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Tesni Ffion or Mabli Mai

103 replies

RoseApp · 25/03/2026 21:01

Posting for a friend who is Welsh but lives in England at the moment.

Tesni Ffion
Tesni Mai
Mabli Mai
Mabli Elen

Or so people have other favourite Welsh names?

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Alpacajigsaw · 25/03/2026 21:01

Mabli Elen

Mydogthewhippet · 25/03/2026 21:02

Mabli was on our list. I love both. Sorry no help

Chatsbots · 25/03/2026 21:03

Ffion Mai

MissFLemon · 25/03/2026 21:37

Mabli Ffion

MabelAnderson · 25/03/2026 21:39

Mabli, Elen and Ffion probably the least likely to get mispronounced. All nice names.

tinyspiny · 25/03/2026 21:41

Tesni , Ffion and Mabli are all lovely . I don’t like Mabli Mai as a combo .

Chaotica · 25/03/2026 21:43

Tesni Mai

Definitely not Mabli Mai.

BeastAngelMadwoman · 25/03/2026 21:50

Mabli Elen

pwblwc · 25/03/2026 21:57

I’ve got a Ffion in England and I’ve been really surprised how many people have struggled with it. We’re not that far away from Wales either! Only 30 mins from the bridge!

YSianiFlewog · 25/03/2026 22:07

I like the last three options! No help at all sorry!

binnibonnieboo · 25/03/2026 22:31

Can I ask how Mai is pronounced? Is it like the month May?

Giraffehaver · 25/03/2026 22:40

I love Welsh names.
Mabli Enfys

ItTook9Years · 25/03/2026 22:42

binnibonnieboo · 25/03/2026 22:31

Can I ask how Mai is pronounced? Is it like the month May?

More like “my”

Cynefin · 25/03/2026 22:43

binnibonnieboo · 25/03/2026 22:31

Can I ask how Mai is pronounced? Is it like the month May?

The “a” in Mai is pronounced like the ‘a’ in “anchor”, but the rest is pronounced the same.

Mulledjuice · 25/03/2026 23:00

Not Mabli Mai - it's a bit Molly-Mae.

MagratsDanglyCharms21 · 25/03/2026 23:19

I've heard of so many 'Mabli's recently, so my worry would be that maybe it will become a little too 'popular?' Love Tesni and Elen, or maybe Erin or Eleri.

scrambledangle · 25/03/2026 23:23

So many dogs called mabli, ffion is very classic

KnickerlessParsons · 25/03/2026 23:35

Any combination apart from Mabli Mai

Pettenell · 26/03/2026 01:37

Tesni Ffion is my favourite. I also like Mabli, but not Mabli Mai, and Mabli Elon doesn't flow well. Mabli Ffion is lovely.

Alljan · 26/03/2026 03:43

I have a Carys in England which is always pronounced right. My original first choice was Ffion but it is pronounced the same as anus/arse in French so I ruled that out given we travel to France a bit!

TheClangyClunk · 26/03/2026 04:04

Is it pronounced Tess-ni or Tezz-ni?

wallgogogo · 26/03/2026 04:05

Mabli Wynn

Overtheatlantic · 26/03/2026 04:16

How is Mabli pronounced?

Overtheatlantic · 26/03/2026 04:17

Also, would she consider Carys or Bronwen/Anwen?

sakura06 · 26/03/2026 05:09

Elen is the safest bet in terms of pronunciation. I don’t like Mabli Mai. I prefer Mali to Mabli.