We have a son named [name]Evan[/name] and are having a girl in a few months. we want a Welsh name with a “good meaning” for his baby sister. [name]Evan[/name] is the Welsh form of [name]John[/name] meaning God is gracious. please help. some of the Welsh names are a little “out there” for us but I know there is something that we can both agree on:-) thanks for any suggestions…
[name]Carys[/name] might be a good option - it’s Welsh and means “love”.
[name]Eira[/name] (means “snow”) is the first that came to mind. Then [name]Carys[/name] (means “love”). Here are some others I found:
[name]Winifred[/name] - means “holy peacemaking, gentle friend”
[name]Arwen[/name] - means “noble maiden”
[name]Tegwen[/name] - means “fair, lovely, shining”
[name]Isolde[/name] - means “fair lady”
[name]Seren[/name] - means “star”
[name]Nolwenn[/name] - means “shining and holy”
[name]Myfanwy[/name] - means “my lovely little one”
[name]Anwen[/name] - means “very fair, beautiful”
[name]Guinevere[/name] - means “white shadow, white wave”
[name]Delyth[/name] - means “pretty and blessed”
[name]Dilys[/name] - means “genuine, steadfast, true”
[name]Gwyneth[/name] - means “blessed and happy”
[name]Ceridwen[/name] - means “beautiful as a poem”
[name]Taliesin[/name] - means “shining brow”
Others with neither good nor bad meanings:
[name]Gwendolen[/name] - means “white circle”
[name]Bryn[/name] - means “hill”
[name]Lowri[/name] - means “laurel”
[name]Treva[/name] - means “large homestead”
[name]Rowena[/name] - means “white spear”
With a lot of these names, I think pronunciation might be an issue.
I hope this helps!
my suggestions for Welsh names for a little girl are:
[name]Olwen[/name] - meaning: white footprint (love this so much)
[name]Bethan[/name] - God is my solemn vow
[name]Gwendolen[/name] - white ring
[name]Iseult[/name] - beautiful
Malbi- lovable
[name]Meredith[/name] - great lord
[name]Rhiannon[/name] - Godess of horses in Welsh mythology (know a girl with this name, goes by Re - supercute nn)
[name]Tegan[/name] - beautiful
I like:
Aderyn - “bird”
[name]Anwen[/name] - “very beautiful”
[name]Dilys[/name] - “genuine”
[name]Eira[/name] - “snow”
[name]Mabyn[/name] - “youth”
[name]Meredith[/name] - “great lord/sea lord”
[name]Nerys[/name] - “lady”
[name]Rhiannon[/name] - “great queen”
[name]Love[/name] Welsh names.
I have these Welsh or Celtic names to add to the many great suggestions:
Eneida (en-EYE-da): “soul” (what a great meaning!)
Inira: “honor”
Tillery: It’s a river in [name]Wales[/name]
[name]Eithne[/name]/Ethna (ETH-na): “fire” or “nut kernel”
Elowen: [name]Elm[/name] tree
[name]Kerenza[/name]/[name]Kerensa[/name]: “[name]Little[/name] love”
[name]Fianna[/name]: name of a band of Fenian warriors
[name]Flanna[/name]: bright red
Endellion: “fire soul”
Epona: Celtic goddess, horserider
Also. . .
Seirian (SER-ee-an): “sparkling”
Fyanna/[name]Fianna[/name] I have a Fyanna in my family tree from the 1800’s little different than [name]Fiona[/name] and avoids shrek comments
[name]Bronwyn[/name] - Is my favorite Welsh name but does not have the best meaning…
Others:
[name]Brynna[/name] - means hill
[name]Meredith[/name] - means great ruler
[name]Morgan[/name] - means circle; sea
[name]Lynn[/name] - means lake
[name]Rhiannon[/name] - means divine queen
[name]Megan[/name] - means pearl
Good [name]Luck[/name] 
Well thought I’d chime in since I currently have a book of Welsh names sat in front of me, let’s see what we can find with a nice meaning and I’ll try not to repeat any of the suggestions!:
[name]Alis[/name]/[name]Alys[/name] - Welsh forms of [name]Alice[/name] meaning noble
[name]Ania[/name] - Welsh form of [name]Anna[/name] meaning grace
Awena - muse, inspiration
[name]Betrys[/name] - Welsh form of [name]Beatrice[/name] meaning bringer of joy
Cariad - love (KA-ree-ad)
[name]Catrin[/name] - Welsh form of [name]Catherine[/name] meaning pure
[name]Cerys[/name] - to love
[name]Claris[/name] - bright
[name]Efa[/name] - Welsh form of [name]Eve[/name], meaning life ([name]AIR[/name]-vuh)
Eflyn - Welsh form of [name]Evelyn[/name] meaning desired (EV-lin)
[name]Elen[/name] - bright shining one
[name]Elenna[/name]/[name]Elena[/name] - bright shining one
[name]Elinor[/name] - bright shining one
[name]Elisa[/name] - form of [name]Elisabeth[/name] meaning pledged to God
[name]Enid[/name] - soul, spirit
[name]Gwen[/name] - blessed, pure
Hafina - rhymes with [name]Davina[/name], means summer
Mabli - Welsh form of mabel, lovable
[name]Miri[/name] - merriment
[name]Nel[/name] - short form of [name]Elinor[/name], bright shining one
[name]Nesta[/name] - form of [name]Agnes[/name] via the Welsh Agnest, meaning pure, virginal
[name]Sian[/name] - Welsh form of [name]Jane[/name], meaning God’s gracious gift (SHARN)
Siriol - cheerful
Tesni - warmth
Tirion - gentle
My favourites that have already been suggested are [name]Anwen[/name] (I know a little [name]Anwen[/name] and think it’s lovely), [name]Bethan[/name], [name]Carys[/name], [name]Delyth[/name], [name]Rhiannon[/name], Seirian ([name]SAY[/name]-ree-an), [name]Seren[/name] and [name]Tegan[/name].
[name]Hope[/name] that helps you find a name for [name]Evan[/name]'s little sister If you have any questions about pronunciation feel free to ask! I tried to stick to the less “out-there” names and avoid names that are difficult to pronounce.
Good luck
We Welsh people are always flattered that so many Americans want to use our names! Here are a few from my class growing up, plus a couple other Celtics thrown in:
[name]Bronwyn[/name]
[name]Anwen[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Rhian[/name] ([name]REE[/name]-an) - which obviously also branches into [name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Ffion[/name] ([name]FEE[/name]-on)
[name]Alys[/name] - Welsh version of [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Madlen[/name] - Welsh version of the English [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Seren[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name]
[name]Dillian[/name]
[name]Ceridwen[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Siobhan[/name]
[name]Sinead[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name] (EE-fa)
[name]Caoimhe[/name] (KEE-va)
[name]Penny[/name]
[name]Alysa[/name]
[name]Apollonia[/name]
[name]Catrin[/name]/[name]Caitlin[/name]
[name]Fenella[/name]
[name]Kelis[/name]/Kellis
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Sian[/name] ([name]SHAHN[/name])
[name]Ciara[/name]
[name]Saoirse[/name] (SEER-sha) - one I particularly like
[name]Roisin[/name] ([name]Roe[/name]-[name]SHEEN[/name])
[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Megan[/name]
[name]Aisling[/name] ([name]Ash[/name]-LEEN)
[name]Aine[/name] ([name]Eena[/name])
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Alannah[/name]
[name]Orla[/name] ([name]Orlaith[/name] if you’re brave!)
[name]Shauna[/name]
[name]Cara[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Bethan[/name]
[name]Lowri[/name]
[name]Nia[/name]
Aelwen (ILE-wen)
Angharad ([name]Ann[/name]-HA-rad)
[name]Arianwen[/name] (nice twist on [name]Ariana[/name]?)
[name]Lillian[/name]
Maelona
[name]Taryn[/name]
[name]Manon[/name]
[name]Roslyn[/name]
To go with [name]Evan[/name], I love the suggestions of [name]Manon[/name], [name]Carys[/name], [name]Gwen[/name], [name]Roisin[/name], and [name]Rhiannon[/name].
Thank you all for your many lovely suggestions! I am really loving [name]Bethan[/name] (pledged to God) right now. also love [name]Carys[/name]/[name]Cerys[/name] ([name]Love[/name]) with [name]Evan[/name]. Which sib-set looks and sounds better to you?
[name]Evan[/name] and [name]Bethan[/name]
[name]Evan[/name] and [name]Carys[/name]/[name]Cerys[/name]
thanks again!
I think [name]Evan[/name] and [name]Bethan[/name] is the best combo.
It’s a goregous welsh variation of the often smooshed [name]Beth[/name]-anne.
the meaning i feel ties in with [name]Evan[/name].
I love [name]Bethan[/name], and the nn [name]Beth[/name] is cute, but I also love [name]Carys[/name] and it seems a better fit to me with [name]Evan[/name], not least of all because they don’t have matchy endings like [name]Evan[/name] and [name]Bethan[/name]. [name]Evan[/name] and [name]Carys[/name] sounds so good to me. Definitely Welsh and classic, but also chic and modern
Either way you can’t go wrong! Good luck deciding
Actually found this thread by searching for my own name (someone a few posts up had included [name]Siobhan[/name] as a suggestion). I just wanted to throw in that [name]Siobhan[/name] is the Gaelic equivalent of [name]Joan[/name] and also means God is [name]Gracious[/name], similar to your son’s name which is a Gaelic male form of [name]John[/name].
I think [name]Evan[/name] and [name]Bethan[/name] are lovely. They both have -an endings, I like sibset with patterns like this
I’m not sure how to pronounce [name]Carys[/name], so I can’t really be any help voting on a favorite combination. Thanks for posting this thread though, it was very helpful to someone on the prowl for names!
[name]Cordelia[/name] is a beautiful Celtic/Welsh name.
I love the pp suggestion of [name]Cordelia[/name]! [name]Evan[/name] and [name]Carys[/name] would be perfect, though. I love [name]Carys[/name] and her meaning!