Welsh name ideas

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Hi there

We are expecting our first baby soon. We live in wales and though I am English DH is welsh (not welsh speaking) and thought as baby would be born in wales be nice to have a welsh name. However, we want something we can pronounce and spell.

We are having a surprise and set with the girls name Elinor.

We have told family we like the boys name Huw but have had mixed reactions. Anymore welsh boy names ideas that are easy to pronounce.

Thank you!

Nye isn't a Welsh name. It's short for Aneurin.

Dwi'n cytuno, mae angen gras a 'mynedd. I'd always assumed that Bedo was the welsh form of Bede or a pseudonym.

The young Welsh parents I can think of would probably have names like Osian and Gethin and a Bedo wouldn't seem unusual amongst the baby names.

@KnickerlessParsons , Aneurin sounds different in North Wales. It's a nice enough name but I'd think that someone who hadn't seen it before might read it as it looks.

It's a diminutive form of Aneurin, but it is listed as a Welsh boys' name in its own right.

I was quite surprised to see Arwel on the list. It's nice enough for someone over 50 but doesn't sound nice mispronounced. The Ar bit is like in Gary, and the wel like in well.

Elian seems a bit unusual. It's a saint's name. I'd expect people to say it as Ellie-anne, not ELL-yan

@halfsiesonapotnoodle , where is it listed?
Some baby name sites have strange entries.

It could be considered an anglcised welsh name, I suppose.

Osian, Rhys and Asa are my favourites

I'm English and living in Wales. We loved the name Gethin for a boy.

It's a diminutive form of Aneurin, but it is listed as a Welsh boys' name in its own right.

That's all well, but it's not correct. Unless you v count Sue, Dave etc as names in their own right they aren't.

I'm not sure I'd like to be called Asa, @TwoBigNoisyBoys . ASS-a?

Both my DS’s names are on here.

Asa is Scottish and pronounced Ace-ah. I had a Scottish friend who came to Wales for Uni. Great name, great guy.

Asa is hebrew and is a biblical name, @Shangrilalala . It will be said as ASS-a by Welsh speakers. It's great.
Another one I'd rule out is Eli. Pronounced Ellie not Ee-lie, and eli is the Welsh word for ointment.

Gawain
Idris

I didn’t know it was a Hebrew name, I’ve always presumed it’s Welsh… i should have known better than to post without checking 😁 Ive lived in Wales for 40 years and know about four people called Asa, all pronounced Ace-er. Nobody pronounces it Ass-a, well not where I am North Wales anyway.

Huw is lovely x