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Little brother for Eleri

42 replies

salembitch · 05/03/2025 00:26

Would like something with a bit of a witchy vibe, would love something Welsh, Scottish, or Irish

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user1492757084 · 05/03/2025 01:18

Oillil
Legolin
Enda
Geoffrey
Morgen
Mazoe

louisl8 · 05/03/2025 01:28

Elgan, Elis, Emyr, Euryn, Emrys, Evan, Eifion.., I'm Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Friendofdennis · 05/03/2025 02:02

Illtyd. Teilo. Elli.

Persista · 05/03/2025 02:20

Bleddyn (wolf)
Arawn (king of the underworld, from the Mabinogion)
Taran (lightening)
Mabon (god of youth)
Tristan (Tristan & Isolde)

All these are Welsh

Moreteaandchocolate · 05/03/2025 05:39

Eleri and

Osian
Rhodri
Neirin
Afan
Aeddan
Tristan
Griff / Gruffydd
Ioan
Rhys
Cai
Aled
Macsen
Ieuan
Gethin
Steffan

LastNightMyPJsSavedMyLife · 05/03/2025 06:18

I'm Welsh and love Eleri. I second Taran

sixtiesbaby88 · 05/03/2025 06:59

Torin - I believe it is Irish and means 'chief'

NefiBlw · 05/03/2025 07:06

Gwydion

onwardsup4 · 05/03/2025 08:48

It's not witchy but I love Owen

spiderlight · 05/03/2025 15:47

Rhidian/Rhydian

17caterpillars1mouse · 05/03/2025 21:17

Taliesin

TaranFollt · 05/03/2025 21:36

Rhun for a Welsh name, or Iolo.
I also like Odin , which although not Celtic carries the witchy vibe you like.

NefiBlw · 06/03/2025 08:12

Gandalf

Mwydryn · 06/03/2025 08:17

Myrddin and Gwydion tie in with your witchy vibe, as does Gwion- a lovely name imo.

partyboob · 06/03/2025 08:17

Taliesin

NefiBlw · 06/03/2025 08:23

@Mwydryn , I wanted to suggest Gwion but thought 'How would i explain how to say it?' It's like wee-on but with a G on the front! Myrddin is great too.

Pwyll, Urien, Efnisien

Gwern and Bleddyn are both terrific.

Mwydryn · 06/03/2025 08:24

NefiBlw · 06/03/2025 08:23

@Mwydryn , I wanted to suggest Gwion but thought 'How would i explain how to say it?' It's like wee-on but with a G on the front! Myrddin is great too.

Pwyll, Urien, Efnisien

Gwern and Bleddyn are both terrific.

Edited

I didn't say Gwyddno for the same reason!

NefiBlw · 06/03/2025 08:29

Eleri is very ordinary, IMO. Nice but I know lots of them, especially in my own age groups or if younger, who have it as a middle name. So the run-of-the-mill names like Osian, Gethin, Rhydian etc would be OK.

Euryn is a beautiful name, but like Euros, it is underused.

Two E names is a bit too much. How about Ynyr, Lleu, Cadwaladr, Goronwy, Mathonwy....

Or a very safe Griffin (Gruffyn)

CantHoldMeDown · 06/03/2025 08:32

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NefiBlw · 06/03/2025 08:34

Gawain

ladygindiva · 06/03/2025 08:35

Persista · 05/03/2025 02:20

Bleddyn (wolf)
Arawn (king of the underworld, from the Mabinogion)
Taran (lightening)
Mabon (god of youth)
Tristan (Tristan & Isolde)

All these are Welsh

Taran is gorgeous

Persista · 06/03/2025 08:40

NefiBlw · 06/03/2025 08:29

Eleri is very ordinary, IMO. Nice but I know lots of them, especially in my own age groups or if younger, who have it as a middle name. So the run-of-the-mill names like Osian, Gethin, Rhydian etc would be OK.

Euryn is a beautiful name, but like Euros, it is underused.

Two E names is a bit too much. How about Ynyr, Lleu, Cadwaladr, Goronwy, Mathonwy....

Or a very safe Griffin (Gruffyn)

Edited

Depends where OP lives. It would be very unusual outside Wales and in the more anglicised parts of Wales.
It's not a name given to children these days, but due a comeback I think, as it's very pretty.

NefiBlw · 06/03/2025 09:03

@Persista , Eleri is currently very popular for baby girls. Baby names in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics. The list has some ones I wasn't expecting.

I know far too many, all Eh-Lerry or Lerry (Most of them Eleri X. at school.), plus there are so many El- names around.

StrongandNorthern · 06/03/2025 10:03

Idris

NefiBlw · 06/03/2025 11:56

Idris is Ken Walsh to me. Smile