Welsh baby boy name

[Em0703]

We really like Elis and Gwilym. Any thoughts on challenges either can present or are both pretty easy to use outside of Wales too?

You said the full name, but the ones I know are shortened to Griff or Gruff.

Gwion and Goronwy are also good.

Diolch yn fawr iawn @GogLais! Is the Gwydion you know married to a Ceridwen by any chance?! I only know one other too - we can him Gwydion Mawr and mine is Gwydion bach.

He was the brother of a schoolfriend and I have lost touch with her.

It's nice to hear names that are different. Gwydion Bach sounds really cute.

@OtterAndDog

Llewellyn is my favourite name ever! But Scottish baby's dad didn't like it as too Welsh :(

It's also easy to shortened as Lewy, plus name of a character in famous film 'No Country for Old Men' so a lot of people who aren't welsh will be familiar with it

I love Llewelyn. Lewy makes makes me think of Lewy Body (Dementia) but I really like Llewi.

@GogLais

Oh *@IGoWalkingAfterMidnight* those are nice names. I only know one Gwydion, but lots of Griffs.

How is Gwydion pronounced?

We were going to go for Gwilym but DH thought it'd be a bit difficult. Kids have Welsh middle names, named after family. Still love Gwilym.
Also love Mansel (my favourite brother!) and have it in DS's name. Traditionally there has always been a slightly wayward uncle named Mansel in our family & my brother is living up to that
Love Arwyn & Owain too, also family.

Or maybe Lleu Llaw from mythology? I think his story features in the Mabinogion so lovely bit of history!

@TatianaBis

Welsh is pretty much said phonetically - once you know the alphabet!

If you watch the trailer for The Snow Spider adapted by the BBC, Gwydion is said a few times in it.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/YWyKddFnmWpTywmlWP2QLh/what-influenced-the-author-of-the-snow-spider

Gwydion is a great name!! (I'm a bit of a fan of The Snow Spider, as you might be able to tell).

@TatianaBis, Gwydion is fairly easy
The Gwyd bit rhymes with Quid, and the ion bit is yon

Stress is on the Gwyd. GUID-yon

Gwilym is GWILL-im