I would love to hear some thoughts on what your favorite Welsh names are for boys and girls. My daughter’s name is [name_u]Seren[/name_u] and I would love to find some name ideas for a sibling.
My favourite Welsh names are all for boys:
[name_f]Ceri[/name_f] (as a boy’s name)
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Gethin[/name_m]
[name_m]Idris[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhodri[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
My absolute favourite is a toss up between [name_m]Gethin[/name_m] and [name_m]Rhodri[/name_m].
My Grandson’s name is [name_m]Idris[/name_m]–The only welsh name I know–and its beautiful! I see the above poster suggested it too! It does sound lovely with [name_u]Seren[/name_u]…Good luck, jenables …
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u], [name_f]Carys[/name_f] or [name_f]Cerys[/name_f], [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f], [name_f]Rhonwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Ivor[/name_m], [name_u]Morgan[/name_u],
My name is Welsh, so I have a thing for Welsh names. [name_u]Seren[/name_u] is beautiful.
I like [name_f]Eleri[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]/Morwen, and [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] for girls. I love [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], but that is Cornish.
Also [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f], [name_f]Vala[/name_f], Mercia, [name_f]Briar[/name_f]
There’s always [name_f]Carys[/name_f] or [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]. They are pretty and are now well known Welsh girl names.
[name_m]Gethin[/name_m] and [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m] are my faves for boys. [name_u]Jory[/name_u] is cute too!
My name is [name_f]Glenys[/name_f], but it is considered old fashioned, as far as Welsh names go.
Girl names:
[name_f]Branwen[/name_f], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f], [name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Deryn[/name_f], [name_u]Daron[/name_u]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Mairwen[/name_f]
Mairad
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Nesta[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhonwen[/name_f]
Siani
[name_f]Tarren[/name_f]
For a boy:
Andras
[name_m]Broderick[/name_m]
[name_m]Brynmor[/name_m]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_m]Cadell[/name_m]
Caroc
[name_u]Cai[/name_u]
[name_u]Dai[/name_u]
[name_u]Elis[/name_u]
Elyan
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Grigor[/name_m]
Halwyn
[name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m]/[name_m]Llew[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
Padrig
[name_m]Steffan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
Girls:
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]/Rowenna
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
Meinir
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
Lilwen
Enfys
[name_f]Ffion[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eluned[/name_f]
Eirlys
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethan[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_f]Rhonwyn[/name_f]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
Rhydian
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
For girls:
[name_f]Ffion[/name_f]
[name_f]Anwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
For boys:
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_f]Briallen[/name_f] is probably my favourite. I also like [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f].
[name_u]Seren[/name_u] is beautiful.
I love [name_f]Carys[/name_f], [name_f]Elin[/name_f], [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] and [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f].
I’m not crazy about many Welsh boys names. Ones that I like but don’t love are [name_m]Gareth[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], and [name_m]Rodric[/name_m].
[name_u]Jory[/name_u] is also Cornish.
I love Welsh names for girls. [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f], [name_f]Olwen[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] (is that Welsh?), [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], [name_f]Gladys[/name_f], [name_f]Eluned[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]…… I would name a daughter any of those in the drop of a hat. They are both soft and strong, my favorite trait in a name.
For boys, not as many. We named our unborn son [name_u]Owen[/name_u] (he had been named that since I was a little girl) and I love [name_m]Llewellyn[/name_m]. [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] is fine too.
And if [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] IS Welsh, then I guess I went all Welsh b/c our unborn daughter is named [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f].
I keep wishing my genealogy-loving father would find we are part Welsh or Cornish, but I will probably have to settle for heavily Scottish and English and a bit Irish.
Yes, but I thought it was worth mentioning. Same as [name_f]Elowen[/name_f].
OH!
I forgot two GREAT male Welsh names: [name_m]Cadogan[/name_m] and [name_m]Caradoc[/name_m]. I think the nicknames are fun for the latter ([name_u]Cary[/name_u], [name_m]Doc[/name_m], [name_m]Doctor[/name_m]).
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] is one of those names, where the true origin is unknown. It could be English from Latin, Celtic from Latin, English from Celtic. It’s beautiful whatever the origin is.
My grandfather is Welsh, so I consider myself part-Welsh, and I love Welsh names.
These are some of my faves…
[name_u]Aeron[/name_u]
[name_f]Celyn[/name_f]
Edryd
Emyr
Gwydion
[name_m]Idris[/name_m]
[name_m]Iolo[/name_m]
Meilyr
[name_m]Merfyn[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u]
[name_m]Teilo[/name_m]
Aelwen
[name_f]Aeronwen[/name_f]
Alwen
[name_f]Anwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsan[/name_f]
[name_f]Branwen[/name_f]
Ceinwen
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Delyth[/name_f]
Eiddwen
[name_f]Eirian[/name_f]
Gwenllian
[name_f]Iola[/name_f]
Liliwen
[name_f]Mairwen[/name_f]
Meleri
Mererid
Emyr & [name_f]Delyth[/name_f] are my absolute favorites for each gender.
I don’t know the etymology of most names, but two that I know are Welsh and lovely:
[name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f] and [name_f]Anwen[/name_f].
Boys-
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Ianto[/name_m]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]Teilo[/name_m]
Girls-
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethan[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleri[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
ooh I’m excited to read thru this thread for ideas. I’ve been loving [name_u]Seren[/name_u] lately.
My faves are
boys: [name_m]Ianto[/name_m], [name_m]Emrys[/name_m], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_m]Gareth[/name_m], [name_m]Macsen[/name_m], and the more Americanized [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_u]Morgan[/name_u], [name_m]Griffin[/name_m]…
girls: [name_f]Eira[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f], [name_f]Kerensa[/name_f], [name_f]Arwen[/name_f], [name_u]Meredith[/name_u].
I guess I have my Welsh and Cornish mixed in some cases.
I’m not too familiar with Welsh boys names, but my favourite girls names are [name_u]Seren[/name_u], [name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f] and [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f].
Oh my goodness, I adore Welsh names!
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Betrys[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_m]Alun[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]