Opinions on 10 Unusual Welsh Boys Names (Update Pg3)

General Name Discussion
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[name]Hi[/name] Berries,

I’d love to give my first son a Welsh name as my partner and I are both Welsh and I’m a Welsh speaker.

The problem is, I don’t want a common Welsh name and a lot of great Welsh names are back in vogue in [name]Wales[/name]. [name]Dylan[/name], [name]Rhys[/name], [name]Evan[/name], [name]Harry[/name]/[name]Harri[/name], [name]Morgan[/name], [name]Owen[/name], [name]Tomos[/name], [name]Cai[/name], Osian, [name]Jac[/name], Gethin, [name]Ieuan[/name], [name]Ioan[/name], [name]Ellis[/name], [name]Owain[/name], [name]Iwan[/name], Iestyn, [name]Sion[/name], [name]Steffan[/name] and [name]Lloyd[/name] are all in the top 100 baby names in [name]Wales[/name], and [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Cain[/name] and [name]Taran[/name] are Welsh names that appear in the top 100 baby names for the UK.

I still want something that can be pronounced outside of [name]Wales[/name] though as we plan to relocate to Australia eventually. I don’t mind having to explain the pronunciation, but don’t want a name that people can’t say!

The following are my favs after a lot of digging, with pronunciation guides. Which do you like most/least, and which do you struggle most with saying? Need an outsiders opinion on these! Also, which blend best with my favourite non-Welsh baby names like [name]Lennox[/name], [name]Harlan[/name], [name]Rafferty[/name], [name]Claudia[/name], [name]Mirabel[/name] and [name]Ivy[/name]?:

[name]Aeron[/name] (AY-ron) - name of a river and also means berry :slight_smile:
Aled - means offspring
[name]Bleddyn[/name] (BLETH*-in) means like a wolf
[name]Brice[/name]/[name]Bryce[/name] - means bright strength or freckled
Cynan (CUN-an) - means great, also name of a [name]King[/name]
[name]Dyfan[/name] ([name]DOVE[/name]-an) - possible Welsh variant of [name]Damon[/name], or meaning tribe ruler or meaning day or constant
[name]Emrys[/name] ([name]EM[/name]-riss) - Welsh variation of [name]Ambrose[/name], means immortal one
Hywel ([name]HY[/name]-well) - means eminent, and also the name of an influential and loved [name]King[/name] called Hywel the Good
[name]Ianto[/name] (YANT-or - without really pronouncing the r at the end of or) - Welsh form of [name]John[/name]
Neirin (NAY-rin) - old form of the name Aneirin, the name of one of the oldest recorded Welsh poets, means modest and noble

*th is hard like in “these” not in “thought”

You can listen to the pronunciations of Aled, [name]Bleddyn[/name], [name]Dyfan[/name], [name]Emrys[/name] and Hywel at this site: BBC Wales - Living in Wales - Names

You can also listen to [name]Aneurin[/name] to get an idea of the pronunciation of Neirin (it’s said the same minus the A at the beginning) and [name]Iolo[/name] to get an idea how the “o” on the end of [name]Ianto[/name] is said, since it’s not the same as names like [name]Theo[/name] and [name]Milo[/name]. My accent’s nowhere near as strong as the guy doing the audio though! Hehe.

Look forward to all opinions :slight_smile:

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I should preface this with a bit of information. I’m from South [name]Carolina[/name] and as a native southerner, I can butcher the pronunciation of the most innocuous word. So, take my opinion with a grain of salt.

[name]Aeron[/name] - Very approachable and easily pronounced outside of [name]Wales[/name]. Similar in sound to [name]Aaron[/name] which is a reasonably common name in the States
Aled - I’m not a fan. While it is easily pronounced, it doesn’t have that extra something.
[name]Bleddyn[/name]- If I were to see this spelled out before I heard it, I would pronounce it as Bled - in. I love the spelling and the sound of it, but I’m not sure that I would ever be able to say it or spell it correctly.
[name]Brice[/name]/[name]Bryce[/name] - I love this one and I know a very cute little boy named [name]Bryce[/name] so it is definitely usable outside of [name]Wales[/name]
[name]Caradog[/name] - The dog at the end throws me a bit.
Cynan - I would likely pronounce this as Sigh-an if I were to see it before I heard it. Like [name]Bleddyn[/name], I think I love the sound, but I’d probably be wrong at least the first 10 times I met someone with that name.
[name]Dyfan[/name] - Pronunciation reminds me of [name]Devin[/name] so I think this is definitely usable outside [name]Wales[/name], but you’d probably encounter a lot of wrong pronunciation early on much like [name]Bleddyn[/name] and Cynan.
[name]Emrys[/name] - This is my favorite of your list. As soon as I saw it, I wanted to steal it for mine and I think I shall. I think it is very approachable and usable outside [name]Wales[/name].
Hywel ([name]HY[/name]-well) - This is definitely usable outside of [name]Wales[/name]. It sounds more or less like it is spelled so that is a good thing. I like it. It has a surname-y feel without being an actual surname. (We like surnames as first names in South [name]Carolina[/name] and have for more than a century.)
[name]Ianto[/name] - I knew how to pronounce this one because I watch Torchwood. I like it.
Neirin - I’m not sure why, but when I hear/see this name, I think girl. That being said, I see no reason that it couldn’t be used outside of [name]Wales[/name] on a boy. I can look at it and get pretty close on the pronunciation.
Rhun - I like this as a [name]Rhys[/name] alternative, but I would probably try to pronounce it as Roon. Much like Cynan, [name]Dyfan[/name], [name]Bleddyn[/name], its pronunciation isn’t immediately obvious from the spelling.

All of that being said, I love your list and I appreciate the inclusion of the pronunciation. I think most of these names could be used easily outside of [name]Wales[/name].

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[name]Emrys[/name], Hywel, and [name]Brice[/name] are probably the most easily pronounceable just from reading the name. Rhun, Neirin, [name]Ianto[/name], [name]Dyfan[/name], Cynan, and [name]Bleddyn[/name] would be fairly easy to pronounce once the pronunciation was explained the first time. [name]Aeron[/name] would constantly be pronounced like [name]Aaron[/name]. And while the meaning and history is great, I’m just not very fond of [name]Caradog[/name].

My personal favourites from your list are [name]Bleddyn[/name], [name]Dyfan[/name], [name]Emrys[/name], Hywel, and [name]Ianto[/name]. :slight_smile:

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I really like Neirin, [name]Emrys[/name], and [name]Dyfan[/name]. They sound wonderful when someone is speaking them correctly, I just wonder how badly the Aussies might butcher them? I know we’d get lazy with them here in the states and they’d sound nowhere near as lovely as they should.

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[name]Love[/name] [name]Emrys[/name].

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[name]Aeron[/name]–I like this one a lot, and is easy to pronounce, to boot!
[name]Dyfan[/name]–I have never heard this before, and I REALLY dig it. Beautiful!
[name]Emrys[/name]–[name]Love[/name] this name as well as the name [name]Ambrose[/name]!!
Hywel ([name]HY[/name]-well) - Easy to pronounce, and interesting!
[name]Ianto[/name]–although [name]John[/name] is my favorite baby name for a boy, I have to admit I am not too crazy about the Welsh version.
Neirin–I think this is a neat name! I don’t think too many issues would crop up pronouncing this name.

I adore the name [name]Llewellyn[/name] as a Welsh boy’s name. Is it popular there at present?? ([name]Just[/name] curious).

Best of luck!!

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Wow great responses! I’m surprised how many of you like the names to be honest, I thought the responses might be negative!

@purplerose78 - I kind of get what you’re saying about Aled, it’s towards the bottom of the list for me. I’d already edited my list a little before you answered and removed [name]Caradog[/name] and Rhun because I just don’t think I can really imagine using them, [name]Caradog[/name] for more or less the same reason you gave. I’m really glad you know a little boy called [name]Bryce[/name] because I was worrying it was becoming a girls name in [name]America[/name]! I think [name]Emrys[/name] is my fav too :slight_smile: Or def top 3 anyway! The fact that you want to “steal” it makes me feel really confident about using it so thank you! Hywel is kind of a surname too, since [name]Howell[/name] and Howells, the anglicised versions are used as surnames and I also love surname names on boys :slight_smile: I’ve never actually seen Torchwood which is probably crazy! Thanks for the input :slight_smile:

@[name]Kai[/name] - thanks! I’m glad you think [name]Emrys[/name] and Hywel are easily pronounced as those are def 2 of my favs along with [name]Dyfan[/name], Cynan and Neirin. Our last name is [name]Morgan[/name] though so [name]Emrys[/name] and Hywel probably sound better with it than the other 3?

@tk. - That’s a good point re the Aussie accent, I wonder if any Aussie’s out there have any opinions on which names sound best since it’s highly likely that’s where my children will grow up?

@millikate - thank you, me too! I think it’s definitely emerging as the favourite which is surprising because I was worried some people might say it was too feminine!

@dancersventure - I’m glad you like Neirin as it’s a favourite of mine especially because of the history. Aneirin/Neirin was a poet in the 6th century in [name]Wales[/name] whose work I’ve studied and along with [name]Taliesin[/name] is the oldest recorded poet in the Welsh language, and [name]Aneurin[/name] [name]Bevan[/name] (nn [name]Nye[/name] [name]Bevan[/name]) was a great Welsh politician who founded the NHS (British health care system) so I think it would be a great namesake. [name]Aneurin[/name] is far more popular today, but I quite like the simplicity of the older Neirin. [name]Nye[/name] would be a great nn too. At present [name]Llywelyn[/name] (or it’s variations) doesn’t appear in the top 100 baby names in [name]Wales[/name] and that’s all that is released for [name]Wales[/name]. In the whole of the UK though in 2009, 5 baby [name]Llywelyn[/name]'s were born, 14 [name]Llewelyn[/name]'s, 7 [name]Llewellyn[/name]'s and 3 [name]Llew[/name]'s. [name]Llewelyn[/name] has become the most popular spelling, but [name]Llywelyn[/name] is the original. None are currently popular though even when you add them all together! I’d say it’s because the “Ll” at the beginning is a sound absent from the English language and so causes a lot of problems for non Welsh speakers. It’s a lovely name though and the name of the last Welsh [name]Prince[/name] of [name]Wales[/name] :slight_smile:

Anyway great feedback guys! My worry about [name]Bryce[/name] is that it sounds too “American” and maybe too “soap operish” as nameberry says, and that it’s now being used for girls. But I love it as my partner’s father’s middle name is [name]Bryan[/name] and my grandfather’s middle name is [name]Bryan[/name]. What do you think? I think it sounds the least “Welsh” of my choices. I don’t think I love [name]Ianto[/name] as much as the others even though I want to, and Cynan and [name]Dyfan[/name] are very similar sounding to me and of the two I prefer [name]Dyfan[/name]. So I’m definitely narrowing it down thanks to your input! :slight_smile:

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[name]Aeron[/name] (AY-ron) - As someone else said, would likely be mispronounced as [name]Aaron[/name] constantly. Beyond that, I honestly am not too fond of it… makes me think of L. [name]Ron[/name] [name]Hubbard[/name]. It seems a little too harsh to me.

Aled - As someone else said, a little bland.

[name]Bleddyn[/name] (BLETH*-in) - I really like the proper pronunciation, but of course your son will have to correct everyone’s mispronunciations.

[name]Brice[/name]/[name]Bryce[/name] - As you said, it has an “American” feel. However, it is a great name, and it sounds like it’ll have special meaning to you as well.

Cynan (CUN-an) - Another one that’d be mispronounced often. I don’t really like the sound of it, either, it’s too similar to [name]Conan[/name], which makes me think of both the barbarian and O’[name]Brien[/name].

[name]Dyfan[/name] ([name]DOVE[/name]-an) - Is that dove like the bird, or dove like “I dove into the lake”? I’d like it if it were the latter, but the former sounds odd to me.

[name]Emrys[/name] ([name]EM[/name]-riss) - This would be my top choice! It’s also probably the easiest to pronounce.

Hywel ([name]HY[/name]-well) - I actually used to know a Hywel (though I think he spelled it [name]Hywell[/name]), and he was African American. Anyway, I like this one, though it definitely has a more classic, old-fashioned sound than a modern one.

[name]Ianto[/name] (YANT-or - without really pronouncing the r at the end of or) - Interesting, but highly recognizable from Torchwood. I’ve never seen a Torchwood episode in my life (AND I’m Canadian, so it’s not even a big deal here), and I recognized it. [name]Just[/name] something to keep in mind!

Neirin (NAY-rin) - [name]Love[/name] it! Although I’d naturally pronounce it “NAIR-in” so your son may have a little trouble with mispronunciations, but not nearly as much as with the other names.

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Rydw i’n siarad cymraeg hefyd a rwy’n hoff iawn o eich ddewisiadau. Rydw i’d credu bod [name]Emrys[/name] yr un gorau ar eich rhestr ond rwy’n hoff iawn o [name]Caradog[/name] hefyd. Ydych wedi ystyrru [name]Gareth[/name] neu [name]Ieuan[/name]? Rhain yw fy hoff enwau cymraeg. Pob lwc efo eich bachgen bach! Cariad x

(For the non welsh speakers: I also speak welsh and I love the choices, my favourites on the list are [name]Emrys[/name] and [name]Caradog[/name] and I also suggest [name]Gareth[/name] and [name]Ieuan[/name] (prn Yay-ann) they are my favourite welsh names. Good luck with your little boy! [name]Love[/name] x)

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Rydw i’n siarad cymraeg hefyd a rwy’n hoff iawn o eich ddewisiadau. Rydw i’d credu bod [name]Emrys[/name] yr un gorau ar eich rhestr ond rwy’n hoff iawn o [name]Caradog[/name] hefyd. Ydych wedi ystyrru [name]Gareth[/name] neu [name]Ieuan[/name]? Rhain yw fy hoff enwau cymraeg. Pob lwc efo eich bachgen bach! Cariad x

(For the non welsh speakers: I also speak welsh and I love the choices, my favourites on the list are [name]Emrys[/name] and [name]Caradog[/name] and I also suggest [name]Gareth[/name] and [name]Ieuan[/name] (prn Yay-ann) they are my favourite welsh names. Good luck with your little boy! [name]Love[/name] x)

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I really, really like [name]Emrys[/name] - I just find it so perfect (though I have no idea why :wink: ) So I think that’s the one you should use one day : ) I like the fact that [name]Bryce[/name] has a lot of meaning to you as well, and I really like [name]Dyfan[/name] too. Not the best match with the lastname-to-be though :wink:

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Diolch sosbanfach! Gwelais dy enw are nameberry on doeddwn i ddim yn gwybod dy fod chi’n siarad Cymraeg! :slight_smile: Ai Cymraeg yw’ch iaith cyntaf? Neu dy chi wedi dysgu? Es i i ysgol gymraeg ond dyw fy nheulu ddim yn siarad cymraeg felly dwi ddim yn cael ymarfer llawer ers i mi adael bron saith mlynedd yn ol!! Felly dwi’n ymddiheuru am safon fy ngymraeg yn enwedig fy treuglo! :slight_smile: hehe.

Diolch am rhannu eich barn, dwi’n hoff iawn o [name]Gareth[/name] a [name]Ieuan[/name] ond maen nhw’n barod wedi cael eu defnyddio yn ein teulioedd ac yn poblogaidd iawn yn fy ardal, yn enwedig [name]Ieuan[/name]. Ac fel dy chi’n gwybod, mae llawer o bobl yn dweud IAU-an yn lle YAY-an a dydw e ddim yn hoffi IAU-an.

Dwi’n credu taw [name]Emrys[/name] yw fy hoff un hefyd, yn enwedig ar ol gweld faint o Berries sy’n hoffi’r enw :slight_smile:

Diolch eto! Cariad x

(Translation: Thanks sosbanfach! I saw your name on nameberry but didn’t know you spoke Welsh! Is Welsh your first language? Or have you learnt? I went to a Welsh school but my family don’t speak Welsh so I don’t get much chance to practice since I left school almost 7 years ago! So I’m sorry for the standard of my Welsh :slight_smile: hehe.

Thank you for sharing your opinion, I’m very fond of [name]Gareth[/name] and [name]Ieuan[/name] but they’ve already been used in our families and are very popular in our area, especially [name]Ieuan[/name]. And as you know, lots of people say YEYE-an instead of YAY-an which I don’t like.

I think [name]Emrys[/name] is my fav too, especially after seeing how much the Berries like the name :slight_smile:

Thanks again! [name]Love[/name] x)

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@imaginepageant - thank you! I agree that [name]Aeron[/name] will probably always be confused with [name]Aaron[/name] and so I think I’ll take it off the list. Aled doesn’t seem to be anyone’s fav and I don’t like the nn [name]Al[/name] either so I guess that’s off the list too. [name]Dyfan[/name] is pronunced like the bird [name]Dove[/name], so I guess you don’t like it! But the other pronunciation sounds odd to me so I guess it depends on perspective!

Another vote for [name]Emrys[/name] I see :slight_smile: I’m also really glad you like Hywel and love that you called it old fashioned and classic :slight_smile: I’m also glad your a fan of Neirin and don’t have much trouble pronouncing it as it’s def a fav. Thanks again :slight_smile:

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[name]Hi[/name] Svea :slight_smile:

Great to hear from you as always! You’re right that [name]Dyfan[/name] doesn’t work the best with [name]Morgan[/name], and neither does Cynan I suppose. Neirin does end with an N but to me it doesn’t sound as bad with [name]Morgan[/name] as the others, I guess it’s because it ends with in and not an. [name]Emrys[/name], Hywel, [name]Ianto[/name] and [name]Bryce[/name] probably sound better with [name]Morgan[/name] though. I think [name]Emrys[/name] might be the one though :slight_smile: Thanks again.

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[name]Count[/name] me as another vote for [name]Emrys[/name], I think! It’s one of my favourites (sort of tied with [name]Idris[/name] at the moment as far as more unusual names go). [name]Emrys[/name] was also the welsh name of [name]Merlin[/name], so you have built in bed time stories! I really like [name]Aeron[/name] but I agree that it’s easily confused with [name]Aaron[/name] for those unfamiliar with it. [name]Ianto[/name] is one of my favourites, but the Torchwood association is quite strong (outside of [name]Wales[/name]/possibly UK, Torchwood is probably the only place that people will have heard it unless they are name geeks). It does have a lovely sound though. I actually prefer Aneirin to Neirin, I think, but both are great, and I do so love things with a historical/cultural connection. Hywel is the only one I mispronounced (I have studied a little welsh, but not very much), although phonetically it’s probably one of the easiest. Not keen on the sound, though. I think [name]Bryce[/name] is the most understandable across borders, but it’s nor a name I particularly care for. I’m not keen on Aled either – it just makes me think of Aled jones, though I doubt the association is common. As far as unusual welsh names go, I also quite like Teifion and [name]Emlyn[/name], though I’ve been warned the latter is too girly for north american ears. Might go over better in Aus.

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As an Aussie I can confirm that we will most definitely butcher nearly all of these names, unfortunately! My top picks for you would be [name]Bryce[/name], [name]Emrys[/name], [name]Ianto[/name] or Neirin.

[name]Aeron[/name] (AY-ron) - I agree that people will change this to [name]Aaron[/name] or even [name]Aerin[/name] ([name]AIR[/name]-in), as in [name]Sarah[/name] & [name]Lachlan[/name] Murdoch’s daughter.
Aled - I’m assuming that this is pronounced like [name]Alec[/name] but with a “d”? If so, then this would be a possible contender. It’s almost familiar but not liable to be mixed up with any other names, like [name]Aeron[/name] is.
[name]Bleddyn[/name] (BLETH*-in) - I’m afraid that you’d be forever explaining this one away. It also comes across as quite feminine-sounding and looking to me.
[name]Brice[/name]/[name]Bryce[/name] - With the [name]Bryce[/name] spelling it would be the perfect choice. There is a well-know author here, [name]Bryce[/name] [name]Courtenay[/name], so the name will be familiar to people but it is far from common.
Cynan (CUN-an) - I like it but there will definitely be pronunciation issues with this.
[name]Dyfan[/name] ([name]DOVE[/name]-an) - same as Cynan.
[name]Emrys[/name] ([name]EM[/name]-riss) - I really like this one, and the pronunciation is fairly straightforward. I keep finding that I want to stress and draw out the second syllable though, like em-[name]RHYS[/name], but that might just be because I love [name]Rhys[/name] and think you should use it even if it is popular ; ).
Hywel ([name]HY[/name]-well) - The first thing that came to mind is hymen-related teasing, but then kids can always find something to tease about. I also find it quite stiff and formal. It feels like a name that will stick out like a sore thumb here in Australia because it seems to take itself a bit too seriously.
[name]Ianto[/name] (YANT-or) - I really like this one, and it is vaguely familiar due to the TV show Torchwood. If you use it, though, be prepared to accept that it will be pronounced YANT-oh, even by people who know the name. If there’s one thing we Aussies can’t do, it’s wrap our tongues around foreign (to us) vowel sounds. It took eighteen years for me and my parents to convince friends and family that my name was pronounced See-ENN-a, not See-[name]ANN[/name]-a.
Neirin (NAY-rin) - I like it, and I know a woman called [name]Neira[/name] (pr. NAY-ra) who never seems to get pronunciation problems. My only concern is that it may have a slight feminine ring to it, but if that doesn’t bother you then go for it!

I hope this helps!

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Helo eto. Dydw i ddim yn siwr os rwy’n cyfri Cymraeg neu Saesneg fel fy iaeth cyntaf. [name]Mae[/name] fy rhieni yn Siarad Saesneg a felly ddysgais hynny yn gyntaf ond cefais fy haddysgu trwy’r gyfrwng Cymraeg felly wnes i ddysgu i ddarllen a ysgrifennu yn y Gymraeg gyntaf a mae pob dosbarth wnes i fynd i yn yr ysgol yn Gymraeg (heb law am Saesneg) felly mae’n ardal llwyd!
xx

(Translation: Hello again. I’m not sure if I count Welsh or English as my first language. My parents are English speakers so I learned to speak English first, but I was educated through Welsh medium education so I learned to read and write in Welsh first and every class I attended at school was taught through Welsh (apart from English) so it’s a gray area!)

xx

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Sosbanfach - Minnai hefyd. [name]Mae[/name] fy nheulu’n siarad Saesneg ond es i i ysgol Gymraeg pan oeddwn i’n pedwar, lle na chawson ni gwersi Saesneg tan oedden ni’n saith, a’r unig iaith a chafodd ei siarad tu fas i wersi Saesneg oedd Cymraeg. O le dy chi’n dod? Gogledd/Gorllewin/De? Dwi’n teimlo mwy cyfforthus yn siarad Saesneg i ddweud y gwir, wel ar hyn o bryd achos dwi ddim yn siarad Cymraeg pob dydd. Ond mae’n hyfryd cael ymarfer da rhywun! :slight_smile:

[name]Beth[/name] dych chi’n meddwl am [name]Bryce[/name]? Dwi’n hoffi’r enw ond dydy hi ddim yn teimlo’n Gymraeg iawn i mi. Ond dwi’n credu taw [name]Bryce[/name] fydd yn gweithio’r gorau tu fas i Gymru a dwi eisiau symud i Awstralia yn y dyfodol. Diolch eto am y cyngor :slight_smile:

(Me too. My family speak English but I went to a Welsh school from age four where we didn’t have English lessons until we were seven and the only language we spoke outside of English lessons was Welsh. Where do you come from? [name]North[/name]/[name]West[/name]/South? I feel more comfortable speaking English to tell the truth, well at the moment anyway because I don’t speak Welsh every day. But it’s lovely to practice with someone! :slight_smile:

What do you think of [name]Bryce[/name]? I like it but it doesn’t feel very Welsh to me. But I think [name]Bryce[/name] would work best outside of [name]Wales[/name] and I want to move to Australia in the future. Thanks again for the advice :))

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Thank you! I knew about the connection to [name]Merlin[/name] but had sort of forgotten it so thanks for reminding me, it’s definitely a plus for me :slight_smile:

Funny you should mention Teifion - it was THE name for me until recently when my partner (who had previously said he liked it) vetoed it :frowning: I was very upset and so started on this mission to find another Welsh name I love as much. I love [name]Emlyn[/name] too but think I prefer it in the middle name slot as I would worry about it being percieved as “feminine” outside of [name]Wales[/name]. Thanks again!

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[name]Hi[/name] [name]Sienna[/name],

Thanks so much for the input! Yours is vital to me since I hope to live in your lovely country one day :slight_smile:

I’m glad you picked [name]Bryce[/name], [name]Emrys[/name] and Neirin as top picks that would work in [name]Oz[/name], as along with Hywel and [name]Dyfan[/name] these are my favs.

[name]Rhys[/name] is a lovely name, but in [name]Wales[/name] it’s the 7th most popular name and is even more common than names like [name]Ryan[/name] and [name]Riley[/name] so it just doesn’t feel special to me anymore. Plus one of my cousins is [name]Rhys[/name] as well as lots of friends with the name! If people pronounced [name]Emrys[/name] [name]EM[/name]-rhys though it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world to me! Your take on Hywel is very interesting to me, Australia seems like a very laidback place to me, and I guess you also like laidback names!

Thanks again, you’ve given me a lot to think about it :slight_smile: