Help-5 days to go - looking for a Welsh Boys name!

[Budcat]

Help, running out of time and need to find a Welsh Boy's name. I am welsh, live in England and DH (English) wants to give DS2 a welsh name like his brother. Have looked through so many lists and books but many names will not be pronounable in England due to the language barrier. Can anybody suggest phonetic welsh boys names?

So annoying that have no problems with girls names - Ffion Lowri but it ain't going to happen!

[zebedee1]

I am english and DP is welsh, we have a baby DS called Evan.

[Budcat]

Thank you so much for the ideas everybody- really liking some of the new ones here! Part of the problem is that I have 3 brothers, a Dad and a succession of uncles all with good Welsh names, which has really limited the scope!

Catgirl - thankyou so much for your kind offer - we also have that T-shirt - it has to be done! I love the name Ffion...

Anchovy - DS1 is a 4 year old Gwilym and very proud of his name. Gwil for short. Thanks for mentioning, if a treasured dream.

Listmaker - have been liking 'Gethin' quite a lot. Think I may have scuppered this with DH by my and DS1's slightly over enthusiastic support of the devine Gethin during Strictly.

Any other suggestions very gratefuly received...

[Kneehighinnappies]

Daffydd

[Peachy]

Hi

We nearly went for Ianto but decided torchwood was set too damn close!

I have a book of welsh and celtic names, if you want it just CAt me (free obv)- we've settled on a name now and this is the last baby.

[duchesse]

A friend of mine has a Iestyn
Another has a Rhys- his dad is a Gethin
Daffyd just makes me think of the Little Britain character- I know I shouldn't but I cant help it.

[luvaduck]

Llewellyn - shortened to lewi (pronounced louis)

[cece]

this website you can search by origin. 100s of welsh names.

www.babynamesworld.com/

[Blandmum]

Gareth

I teach in England, and the kds don't have problems with Gareth

And Rhys

[NatalieJane]

I quite like Aled...

[Kitti]

I love the name Brynn for a boy.

[DumbledoresGirl]

My vote is for Gwyn. I always wanted a son called Gwyn but I am not Welsh and married a man with Irish heritage so all my boys have Irish names instead.

[duchesse]

here's another page of male welsh names. Looks like there are some really unusual ones on there.

[beaniesteve]

if you chose Iwan it's Iwan with an I not E, Ewan is scottish.

[beaniesteve]

Oh - what about Nye? as in Aneurin

[soozze]

I love idris

[moondog]

Cai
Osian
Mabon

I have an Aneirin Hedd

[Katiekin]

some of the boys in our welsh school are called
Cai
Cradoc
Madoc
Mallin
Gwythian
Mareddudd (Meredith in english)
Mabon
Steffan
Rhodri
Iain (pronounced YI-ann)
Morgan
Iolo
Gomer
Kerith
Hope that helps

[duchesse]

I love the name Meredith. Would have loved to give it to a child of mine.

[moondog]

Meredydd is a good boy's name.

[edam]

glad to see my ds's name has a few approving mentions on here.

My runners up were Bryn, Owain or Lloyd. Taliesin would have been lovely - the sound and the history - but dh vetoed.

[TigerFeet]

dd has a friend called Osian (osh-AN), gorgeous name

used to go to university with a Talfan (Talvin) who was unsurprisingly known as Taff

[Janni]

I love Ieuan (if that's the one pronounced Johann). Can't go wrong with Gareth either.

[Susiemj]

There are many lovely ones here but Ilove Aled. And all the kids I teach called Aled are lovely too!