More Recent Welsh Babies

Because the last lot were from Nov 2009 :slight_smile:

These are from a newspaper in [name]North[/name] [name]Wales[/name]. About 90% were in Welsh.

I’ve included the parents (p) -mothers first- and sibling (s) names as well because they are just as interesting.

Girls:

Annest
p: [name]Julie[/name] & [name]Paul[/name]

[name]Anni[/name]
p: [name]Nia[/name] & [name]Owain[/name]

Awen Haf
p: [name]Louise[/name] & [name]Gareth[/name]
s: [name]Elis[/name] [name]Wyn[/name]

Beca [name]Eluned[/name]
p: [name]Bethan[/name] & [name]Robin[/name]
s: [name]Elin[/name] [name]Mair[/name]

[name]Betsi[/name] Lw [name]Myfanwy[/name]
p: [name]Lisa[/name] & [name]Martin[/name]
s: Liwsi [name]Mo[/name]

[name]Cadi[/name] [name]Mair[/name]
p: [name]Elin[/name] Mon & [name]John[/name] [name]Alun[/name]

[name]Cara[/name] Mabli
p: [name]Bethan[/name] & [name]Alan[/name]

Celyn [name]Grace[/name]
p: [name]Catrin[/name] & [name]Gareth[/name]

[name]Chloe[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
p: [name]Laura[/name] & [name]Jean[/name]-[name]Paul[/name]

[name]Efa[/name] [name]Catrin[/name]
p: [name]Manon[/name] & [name]Gareth[/name]

[name]Elin[/name] Angharad
p: [name]Lowri[/name] & [name]Dylan[/name]

[name]Elsa[/name] Celyn
p: [name]Rhian[/name] & [name]Owain[/name]

[name]Erin[/name] [name]Gwen[/name]
p: Cerian & [name]Berwyn[/name]
s: [name]Aron[/name] [name]Huw[/name]

Eurgain Haf
p: [name]Rhonwen[/name] & Llyr
s: Siwan [name]Non[/name]

[name]Ffion[/name] [name]Mari[/name]
p: [name]Catrin[/name] & Melfyn
s: [name]Erin[/name] Gwenllian

[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Mair[/name]
p: [name]Elaine[/name] & [name]Gareth[/name]

[name]Leia[/name]
p: [name]Sarah[/name] & Hefin

[name]Lili[/name] [name]Mair[/name]
p: [name]Lowri[/name] & [name]Stephen[/name]

Lleucu [name]Erin[/name]
p: [name]Bethan[/name] & Meilir
s: [name]Elan[/name] Gwenlli

[name]Lois[/name] [name]Fflur[/name]
p: [name]Lowri[/name] & [name]Bryn[/name]
s: [name]Elain[/name] Hedd

[name]Lowri[/name] [name]Mair[/name]
p: [name]Delyth[/name] & Gethin

Mabli [name]Wynn[/name]
p: [name]Elen[/name] & [name]Iwan[/name]

Malan Melangell
p: Rhodd & [name]Graham[/name]

[name]Mali[/name] [name]Fflur[/name]
p: Angharad & [name]Dylan[/name]

[name]Marged[/name] Elfair
p: Undeg & Aled

[name]Mari[/name]
p: [name]Melissa[/name] & Gethin
s: [name]Lili[/name]

[name]Martha[/name] [name]Wyn[/name]
p: Meinir [name]Mai[/name] & [name]Sion[/name]

[name]Megan[/name] [name]Gwen[/name]
p: [name]Eleri[/name] & [name]Huw[/name]
s: [name]Ifan[/name] & [name]Tomos[/name]

Meia [name]Wyn[/name]
p: [name]Sioned[/name] & [name]Rich[/name]

[name]Mia[/name] Haf
p: [name]Ceri[/name] & [name]Iwan[/name]

[name]Miriam[/name] [name]Elen[/name]
p: Llinos & Aled

Nanw
p: [name]Karen[/name] & [name]Mei[/name]
s: Mabon & [name]Deio[/name]

[name]Nel[/name] [name]Catrin[/name]
p: [name]Bethan[/name] & [name]Steve[/name]

[name]Nel[/name] Cynwal
p: Awel & [name]Berwyn[/name]
s: Bedo [name]Ifan[/name] & Nanw Glwys

[name]Nia[/name] [name]Kathryn[/name]
p: [name]Eira[/name] & [name]Paul[/name]

Teigl [name]Mair[/name]
p: [name]Tanwen[/name] & [name]Emrys[/name]

Boys:

[name]Alastair[/name] [name]Sion[/name]
p: [name]Nicola[/name] & [name]Sion[/name]

Bedwyr [name]Dylan[/name]
p: Siwan & [name]Dylan[/name]

[name]Bruce[/name] [name]Richard[/name]
p: [name]Jemma[/name] & [name]Richard[/name]

[name]Cadog[/name] Tecwyn
p: Hafwen & Arwyn
s: [name]Eli[/name] [name]Mair[/name]

[name]Cai[/name] [name]Wyn[/name]
p: [name]Ffion[/name] & [name]Geraint[/name]
s: [name]Ela[/name] & Beca

[name]Cai[/name] [name]Tudor[/name]
p: [name]Manon[/name] & Llyr

[name]Caron[/name] Eurwyn
p: [name]Andrea[/name] & [name]Martin[/name]
s: Tesni

Celt [name]Lloyd[/name]
p: [name]Manon[/name] & [name]Dilwyn[/name]

[name]Dyfan[/name] [name]Wyn[/name]
p: [name]Ann[/name] & [name]Dafydd[/name]
s: [name]Tomos[/name] & [name]Catrin[/name]

[name]Dylan[/name] [name]Owen[/name]
p: [name]Naomi[/name] & [name]Ianto[/name]
s: [name]Anna[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]

[name]Eban[/name] [name]John[/name]
p: [name]Vicky[/name] & [name]Philip[/name]
s: [name]Nel[/name] Soffia

[name]Eban[/name] Morus
p: [name]Delyth[/name] & [name]Lyndon[/name]

[name]Elliot[/name] Penry [name]Meredith[/name]
p: [name]Amber[/name] & [name]Richard[/name]
s: [name]Libby[/name]

[name]Emrys[/name] Puw
p: [name]Ruth[/name] & Celfyn
s: [name]Lili[/name] [name]Wyn[/name], [name]Magi[/name] [name]Ann[/name], Citi [name]Mai[/name]

[name]Daniel[/name] [name]Ethan[/name]
p: [name]Katy[/name] & [name]Greg[/name]

[name]Dylan[/name] [name]James[/name]
p: [name]Nicola[/name] & [name]Simon[/name]

Gwion Dwyfor
p: [name]Laura[/name] & [name]Dafydd[/name]
s: [name]Harri[/name]

[name]Harri[/name] Einion
p: Gwenno & Osian

[name]Huw[/name] [name]Trefor[/name]
p: [name]Catrin[/name] & [name]Christian[/name]
s: [name]Ela[/name] Gwenllian

[name]Idris[/name] [name]Stanley[/name]
p: Gwawr & [name]Phil[/name]
s: Gwenllian

[name]Ifan[/name] [name]Gwilym[/name]
p: Einir Haf & [name]Owain[/name]

[name]Jac[/name] [name]Owen[/name]
p: [name]Mary[/name] & [name]Geraint[/name]
s: [name]Tomos[/name] [name]Alun[/name]

[name]Jacob[/name] [name]Llewelyn[/name]
p: [name]Sian[/name] & Osian
s: [name]Tomos[/name]

[name]Lewis[/name] [name]Gwyn[/name]
p: [name]Eirian[/name] & Llion
s: Gwydion Anwyl & Cynan [name]Bryn[/name]

Macsen [name]Wyn[/name]
p: [name]Erika[/name] & Aled
s: [name]Shannon[/name] & [name]Sion[/name]

[name]Math[/name] Iolen
p: [name]Elin[/name] & Hedd
s: [name]Cian[/name]

[name]Michael[/name] [name]Dillan[/name]
p: [name]Rhian[/name] & [name]Brendan[/name]

[name]Morgan[/name] [name]James[/name]
p: [name]Bethan[/name] & [name]Chris[/name]

[name]Noa[/name] [name]Jac[/name]
p: [name]Claire[/name] & Mic

[name]Noa[/name] Ynyr
p: [name]Mari[/name] [name]Lois[/name] & [name]Dafydd[/name] [name]Wyn[/name]
s: [name]Cai[/name] [name]Aron[/name]

Osian [name]Lloyd[/name]
p: [name]Elen[/name] & Hywel
s: [name]Lois[/name]

Osian [name]Morris[/name]
p: [name]Gwenda[/name] & Arwyn
s: [name]Rhodri[/name]

[name]Owain[/name] [name]Rhys[/name]
p: [name]Bethan[/name] & [name]Richard[/name]

[name]Roan[/name] [name]Glyn[/name]
p: Treana & [name]Dylan[/name]

[name]Sion[/name] [name]Ellis[/name]
p: [name]Anna[/name] & [name]Paul[/name]
s: Gethin & [name]Ben[/name]

[name]Tomos[/name] [name]Gwilym[/name]
p: [name]Sian[/name] & [name]Geraint[/name]

[name]Tomos[/name] Hedd
p: Angharad & [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Iwan[/name]
s: Alaw Haf & Efan [name]Sion[/name]

[name]Tomos[/name] [name]Ifan[/name]
p: Gwenfair & [name]Ifor[/name]

Twins:

[name]Ela[/name] [name]Fflur[/name] & [name]Wiliam[/name] [name]Dafydd[/name]
p: [name]Bethan[/name] [name]Emlyn[/name] & [name]Dafydd[/name] [name]Rhys[/name]

[name]Anna[/name] & [name]Gwilym[/name]
p: Glain & [name]Dylan[/name]

[name]Fflur[/name] Enlli & [name]Elin[/name] [name]Mai[/name]
p: [name]Nia[/name] & [name]Robin[/name]
s: [name]Tomos[/name] [name]Huw[/name]

[name]Huw[/name] Gethin & [name]Cian[/name] Alawn
p: [name]Ceri[/name] & [name]John[/name]

(Very) Brief Pronunciation Guide:

c always hard as in ‘cat’
ch as in ‘loch’
dd hard as in ‘that’
f as in ‘of’ (like a ‘v’)
ff as in ‘off’ (like soft ‘f’)
g always hard as in ‘gate’
ll so hard to explain but a bit like a l with a th in front (thl)
rh ‘h’ said first as in ‘hr’
si sh as in ‘show’ when followed by a, e, o, w
th soft as in 'think

a as in ‘bat’
e as in ‘get’
i ee as in ‘seen’ or ih as in ‘fit’
o as in ‘hot’
u ee as in ‘seen’ or ih as in ‘fit’
w long and short oo as in either ‘school’ or ‘look’
y either uh in ‘run’ (like the 1st syllable [name]Dylan[/name] ‘dullan’) or ee in ‘pita’ (like the last syllable [name]Anwyn[/name] ‘anwin’)

ae, ai and au eye as in ‘my’
au ow as in ‘cow’
ei, eu ay as in ‘say’
wy as in the French ‘oui’

To hear audios for how some of these names should be pronounced go to:

If you want to know the meaning of a name, just let me know :slight_smile:

You can see how Welsh spellings are used here for conventional “non-Welsh” names:

[name]Anni[/name] = [name]Annie[/name]
Beca = [name]Becca[/name]/[name]Becka[/name]
[name]Betsi[/name] Lw = [name]Betsy[/name] [name]Lou[/name]
[name]Efa[/name] = [name]Eva[/name]
[name]Ela[/name] = [name]Ella[/name]
[name]Eli[/name] = [name]Ellie[/name]
[name]Lili[/name] = [name]Lily[/name]
Liwsi [name]Mo[/name] = [name]Lucy[/name] [name]Moe[/name]
[name]Nel[/name] = [name]Nell[/name]

[name]Elis[/name] = [name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Huw[/name] = [name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Ifan[/name] = [name]Ivan[/name]
[name]Jac[/name] = [name]Jack[/name]
Morus = [name]Morris[/name]
[name]Noa[/name] = [name]Noah[/name]
[name]Sion[/name] = [name]Shaun[/name]
[name]Tomos[/name] = [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Trefor[/name] = [name]Trevor[/name]