Welsh names

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Registered: 02-02-2006
Welsh names
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Mon, 02-06-2006 - 11:28am

Hi everyone,

I noticed that some people had posted a couple of lists of Scottish and Irish names so I thought I'd do one of Welsh names. What do you think of them?

Angharad
Anwen
Arian
Awen (pn A (like at the beginning of Apple) -WEN)
Bethan
Bronwen
Carys (pn KA-RIS)
Catrin
Cerys (pn KE-RIS)
Cerian (pn KERRY-UN)
Ceridwen (pn KE-RID-WEN)
Delyth (DEL-ITH)
Eira (AY-RA)
Elen
Ffion (pn Fion)
Gaynor/Gaenor
Gwen/Gwenda
Gwyneth
Iola (pn YO-LA)
Jennifer
Lowri (pn LOW (rhyming with the animal Cow) -REE)
Meredith
Megan (pn MEG-AN)
Morgan/Morgana
Myfanwi (pn MU-VAN-WEE)
Nia
Nerys (pn NE-RIS)
Olwen
Rhiannon (pn REE-AN-NON)
Rhianwen (pn REE-AN-WEN)
Seren
Sian (pn SHARN)
Sioned (pn SHON-ED)
Tegan (pn TEG-AN or TEE-GAN)
Una
Winifred

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Registered: 10-23-2004
In reply to: mummybebe
Mon, 02-06-2006 - 2:29pm
I really like Anwen. Different but not out there and sounds pretty, IMO. I would pronounce it Ann-win, is that correct?
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-04-2005
In reply to: mummybebe
Mon, 02-06-2006 - 4:55pm

Is that a boy or a girl's name? Anwin
It kinda sounds like Arwin, but Anwin is so different....

I like it.

Eliza
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Registered: 10-23-2004
In reply to: mummybebe
Mon, 02-06-2006 - 4:59pm
Anwen is a girl's name I'm thinking. Aren't all the names the poster posted girl's names?
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-09-2005
In reply to: mummybebe
Tue, 02-07-2006 - 7:47am
I really like Bronwen, Carys, Gwen, Gwenyth, Meredith, Megan, Rhiannon, and. Tegan. Great names!

                             
iVillage Member
Registered: 02-02-2006
In reply to: mummybebe
Tue, 02-07-2006 - 8:19am
I've heard it pronounced like that (AN-WIN) but also AN-WEN. It means 'Very beautiful'.
iVillage Member
Registered: 02-02-2006
In reply to: mummybebe
Tue, 02-07-2006 - 8:25am

Hi,

I should have said in my original post but all the names are girls names because they are generally easier to pronounce and sound nicer than Welsh boys names! xxx

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Registered: 12-28-2005
In reply to: mummybebe
Tue, 02-07-2006 - 9:28am

my sister is Jennifer and my cousin is Rhiannon. I like a lot of those names! My faves are Bethan, Carys, Morgana, and Seren.

Sunny

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Registered: 10-23-2004
In reply to: mummybebe
Tue, 02-07-2006 - 9:38am

"It means 'Very beautiful'."

That it is. I may have to add it to my list of contenders, lol. Thanks!

Terra.

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Registered: 02-20-2001
In reply to: mummybebe
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 3:14pm

we just found out today that we're having a boy and we're thinking about Welsh names also. we had thought of Rhys originally but I think there's too many girls named Reese now and it would be to confusing. DH said today that i could put Gwydion on the list and we're going to get a couple of welsh babyname books and the Mabinogion from the library to find some other ideas.

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