If I had another girl she would be called Anwyn.

Bethan
Nia
Megan

But my favourite is Catrin

Menna

We have an Eira in Home Counties, after initially explaining it it's usually fine. I love that's she's unlikely to meet another.

I know Cariad isn't a 'proper' name but I love it as a name x

I don't think Nia works that well outside of Wales; you tend to get something closer to Near.

I also don't think Bethan works. It's said more as Beth'n.

Definitely no to Angharad outside Wales and Eleri (as pp said ends up rhyming with celery).

Eira could work if you're south walian, but the north walian pronunciation doesn't seem to travel. Gwyneth seems to become Gwenyth. Seren becomes Serun.

I think it's actually really hard with Welsh girls names; Gwen definitely works, as does Anwyn. Carys and Cerys seem to OK. Sian mostly, but sometimes becomes See-an. Welsh spellings of English names would work e.g. Alys, Beti. Erin works. Elin becomes Ellen.

I'm in the same boat so have been giving it a lot of thought, hopefully there are some ideas I've not considered.