Boys names you could say in Welsh and English

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Hi 👋

Does anyone have any suggestions on boy names that you could say in Welsh and English with a possibility of spelling in Welsh?

We currently have a Wiliam and really struggling to agree on any names 🙈

Thank you 🥰

Rhys?

David
Rhys
Aled
Ivor
Dylan
Morgan
Owen
Huw
Iestyn
Tristan
Tomos
Macsen
Ianto
Idris
Luc
Osian

Dafydd
Evan
Lloyd

Gareth
gethin

Glyn
Wyn

Dylan

Huw

Emrys

Do you want them to sound the same in English and Welsh, or just to be names with both English and Welsh versions?

Ceri, Gareth, Rhodri, Rhys, Dylan, Tudor, Gryf

Bryn

Aled
Gethin
Rhys (but it will be pronounce reese by English people)
dylan (but again would be pronounced differently)
Elis
Griff/Gruff/Gruffydd
Tomos
Joseff
Owen
Efan
Idris
Gareth
Bryn
Glyn
Ioan
Wyn
Emlyn
Macsen (macs for short)
Harri/ Hari
rhodri
Jac
Sion

Gethin and Tomos are both pretty identical in Welsh and English. Rhys / Rhodri / Dylan etc will get variations.

geraint

Ioan

Lady I know has a Gethin.
I think it's lovely - obvious welsh heritage, easy to read and pronounce for English people and reminds me of gethin Jones!

I’m not Welsh but once met a Dewi and loved the name!

Am Welsh. Live in England. Work with a Dewi and a Geraint and I have never heard them pronounced properly in England (dewy and gerrant). As for Dylan.... not pronounced properly in England or Wales (it's not Dillon - I blame Bob and Mr Thomas).

Owen
Hugh

Idris and Arwen are my favourite but there are lots!

My friend's husband was Dewi and I'm afraid I always struggled to remember the pronunciation of that one. It just doesn't fit word patterns in English, even though it's very simple once you're used to it.

Definitely I'd go for names that have a fighting chance of being pronounced the same in Welsh and English - so Dylan would be out for me, for example.

off the top of my head - friends of my dc are:

Cai
iwan
morgan
aled
wyn
Hari
Steffan
Dafydd
owen
Huw
idris
Gethin
Lloyd
Glyn
Emrys
Emlyn (My favourite)

I am English but have lived in Wales for 20 years. I like Gethin Gareth Evan or Rhys. English people can't say Geraint or Dewi. Ceri would not work in England either.

Harri