Welsh girls names that work in English

[Greendaisydays]

So far we have
Glesni
Elin
Mali
Lowri
Cadi
Sian

Buttermilk isn't grim. I mean off not of

I use ' chi' for anyone I do not know unless they are children and for most people who are older than me, but I think I am more formal than most. Millennials are unlikely to use ' chi', but I find it a bit disrespectful to be called ' ti'.

I like Elen, Dona, Ffion, Lona, Non and similar. Mari, Mali and so on are fine but they will get a long ah sound. Names like Betsi work too.

Not keen on Glesni but I like Tesni.

Catrin is lovely and ageless, and works well outside wales if you don't mind the Katryn pronunciation.

It’s all been very interesting and lots of food for thought so thanks and I’m interested in the language so no worries about digressing in the thread

We have a 5 year old Eira, living in southeast England. After telling people how to pronounce it, it's not a problem and we always get lovely comments on her name.

Medi?

I'm a millennial so will enjoy feeling less formal

@Scottishgirl85 - glad to hear you have an Eira in the southeast and people manage - I'm in London so hoping Welsh names will blend in nicely. I really love it. Have loved it for years, such a beautiful name.

I would pronounce Eira Ay-ra is that correct?

I have always liked Eirian

@Greendaisydays. yes but the first syllable is very short, and the -ra bit is like the ra in rat or rabbit.
The first syllable is like the ey in Hey!. It's not like the ay in Hay or a Fonz Heeey.

What you will get is Eye-ruh or Ay-ruh, which to my delicate ears is painful.

I'd avoid Eirian. Not that it isn't pretty but it's dated (1950s and 60s), and you will get Erriun or Erry-Ann.

I know a woman called Eirian and her DP calls her Erriun. obviously she should LTB

Cariad

Delyth

I know a Cerys and an Enfys

Rhian is a very lovely name, it's mine!

Eleri
Bethan
Nia

My cousin has a daughter called Sioned, one of the most beautiful names ever but I imagine you'd get sick of explaining how it's said

My Mam says that you shouldn't address parents and grandparents in informal Welsh - she uses 'sut dych chi' for her parents, said she would never dare use 'sut dyt ti' for them. Is that true generally? My Nain a Taid are quite formal and old fashioned so not sure if this is just a family rule...

I remember my sister had a friend that started calling her 'chi' - 50 years ago this way - still upset by it.

No derail here - how about Tegwen ?

or Buddeg ? - sounds fine - looks bad.

Buddeg is wrong. It is Buddug. The Budd part rhymes with 'with' and the ug bit is 'ig'.

Buddug is lovely but a lot of people can't distinguish between th (th as in thing) and dd (th as in the)
After you explain that it isn't Bud-ug, you will get Bith-ig.

Tegwen is so dated. A great-granny name. It would work.

Eluned (pronounced El in idd)

Angharad is lovely

Eluned is pronounced El-IN-ed not El in idd @rockinnana.

Buddeg is wrong. It is Buddug.

Yes - sorry, my typo. I like the name.

It's beautiful.
I like Nest. Know a couple of them and it's such a pretty name. Might be a PITA outside welsh wales. The e is long, to almost rhyme with waist.

Seren
Carys
Eira
Lois
Anwen
Gwen
Mali
Rhian

Mared, Mererid , Malen,
Siwan, Eldeg, Ffion, Non, Cari,
Tirion, Elysteg, Gaenor, Mai, Siriol.

Tirion isn't really a name but it's a pretty word and means Gentle.
I also like Ffydd and Fflur but I think they'd be too troublesome.

Another suggestion: Eos. Again, not really a name, it means Nightingale.

How dated is Enid these days? Due a return - if pronounced correctly?