Welsh names

[AderynOren]

We are Welsh and looking for some lovely names for either sex. We aren't totally set on using a Welsh name but the right one may sway us

Rhiannon
Cerys
Angharad
Eluned
Elin
Sian

Aled
Dewi
Dafydd
Bryn
Cellan

Fflur (Fleer)
Arianwen
Rhiannon
Rhian
Megan
Sian
Bethan
Betsan
Lowri
Cerys.

Bryn
Rhys
Aled.

My favourite girls name is olwen

Idris.
Dylan
Owen
Gethin

Manon or Llinos for a girl, Macsen or Iolo for a boy?

I've got an Alys

I’m English, but one of my favourite names is Elin.

Do it OP! So many wonderful Welsh names.

I really like Geraint but didn’t use it for ur son - despite having a colleague with the name my English dh seems to really struggle to pronounce it.

Really like Iolo too and Gwyn. Hywel?

For girls I like Seren, Rhiannon and Ceri

Tesni
Alaw
Mali
Arianwen
Eirlys

Iestyn
Emrys
Emlyn
Elis
Macsen
Rhodri

are you In Wales or out of Wales. Only saying as if not Welsh, people may struggle with out to pronounce names. I mean I am never sure if I prenonce Angharad properly. This may not bother you, but might be something to consider.

I don't think where you live matters. My dd has a Hriday in her class (not even sure what the origin is), but he said his name once and now she can pronounce it. People will learn to say the name and if they claim it's too hard, then they just don't want to learn. I'd never not choose a name I love because some people want to be difficult.

Fwiw, I love:
Serena
Teleri
Alyssa
Mair

Emlyn
Dewi
Dafydd
Bryn

Sorry that should be Seren, not Serena. I clearly didn't check for autocorrect before I posted!

Alys not Alyssa, I give up!

I've got a Gethin
Like Iwan
Rhys
Lloyd
Rhodri

Llinos
Catrin
Mabli
Cadi
Betsan

Sioned

Gaerwn

Go with a Welsh name and sod anyone who says you can't because they may struggle to pronounce a non English name.
I can't get over this mindset from june2007
So everyone needs to have a typical English or anglicised name if they want to live in England we're not in the 1950s. People can take the very short time to learn a name that isn't familiar. I don't mind when I see a name that I don't automatically recognise. In fact you get to learn a new name, learn a bit if someone's cutlture.
I really dislike the idea that we all need to be anglicised so as to make a bit more lazy for people.

I have a Welsh name in England OP and love it.

Alys
Eira
Alys
Tesni
Morwenna (St Morwenna was born in Wales, did her saintly stuff in Cornwall)
Mari
Olwen
Alwenna
Eleri
Eirys
Megan
Enfys
Sian
Eirlys
Nia
Nerys
Carys
Nansi

Tomos
Osian
Macsen
Aneirin
Taliesin
Gwion
Gwilym
Geraint
Hefin
Eifion
Aled
Alun
Owen

Aflan. It is Welsh for Avalon and is unisex.

For girls I love Seren, Celyn, Cerys, Elin, Anwen.
Boys suggestions Alun, Gareth, Brynmor, Ifan.

Do not use the name Aflan - it means corrupt/evil/defiled!!

These are some of my favourites
Girls:
Elenid
Glain
Mererid
Elain
Marged
Gwenfair
Esyllt
Alaw
Luned
Annes

Boys:
Meilyr
Deio
Llifon
Dafydd
Elidir
Hedd
Guto
Gutun
Dyfed
Dyfan
Ifan
Ilan
Gruffudd
Gwern
Teifi

I forgot to mention both Sali and Mali

Also, Ffion for a girl. I can't use it as there's already one in the family.

Esyllt is my favourite Welsh girls name. I can't use it as the Ll will be butchered in England, and there's no way the English side of my family, or any of DH's English family will be able to pronounce it.

The top names on my list are Alys, Eira, Tesni and Morwenna for girls and Tomos, Osian and Macsen for boys.

Bear in mind that some of the names suggested will be misspelt, some will not be welsh, and that it usually the same few names suggested each time.

Suggested pronunciations will often be incorrect.

You can't teach everyone to say letters and letter combinations that they are unfamiliar with. Welsh has many difficult letter combinations, and people won't necessarily hear the sounds as you say it.

Someone getting your name wrong is not a pleasant experience. Multiply that by every day for a whole lifetime ...

It's not a Welsh name as much as a Welsh place name, but I put this one aside as a potential when we drove through it: Caio.