Short welsh names

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We're from South Wales and are looking for an easily pronounced short welsh name that isn't too popular here.

Nothing too of our era like Sian, Cerys, Carys, Rhiannon, Lewys, Tomos, Geraint, Gerwyn etc as they feel a bit dated to us now as they were our peers at school.

If it wasn't so popular here, we would've loved to use Gwen for a girl.

One or two syllables please. Fire away 😄

Had or Evan

*Haf!

Gryff
Iolo
Osian
Rhys

Eleri
Alys
Catrin
Ceri

I had a great uncle Ivor and a grandad called Gethin. Also like Gryff and Gryffydd for boys
For girls I like Seren, Lowri, Bryn and Morgan which is more generically Celtic I think!

Ioan? Love Gwen btw

Delyth
Isolde
Mali
Nimue

We have an osian, Oshy for short 👍

Glyn
Rhys
Nye
Ieuan

Love Gwen & would have used it if I'd had a girl.

Nia
Eira
Mari
Cadi
Lili
Mali
Eleri
Haf
Ffion
Nansi
Efa
Alys
Tesni
Elin
Enid

Osian
Jac
Harri
Owen
Macsen (could shorten to Macs)
Marc
Siôn
Elis
Idris
Emrys
Emlyn
Cai
Ioan

www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2020/08/top-100-most-popular-names-in-england-and-wales-2019.html

If you scroll down past the combined top 100 for England and Wales you'll find the top 100 for Wales.

Osian is the most popular Welsh boys name at 16 and Mali the most popular Welsh girls name at 19.

Ifor
Iestyn
Tomi
Enoc
Alun
Hedd

Enfys

Elsi
Lyn