Welsh middle name to go w/ Willow and sibling Noelle Eirwen?

Girl Names
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If we have a daughter, we’ve decided on the name [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] Eirwen (ayer-wen). I can’t put into words how much I love this name. It makes me feel so giddy and happy. I have never felt this way about a name before. It’s perfect for us.

With that being said, we plan to have 2-3 children and if we have a 2nd daughter, she will be [name_f]Willow[/name_f]. Right now, we have the combo [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] but I was considering looking into other Welsh names like Eirwen as a middle for [name_f]Willow[/name_f] too. I may keep [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] but I’m interested in some suggestions of names I may have not seen before. Since finding Eirwen, I’ve noticed I really love Welsh names, especially ones ending in -wen.

Anyways, would love to hear what suggestions you may have or your favorite Welsh names. I’d also love opinions on these combos:

Willow Rhoswen (roz-wen)
Willow Eleri (el-air-ee… best way I know how to type it out)
Willow Eirlys (ayr-liss)
Willow Arianwen (air-ee-ann-wen)

Would it be weird to have 2 daughters with middle names that both end in “wen” or start with “eir”?

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bump :slight_smile: would love some suggestions

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I do think it would be a bit matchy to have both middles with the same ending or beginning.
Some ideas:
Aderyn (means bird, maybe too nature-y with [name_f]Willow[/name_f])
[name_f]Betrys[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Mabyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Ffion[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Glenys[/name_f]/[name_f]Glynis[/name_f]

I love Eirwen but I find Eirlys (snowdrop) too adorable to pass up. Would you consider [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] Eirlys which would leave the -wen names for [name_f]Willow[/name_f]?
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Tegwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Mairwen[/name_f]

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Thank you for the suggestions! I love Eirlys too but I am in love with Eirwen, that one is pretty set in stone.

I really like [name_u]Seren[/name_u] and [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]. I can’t use [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] though, it’s my niece’s name.

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I would use a name with a similar sounds as middles.
It depends on the names:
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f] and Eirwen are too matchy
Eirwen and [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f] are close, but not a lot.

Aderyn
Aerona
[name_f]Aeronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Aeronwy[/name_f]
[name_f]Alis[/name_f]
[name_u]Wynne[/name_u]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u]
[name_f]Sian[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwyn[/name_f]/[name_f]Olwin[/name_f]/[name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
Meiriona
[name_f]Mairwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Fflur[/name_f]
[name_f]FFion[/name_f]
[name_f]Eirian[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Catrin[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Betrys[/name_f]

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[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f] is darling.

[name_m]Just[/name_m] a few ideas:
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] Eiryth
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] Mirain (‘lovely’)
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Non[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] Rhianydd
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] Seirian (‘sparkling’)

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The pronunciations are closer to:

[name_f]Eleri[/name_f]: el-eh-ree
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]: arry-an-wen

No air sounds involved in either :slight_smile:

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probably my favourite Welsh name is [name_f]Anwen[/name_f] and I think [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Anwen[/name_f] sounds lovely but it might be too close to Eirwen

[name_f]Willow[/name_f] Aneira - Aneira means snow like Eirwen but sounds quite different. The shared meaning could be a nice link between siblings?
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Catrin[/name_f]/[name_f]Katrin[/name_f] - Welsh form of [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] Enfys - rainbow
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Mair[/name_f] - Welsh form of [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_u]Si[/name_u]ân

I’m not sure if any of these flow very well I just think the names are pretty