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Welsh boy names

57 replies

Tax12 · 07/07/2026 19:31

Hello
Just wanted people's views
We live in Wales and DS goes to Welsh speaking school. He is Harri so want something Welsh but also easily pronounced in English. Next child is also a boy.
Can't decide between Edwyn (known as Eddie)
Or Evan.
Middle name will be Tomos.
Also open to other suggestions!!
Thank you

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Daradillington · Yesterday 22:04

HudALledrith · Yesterday 21:38

I was aware that it had happened in Ireland. I suspect that some Irish people now use the Gaeilge surnames now despite previous generations having used the anglicised surname.

For example, Declan and Ciara Sheehan might call their child Fionn Ó Síodhacháin. Likewise, Gethin and Ffion Lloyd might call their baby Jac Llwyd.

I think it would be very unusual for a young child to use the Irish form of a surname outside the school system if the parents didn’t use it too.

Within the school system the Irish form may well be consistently used, especially in Gaelscoileanna, which are Irish-medium schools. Some of these schools use the Irish form of first names too, but others don’t tend to translate first names.

As a teen or adult, the child may themselves decide to use the Irish form if they have a particular interest in the language. The names are generally considered interchangeable. For example, a friend uses the English form of his name among family and old friends, but the Irish form (first name and surname) in other circles (work, hobby). He is a teacher and this is quite normal.

Legally (passport, driving licence etc) you can use either form of the name, but you do have to follow certain processes. You can’t just randomly decide to use them interchangeably, legally.

As an aside, Sheehan is usually spelt Ó Síocháin now.

HudALledrith · Yesterday 22:21

Maybe. I wouldn't be surprised at a Welsh family doing it. I can think of several who have done so.

Daradillington · Yesterday 22:26

That’s interesting @HudALledrith.

I know of no Irish person who has done this from the birth of their child, unless they used the Irish surname themselves too.

It’s something that could naturally develop as the child grew up and chose the name they wanted to use, as described above.

Notsandwiches · Yesterday 22:35

Ynys?

HudALledrith · Yesterday 22:47

Daradillington · Yesterday 22:26

That’s interesting @HudALledrith.

I know of no Irish person who has done this from the birth of their child, unless they used the Irish surname themselves too.

It’s something that could naturally develop as the child grew up and chose the name they wanted to use, as described above.

Edited

Without thinking too hard about it, Myrddin ap Dafydd and Guto Harri are two well-known ones. I can think of acquaintances too but they're not particularly famous. Rhys Ifans changed his own surname, IIRC, his brother is Llyr Evans.
Ioan Gruffudd might have been registered with his parents' surname but he was known as Ioan Gruffudd when he was a child actor.

@Notsandwiches , Ynys is a feminine noun.

CatchHimDerry · Today 00:11

Ones we know / family and friends (but not my own DS as his is unique, so “outing”) :

Caio
Celyn
Griff
Tirion
Elis
Iâgo
Teifi
Llŷr
Guto
Emrys
Iolo
Blaidd
Ianto
Arth
Math
Elwyn
Mab
Ynyr

I found boy ones so much easier I really struggled with DD, husband chose hers and I still don’t love it 😅 I hope you settle on one!

HudALledrith · Today 00:26

Why the circumflex on Iâgo? Iago doesn't have one.

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