Your Favorite Welsh Girls Names

The title says it all :grin:

There are so many Welsh names I think are just lovely! I don’t necessarily love the ones that tend to be more popular on here, like [name_f]Cerys[/name_f] or [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] or [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f], but I do love [name_f]Aelwen[/name_f], Liliwen, [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f], [name_u]Gwyn[/name_u], [name_f]Eira[/name_f], [name_f]Madlen[/name_f], [name_f]Eirian[/name_f], [name_f]Rhoswen[/name_f], and [name_f]Elinor[/name_f].

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I love seren which means star

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Aderyn
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_u]Dillon[/name_u]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
Kendrie
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]

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Mabli, [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f], [name_f]Delyth[/name_f], [name_u]Seren[/name_u], [name_f]Deryn[/name_f], [name_f]Eira[/name_f], [name_f]Carys[/name_f] and Dwynwyn!

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My favourites are
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwenllian[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ffion[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] / [name_f]Iseult[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Briallen[/name_f]
[name_f]Delwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eluned[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhoswen[/name_f]
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u]

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Some Welsh names from my favorites list:

[name_f]Eilonwy[/name_f] (Nameberry says it’s “Welsh-inspired” but it’s Welsh)
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]

Ooh I love welsh names, not to mention reading welsh books! I’ve also used a lot of these for character’s names. Okay so here are my favs

Rhiannon
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhonwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
[name_f]Delyth[/name_f]

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There’s so many Welsh names that I like but this is all I can think of right now;

Angharad
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] (modern Welsh name)
[name_f]Bethan[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f] (a great name :sweat_smile:)
[name_f]Ffion[/name_f]
[name_f]Fflur[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f]
[name_f]Nia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhosyn[/name_f] (modern Welsh name)
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u] (if you ignore the modern meaning)

Elowen!!! [name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_f]Brynn[/name_f] so I have to include that :slight_smile:

I love Welsh names!

Angharad
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Elain[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]

[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Cari[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_u]Heli[/name_u]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
Tɛgᴀn (my preferred spelling) / Tɛᴀgᴀn
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]

So many!
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
Addiena
Ceinwen
[name_f]Anwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Catrin[/name_f]
[name_f]Lowri[/name_f]
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u]
[name_f]Arianell[/name_f]
Llinos
Heddwen
[name_f]Mabli[/name_f]
[name_f]Branwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Blodwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwenllian[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhosyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Mali[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_u]Alaw[/name_u]
[name_f]Aneira[/name_f]
[name_u]Enfys[/name_u]
Esyllt
Anys
[name_f]Alys[/name_f]
[name_u]Ceri[/name_u]

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My fave is [name_f]Mabli[/name_f], but I also love [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]/Gwenno and [name_f]Llio[/name_f].

Also [name_f]Ffion[/name_f], [name_f]Betsan[/name_f], [name_f]Anwen[/name_f], [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f], [name_f]Arianell[/name_f], Arianrhod… So many gorgeous ones!

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My great grandmother was called [name_f]Blodwyn[/name_f]. I haven’t seen that on these lists yet :slight_smile: I think it means white/fair flower

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I think my favourite is [name_f]Anwen[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] friend very almost used it for her baby, but their surname is Wiston and they didn’t like the flow of [name_f]Anwen[/name_f] Wiston.

Morgana is one of my all time favourites, and I also love:

Eira (as ay-ruh)
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Anwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethan[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Delyth[/name_f]
[name_u]Enfys[/name_u]
[name_f]Ffion[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Meinir[/name_f]
[name_f]Tesni[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]

I have a huge soft spot for Welsh names, lol

Ffion
[name_f]Betsan[/name_f]/Bethan
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Alys[/name_f]
[name_f]Briallen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lowri[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Mabli[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Catrin[/name_f]
[name_f]Tesni[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Eirlys[/name_f]
[name_f]Aderyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleri[/name_f]
[name_f]Fflur[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_u]Nesta[/name_u]
[name_f]Sian[/name_f]