Little brother for Eleri

[salembitch]

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

Merlin

I am Welsh and my favourite Welsh boys names are Macsen, Osian and Taran.

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Yes I know very many too, all my age (middle aged!), although I think I know of one young one, now I come to think of it. She's in Cardiff.
I just think it's one of those slightly old-fashionedy names that are actually really pretty, and could easily be rehabilitated!

Jac y Jwc!

@Persista , as I pp, it's currently popular. i suspect that it might be popular ? outside the Welsh-speaking communities. I just can't imagine a baby Eleri or Dylan/Osian/Gethin.

Jac y Jwc? @Mwydryn . Tomos Caradog is way cooler.

of all the names in your post, Gwion is the only one I didn't wonder how to pronounce

I like Ioan. My grandfather was Evan (pronounced ee-van) and I’m rather fond of Ianto (yan-toe) which is the nickname for Evan.

Yes

Evan (pronounced ee-van) It's usually Evv-un

We have an Ifan and the Ee-van pronunciation is misleading, as it's more YV-ann. It doesn't sound like Ee Van or rhyme with Diane

@merryhouse ,
Myrddin - Murr-thin (Murr like in Murray, thin - like then but with an i)
Pwyll - forget it. The wy is a diphthong, and the name is one syllable. Nearest I can explain is Pw = pu in push, yll - like ill but the LL is like a German ch (not Scottish ch). Great name though.
Urien - IRR-yen
Efnisien - Ev-NISH-enn
Gwern - the er is like the err in error/terror
Bleddyn -BLETH-in TH like in the/that

Bleddyn is a great name,
I’ve never heard Efnisien before but I love it.

@BestIsWest , Nisien is much nicer. They were twins.

@merryhouse , most of those names don't sound great if you don't speak Welsh and can say R. Gwern sort of ends up as Gweh-un or Gwurn otherwise.

I thought Efnisien was someone negative in the Mabinogion.
I once had a liking for Estyn, but Welsh Ofsted nobbled it. What about iestyn?

Meredydd, Grufydd, Taliesin, Caradog, Iolo, Tudur, Meirion,

Penri

Merlin