Welsh girl names - Help

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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

Ceinwen
Ceridwen (Ceri)
Mair
Rhian
Rhiannon
Elsi (not sure if this is Welsh but someone I know wanted a Welsh spelling of Elsie and used this so both sets of relatives English and Welsh said it the same)
Sian
Bronwen
Branwen

Mabli
Manon
Myfanwy

I've always loved the name Bronwen but have no Welsh connections and it wouldn't have gone with my surname.

I love Ceridwen too.
Hawys
Betsi
Enyd
Elen / Elin
Heledd
Cerian
Eluned
Myfanwy

I believe Celyn can be used for girls but I’m sure I’ll shortly be corrected if not.

@GoshHashana

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

Yeah, it's Mike so far and not me, but on the other hand why suggest names that are not at all Welsh in an answer to a request for a Welsh name. Imogen was a particularly strange suggestion, as Mike pointed out.

If someone asked for French names and posters suggested Japanese and Greek ones, the poster who points out that's wrong wouldn't be seen as 'arsey' I don't think.

"Also I see Iona mentioned a lot here, it is Scottish."

There is also a Welsh name Iona. Not pronounced like the place (island?) in Scotland. Comes from the Welsh word for January.

"I believe Celyn can be used for girls but I’m sure I’ll shortly be corrected if not."

Yes, I've seen it used for girls, but to me it 'sounds' like a boy's name because of -yn ending.

@Cherry321

Is Anna Welsh? Thought it was Polish?

Love Ffion, Anwen, Elin, Dilys, Eira, Betsi

Anne/Anna was the mother of Mary in the Bible so you will find it in many Christian countries.

I've always loved the names Dwynwen, Heledd and Ceridwen.

I love the name Alys

Most popular for babies born in 2018:

1. Erin (114)

2. Seren (112)

3. Ffion (88)

4. Megan (84)

5. Alys (70)

6. Mali (64)

7. Eira (44)

8. Cadi (38)

9. Nia (38)

10. Lowri (34)

Least popular same year

Aderyn (3)
Awel (4)
Begw (4)
Ceri (3)
Dona (3)
Eirwen (4)
Elain (3)
Elenid (3)
Enlli (3)
Eos (4)
Fflur (4)
Gladys (4)
Gwenan (3)
Lili-Mai (3)
Lona (3)
Madlen (3)
Mati (3)
Meri (4)
Nesta (3)
Non (3)
Rhianwen (3)
Saran (4)
Seren-Rose (4)
Siwan (4)
Swyn (4)

@MikeUniformMike

Mair is lovely.

Yes, but so is Mari, which is also Welsh for Mary.

There’s a boy Deryn in DD’s class, is it unisex?

Kigva
Goewin
Penarddun
Are some of my favourites.

You could name her after the time she was born, some months and some weather are names e.g. Mai if born in May and Mai is a common middle name, awel for breeze, eira for snow, enfys for rainbow.
You could choose a historical name such as Gwenllian, daughter of Llywelyn or you could choose a mythological name e.g. Rhiannon from the Mabinogi. Some place names also work, though some are gendered e.g. Gwynedd and Berwyn would be boys, but Clwyd could be a girl's middle name.

Heulwen, Eluned, Dilys, Eirlys, Alys

Hmmmm my daughter is 16 and her name in Meredith, Merry for short. It's very cute and suits her sense of humour.

If I was having a girl now she would be Cerridwen Nolava

Blodwyn
Gwenhwyfar
Nerys

Alys
Seren
Rebecca / Becca
Carys
Cerys
Catrin
Lili
Lowri
Iona
Mai
Nia
Erin

Not sure if it’s been mentioned but I love the name Seren which means Star

@AdaColeman

Kigva Goewin Penarddun Are some of my favourites.

I had to google those and I've been around Welsh names all my life. Quite niche.

Lois

Mabli,
Meleri
Glain,
Enfys
Celyn
Nest
Manon
Meredyth
Marteg

Alys
Aneira
Arwen
Rhiannon
Bethan
Bronwyn
Cariad
Elena
Erin
Gwenda
Iola
Iona
Nia
Seren