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Welsh girl names - Help

179 replies

Cookalia · 14/07/2020 17:17

We are really struggling with girl names.
It needs to be Welsh but work in Welsh speaking Wales and English speaking Wales and can't have a LL in it.

We have tended to like 'dated' names over current popular ones.

Megan, Bethan, Rhian, Carys etc are all nice but too run of mill.
Siân and Sioned also can't be used and nothing that begins with a T

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namechangenumber204 · 14/07/2020 20:08

Eifron?

AlohaMolly · 14/07/2020 20:11

I love Heledd

Teleri
Elenid
Elin
Elen

MonaChopsis · 14/07/2020 20:13

Gwenno
Buddug
Elsi

DD goes to school with a Beca and Cadi too but they are both a bit more modern sounding to my ears

Pieceofpurplesky · 14/07/2020 20:14

Eirian
Catrin
Manon

northernbelle84 · 14/07/2020 20:14

Eirlys
Deryn/ Aderyn
Mair

I do like Seren and Bronwen but there seem to be a lot of them about at the moment

MonaChopsis · 14/07/2020 20:14

Oh and I don't think Mared or Mererid have been mentioned above either

GracieLane · 14/07/2020 20:15

Erin
Elin
Ceri
Rhiannon
Bethan
Anwen
Arwen
Branwen
Alys

GracieLane · 14/07/2020 20:15

Erin
Elin
Ceri
Rhiannon
Bethan
Anwen
Arwen
Branwen
Alys

PeigiSu · 14/07/2020 20:18

Love Mererid

Also

Mabli
Betsan
Gwenllian
Angharad
Anest
Nia
Eira
Eirlys

gracepoolesrum · 14/07/2020 20:18

I know a baby Enfys, lovely name.

MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2020 20:19

Erin and Arwen are not strictly welsh but can be used.

Both are pronounced differently in Welsh - ARR-wen not Ah-wen, and ERR-een not Erryn IYSWIM.

Deryn/Aderyn is awful.

GracieLane · 14/07/2020 20:20

Eilwen
Eira
Iona
Eleri
Teleri
Liliwen
Rhoswen
Olwenna
Tegan

MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2020 20:21

I've never seen Eifron before. It looks like Ei fron - His chest.

GracieLane · 14/07/2020 20:21

Eilwen
Eira
Iona
Eleri
Teleri
Liliwen
Rhoswen
Olwenna
Tegan

KindKylie · 14/07/2020 20:21

Eleri
Mali
Arianwen (I loved the book The Snow Spider)
Bethan
Eirlys
Aneira
Ceridwen

Doilooklikeatourist · 14/07/2020 20:24

Rhianwen
Eirian
Eira
Heledd
Mefys
Ffion

GoshHashana · 14/07/2020 20:42

There is ALWAYS someone snippy on the Welsh threads saying certain names aren't Welsh and being generally arsey! Always.

NothingTDo · 14/07/2020 20:46

@GoshHashana yes there is haha I've noticed too.

Eleri
Haf
Mali
Mari
Efa
I love variations of Gwen too. Especially Gwenno.

MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2020 20:48

It's usually me, @GoshHashana.

gamesconsoler · 14/07/2020 20:51

I really like Ceridwen

wannabebetter · 14/07/2020 20:55

Mair (welsh for Mary)

MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2020 20:57

I don't like Ceridwen at all. It gets said as Cridwen where I'm from.

MaggieTheFrog · 14/07/2020 20:57

Llinos
Olwen
Mari
Menna
Gwennan

MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2020 20:59

Mair is lovely.

Scottishgirl85 · 14/07/2020 21:03

My daughter is Eira so I'm biased Grin
Also I see Iona mentioned a lot here, it is Scottish.