Boys name suggestions with rules

[Enko]

Posting for a friend who doesn't have MN

Expecting a baby boy

Likes unusual names but not unheard of names.
Prefer softer names not keen on hyper masculine names (no Zeus 🙂)
Like Welsh names (and has Welsh connections)
Really want a name they can shorten

So far like but are not set on
Elijah
Emrys
Ezra
Addison
Bryn.

Need suggestions. Really do not want top 50 names (they know Elijah is top 50 and is part of what puts them off)

Rhys
Ellis
Asher
Jonah
Riley
Blake

Aneurin with Nye for short.

Osian nn Ossy?

Other lovely welsh names:

Arwel
Rhodri nn Roddy etc
Dylan
Maddox
Elis
Aeron
Hywel
Evan
Gethin
Geraint
Ifor/Ivor
Vaughan
Aled
Taliesin nn Tal

Gwilym

Ezekiel (Zeke)

Nathaniel (Nate)

Zebulon (Zeb)

I love Elijah!

Do they like -
Neirin “Nye”
Macsen “Mac”
Steffan “Steff”
Rhodri “Rhod”
Dafydd “Daf” (said Dav)
Gethin “Geth”
Gruffydd “Gryff”
Osian “Oz”
Tristan “Tris”
Gwilim “Gwilli”
Ifan “Ive”

Emrys is a fabulous choice! Seems to tick all of their boxes.

Lewis
Dominic
Zachary
Laith
Anton
Elliot

I know they’re not Welsh names but I was thinking more outside top 50…

Passing all of these on. Personally Feel

Vaughan
Gwilim
Anton

Are more the direction they are looking than Dominic and Nathaniel

Lewis is Welsh but is said differently.

@Enko , it's Gwilym.

@AnnieBennDodd Im dyslexic and I simply copy pasted. As the dad is Welsh he would likely know.

Oh, yes. I see it now. The Gwilym I know is Gwil.

Owen

Axel.

Aled (nn Al)
Carwyn (nn Wyn)
Aeron (nn Ron)
Broderick (nn Brody)
Emrys (nn Rhys)
Evan
Griffin (nn Griff, Finn)
Harrison (nn Harri)
Iwan
Macsen (nn Mac)
Trystan

Emrys is a really old fashioned name to me but prob because I was in school with one.

I like:

Taliesyn - Tali

Peris (though we didn't use this as it has an obvious similarity to Penis which, to kids, would be a target)

Haydn (welsh spelling)

Owen

Cai

Forgot my fave!

Griffith - Griff for short

Love Emrys and Gwilym. If they like a softer sound they might also like Ioan, Tristan or Gethin. I also love Macsen but that might be too popular for them.

Ellis
Ewan
elliott
elias
elvis
eric
emmett
rowan
rory
rufus
rhys

Rhydian

Everything you need here!

Clive
Llewellyn
Charles
Lloyd
Griffin
David
Walter

Not wanting top 50 is a bit bonkers! Top 10 I can understand.....

I love Kier-but I can see why that's out!

Patrick
Gilbert-shortened to Gil
John "shortened" to Jonty.
Elis
Stefan shortened to Stef.

Not sure how Welsh it is but I love Tristan/Tristram for a softer male name.

@CurlewKate , I've just had a look at the top 50, and they are names that are likely too be duplicated in a class. Joseph, for example is at number 50 but it's hardly unusual.

@AnnieBennDodd There were 1300 baby Josephs last year. So one in 230 baby boys. You'd be very unlucky to get 2 in a class...