Tesni Ffion or Mabli Mai

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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?

Tesni Ffion 100%

My opinion and fact.

It is even worse than Precious.

Mabli Mai sounds a bit too much like the name of an S4C cartoon for toddlers, and I started to read Tesni as Tesla, but I love Mabli (and Mali), Elen and Ffion. Ffion Mai flows quite nicely. I also love Cadi, Catrin, Carys and Alys.

While that's true, someone French would pronounce both words the same.

They probably wouldn't, @sixsept , they'd say it as Fee-on.

it’s the slang word ‘fion’ - having checked with a couple of French friends this is not something you want to be shouting across a playground…

The OP's friend " is Welsh but lives in England at the moment".
Ffion would be a middle name.

Yes, we've established this up the thread, but it's not pronounced at all similarly.

I did look it up and it's a nice 17thC word, but let's not pretend apricity is a thing.

@pinkdelight , tesni is definitely a thing.

Not Mabli Mai it's twee somehow. I like Eira for a girl, though the pronunciation could be tricky.

Yes, I know the second syllable is 'ee', but is the s hard or soft? Tess-nee or Tes-nee?

I only like the first one, but I suspect people will pronounce it both ways.

@TheClangyClunk , the stress is on the first syllable. (cf Andy is AN-dy, not an-dee)

I say it like the s in Sam or Chelsea not like the s in cheese or Teresa.

TES like in Tesco. Ni like the ney in kidney.

I'm referring to the apricity line. It's like saying: "It's the Welsh word for xxyxyxz." Elucidating a Welsh word by mentioning an English word no one knows or uses.

Tesni Ffion. Sounds lovely.

My favourite welsh girls name is Nia

@pinkdelight , don't blame me for your limited vocabulary.

Thanks! I love learning about names that are new to me. The Welsh names that come up on these boards are so often lovely.

@TheClangyClunk , there are lots of lovely Welsh names but the threads on here usually only seem to mention the same ones again and again, and they're often dated or noun names.

Tesni Ffion is gorgeous. I've never liked Mabli as it just reminds me of 'wobbly'.

Nia is a great suggestion too.

😂😂😂

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/winter-words

Mabli Mai is adorable ❤️

Mabli Mai reminds me of Mae Mobley in The Help. I think Elen and Ffion are prettier than the other names here, but that's as someone who doesn't speak Welsh.

Like I said, I looked it up. It's a nice word. If that poster had said "Tesni means the warmth of the sun in winter" I wouldn't have batted an eye. But it's a bit daft to explain it means a word no one knows except the ghost of Samuel Johnson.

Same. And I live in a French-speaking country!