Welsh names

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We're expecting our first baby in dec/jan
My partner is welsh and so were my grandparents and we are looking into welsh names
they really like dafyd, which is a good name in wales but I suspect may become daffy like the duck in england
welsh girls names seem easier somehow, more familiar/easy spelling and pronunciation, so any ideas for boy names?

Lestyn an Lolo aren't Welsh names either, but Iestyn and Iolo both are.
Iestyn is the welsh form of Justin, Iolo, Iorwerth and Iori ar forms of Edward, I think.
I like Mostyn.

Carwyn
Illtyd

A lot of the baby name websites have some absolute nonsense under the welsh/celtic names sections.

Taliesin
Gwion
Ioan
Owain
Caleb
Macsen
Tomos
Caio

Such lovely names

daniymaohyd is right when it comes to welsh names. Dafydd is not spelt daffydd. If someone has spelt it that way then they’ve spelt it wrong. Ff and f are different letters in welsh

Thank you, @RhosynBach .

@Abhannmor , I think some smartarse would link Illtud/Illtyd with Twit.

@sunglassesonthetable , that's a nice list of names. I have a soft spot for Caleb pronounced the Welsh way.

I met a Rhydian recently and liked that.

Ieuan
Arwel
Ioan

Angharad
Bethan

My dad had a welsh colleague called Tudor, which I thought was cool name.

How about

Elis
Steffan
Macsen

All quite easy to pronounce?

For boys I like Rhodri, Emrys and Tudor.
I really love Rhiannon for a girl.

Oh and Eira too 😄

Oh and a bit left field but one of my kids has one in their class: Taran. It's Welsh for thunder. Never heard it used as a name before but I like it. And I think someone English could have a stab at it and get it right.

Too close to Tarantula for me.

Emrys was my boys choice (i had 2 girls)

Tudor is anglicised, the original welsh would be Tudur

The original is Tudur, like Tudur Owen - Wicipedia (wikipedia.org).

The name was in use long before Tudur Owen.

I'd suggest David. Could shorten to Dai, Dei, Deio, Deian or even Daf.
Rhagfyr, Calan or Ionawr would make a nice middle name, if born in December, NYE or January, respectively.

I love Owain and Llewelyn

oh love Tudur.

Also
Twm
Efan

Twm probably looks really strange to an anglophile eye but it's actually straightforward. T - OOMM ( oo as in cook not as in moon)

Elin, Anwen, Celyn, Bethan, Delyth, Megan and Erin are all quite easy to say Welsh names for girls.

For boys, what about Tomos, Teilo, Efan / Evan, Caio, Elis or Jac?

I am also currently looking at Welsh names as my partner is Welsh and he wants one but he has a VERY welsh double barrelled last name.

I like Lowri and Mabli and I also like Bowen and Elis although my partner likes Steffan (named after a rugby player)

We have a Dafydd, known as Daf, pronounced Dav and a Ffion pronounced Feeon. I nearly called my eldest Ieuan

Y eye an. The main problem with Welsh names is not the pronunciation but the spelling.

There's nothing wrong with Welsh spelling or pronunciation, @GettingStuffed, it's phonetic!

Ieuan is pretty much impossible to get right unless you speak Welsh. It's nearer YEY-ann. You might hear Yigh-un (from non-speakers).
Ffion is FEE-onn, but might get spelt as Fionn or Fion.
Dafydd - RTFT.

@sophieliz , I'm trying to imagine a very Welsh double-barrelled surname, ap Iorwerth-ap Rhydderch or something more like Morgan-Parry.

Is Tegan a Welsh name? I live just outside of Wales but there is a village called Landican which I've read means the church of (Saint) Tegan. I think today it's used as a girl's name but used to be a boy's name too.