A sister for Seren

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Have found out this weekend that DC2 is another little girl. We already have Seren, DP has Welsh heritage without being truly Welsh and we are in England.
I think my shortlist is quite a random mix of Cerys (don't like Carys so much) or Elin for another easy Welsh name, or Charlotte or Lucy.
DP has his heart set on a really Welsh name that I really don't like and he got to pick DD's name so I've vetoed it but it would actually work as a middle name with either Charlotte or Lucy. We aren't too worried about middle names and won't have to worry about family names being used as there's too many women to keep them all happy 😂 Surname is two syllables and sounds fine with all four of my choices.

Any thoughts to help me narrow it down?

Can I add Ffion?! I love it - but otherwise Cerys is great.

Elin too rhymey with Seren, and Charlotte and Lucy are so overused.

I really like Charlotte and Lucy.

I am not really keen on most welsh names for girls though, apart from Eleri.

I have a Carys, she often gets called Cerys by people who don't hear or forget easily, so be prepared if you name her Cerys!

We're in the same position, we live in Wales and I have distant Welsh heritage but DH and I are English. We're due DD2 soon and we're really stuck for names and can't decide. One name we've ruled out is Alys because it's too similar to DDs name.

We also considered Ffion and agree with PP re the rhyming for Elin with Seren.

Good luck and congrats!

There are a lot of names for girls in Welsh that I don't like but one I've always loved is Megan. I have a friend whose little one is called Lowri and I quite like that too.

I think you're right about Elin, I hadn't noticed before but yes I think that is probably one off the list on that basis! We've got Megan and Bethan in close family already so that was two less to pick from.

I like Alys but DP was a big no to that...Eleri is one I'd forgotten too 🤔 maybe a replacement for Elin on my little list?

I'm Welsh, have a Welsh name.. how about

Cadi
Swyn (charm/magic)
Elen
Llinos
Lowri
Eleri
Mai
Efa
Catrin
Anwen
Eira
Mari
Mefys
Beca
Hawys
Buddug
Rhian
Rhiannon...

Can't think of any others 🤣

Personally I like Cadi Swyn (cadi is a non for catrin)

Eris

I live in Wales and know a little Loti and a Lwsi.

I’m confused now because I didn’t think Seren and Elin rhymed?! I like them both (the way I’m pronouncing them!).

@whiteflower84 how is Swyn pronounced?

I like Nia

I don't think they quite do if pronounced properly,as it's more en and in, but I think when said with an English accent it's the emphasis on the n at the end that makes them a bit close.

That was reply to@MangosteenSoda. Thanks all for some extra ideas for the list for me to float with DP 🙂 I wish we had made the move to Wales tbh (one day) as a lot of the nicest names would sound a bit out of place where we live now with neither of us being obviously Welsh.

Bronwen

Love Cerys, Ffion, Elin

Also Angharad, Lowri, Bethan, Catrin, Haf....- so many lovely Welsh names

Eira

Swyn = S-win

Nia!

I know a Seren who has a sister called Lyra, which I think is lovely as Seren means star and Lyra is the name of a constellation.

Nia
Sian
Ffion
Elen

Swyn Sw-IN

@MrsFin

Swyn = S-win

The Sw is more pronounced now my opinion, I'm first language Welsh and that's how we would pronounce it ... Sw-Un

Also Welsh.
I'd pronounce wyn as English win.
But I agree. Sw-in. Or Soo-in for the English.
I prefer Siwan (Shoo-an)

Agree with pp's - Nia works well for dual heritage and with sister Seren. But I think Cerys is fairly straightforward for English speakers too thanks to Cerys Matthews (Elin is lovely but a bit soundalike with Seren).

Eirlys

Eira (star and snow!)
Lowri
Catrin
Lleucu