Welsh baby names that work in England

[Mammina]

Ok, please let me know your honest opinions on these:-

Boys
Iolo (pronounced Yollo - going off this a bit though as there seem to be many about)
Peris (pronounced Perrys - with a hard S)
Cerion (pronounced Cerryon)
Twm
Tecwyn, Tecs for short
Telor
Pabo (pronounced Pabbo)
Gwion (pronounced Gweeon)
Caleb (pronounced Khaleb not Cayleb)
Brinli (pronounced Brynley)
Ioan

Girls
Manon
Caia (pr. Kaya)
Anona (pr Anonna) or Nona
Awela
Dilys
Iola (pr Yolla)
Marion

Caleb and Marion are the only ones that really translate to me.

For girls I think Rhiannon/Rhian, Bronwen, Bethan, Carys travel better.

I love Seren too.

Can't think of any boys names that translate particular well.

Oh, Rhys.

I think Cerion, Brinli, Manon, Anona, Dilys and Marion are the least likely to be mispronounced. But the ones I like best are Iolo/Iola and Gwion.

Caleb is one of my faves. Is it a bit (hate this word) 'chav'?
Loads of Serens about & trying to avoid anything with Rh

Or how about Nia or Aled? Or Gethin or Rhydian?

Whereabouts do you live OP?

I'd say you'd get away with any of them in central London or similar but not in some English idyll somewhere.

Love Gwion.
We have a Dewi. My 3YO is a dab hand at spelling it and telling old ladies "D E W I. It's a Welsh name."

Aled is ex boyf's name & too close to DP's name
Not keen on Nia, nice sound but a bit run of the mill in wales (sorry Nias)
Rhydian makes me think of x-factor. Gethin ok

Live in London so plenty of 'different' names here

Yestin (I'm not sure of spelling) is the Welsh version of Justin, I believe.

2 in favour of Gwion then, great. DP not convinced at all but I've always liked it (he's not welsh)

BTW we;re in the English idyll of Hastings!

I really like Ioan, but possibly because I used to have a massive crush on Ioan Gruffudd!
Nia is a beautiful girls name.

Oh yes, like Iestyn.

My cousin is Dewi, love that. His brother is Deiniol, I love that too actually.

I think you could have any of the names on your list living in London but must confess I don't really like any of them.

Cerrion and Caleb are nice. I know a guy callled Cerri.
I have always preferred your pronunciation of Caleb, too.

Manon and Anona are nice, too.

Caia is very pretty, and probably my favourite.

I also like Gwydion.

not that keen on Iestyn tbh
Deiniol reminds me of someone I know who's not v nice
CQ I'm partial to a bit of Ioan too..

SMTB ooh didn't think of Gwydion, like it

Brinli looks a bit like you are "modernising" a surname to use as a surname and looks also, a bit chav.

I work with a Dilys (in England, not London) and has many probs with her name even though it seems to be pretty phoenetic to me.

Back to the OP though - I think Marion and Caleb are the only ones which would work easily in England, and then I suspect you would get a lot of "Cay-leb".

Lewis? Lloyd?

Please use my favorite girls names ever - Elin and Carys - I would have done if 1 - I still lived in Wales and 2 - had any girls.

Guto - Guto Harry seems to have made it more familiar in England.

The pricipal bassoonist in the London Symphony Orchestra in the 1970s was called Gwydion Brooke. Thats how I've heard of it.

Eluned/Eiluned?

Boy - Caleb
Girl - Carys

If you like Iollo, but think there are too many about, then what about Ianto?

I think Caia would get to confused with Gaia, which is seems to be getting more popular by the minute round 'ere. But nice name.

DS2 has a friend called Taryn. I like that name.

Peris has a lot of teasing potential, with a small school-boy tweak of the middle letter!

BRS I have always liked Elin but one in the family (under 5). Think I prefer Cerys to Carys, not sure
I do like Guto but won't he be teased and called a git?