Welsh boys names needed

[ohnelly]

Hi I am expecting our second boy and would like a Welsh name. We already have an Osian. I have a welsh names book but nothing stands out - any ideas appreciated - thankyou!!

Ellis?
Tudur?
Emlyn?

The trouble is some of the welsh names can be rather grating and I dont want to affend anyone but some are nasty. The older names are nicer.

Have you tried googling old welsh names?

we would have had gruffydd for a boy.

I love Ellis but my friends little boy has that name. I know what you mean - I want something quite short(ish). Will look on google too thanks. I also like Ifan?

Idris is my fav Welsh boys name.

Good luck with everything

Ifan is nice.

Taliesin. I'd have used this but DH was having none of it....

Bryn (DS middle name)
Evan? or maybe the more welsh version Ifan

I love Osian, but was a step too far for DP

Others I quite like:
Dyfrig
Caredig
Aled
Elwyn
Gareth
Ianto

I love Idris but could ever have got away with it.

how about:

Ioan
Llyr
Rhys
Rhydian
Steffan
Dafydd
Tomos
Owen
Owain
Cellan
Eirian
Geraint
G erallt
Arwel
Huw

would love a Welsh name for my baby (EDD 30 Jan), but as I live in England at the moment, don't want to straddle it with an unpronouncable name!

I know a lovely, sweet, big, hunky Gethin. He is so lovely!

I have used Iestyn and Taliesin as middle names for DS1 and 2. I wasn't brave enough to use them as first names in England but regret it now.

Aneirin/Aneurin is my favourite Welsh name.

We have an Evan, couln't go any more crazy as we live in England and needed people to be able to spell and pronounce his name.
We also liked Cadel, Owain, Iago, Dylan and Ren.
Did you look here?
www.babynames.org.uk/welsh-boy-baby-names.htm

Is Ivor Welsh ? I think that's a great name.

Haha, came on here to recommend the name Osian, but you are way ahead of me! Beautiful name.

Oh thanks some good ones there. Cant have Dylan as thats my brothers name and my friends little boys called Idris! Ill find one I like then DP will hate it. Keep them coming though please

Huw is a lovely name.

I do like Huw too, Ill have to see what DP thinks

Hywel or more anglicised version Howell which could be shortened to Howie
Gwyn
Ieuan
Gwylim

Were all on my list but most vetoed by DH. Luckily we had a DD!

Love love love Evan, but it is v popular round our way (E England )

I think it depends a bit on where you live. We live in London and called our little boy "Aneurin" (I'm Welsh). You would not believe how difficult people seemed to find it to say. I knew spelling might be a challenge, but not the pronunciation. Evenutally when he was 6 months old we switched to using his middle name "Ellis". That's ok but I wouldn't say it's necessarily identifiably Welsh, or at least not in London.

I like Gwyn, Ifan and Ioan.

I really like Aneurin and its diminutive Nye. My friend has one in London and not really had a problem. There are so many unusual or non-english names around.

I also love Ieuan

Gavin
Glin
Andreas
Vaughn

kateyfer, Cellan, are you kidding me?!!! Doesn't that mean bollock?!

I like:
Macsen
Maldwyn
Ifan
Ioan
Caleb
Iolo
Gruffydd
Efan
Iago
Cadfan

I have an Evan

I also like Aneurin (Nye) and Haydn

Wynn
Maldwyn
Macsen