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Cledwyn
Colwyn
Dilwen
Dilwen is a feminine Welsh name combining the elements 'dil,' meaning 'genuine' or 'true,' and 'gwen,' meaning 'white,' 'blessed,' or 'fair.' This creates a beautiful meaning along the lines of…
Dilwyn
Welsh
"fair, white, blessed"
Welsh heritage choice that's rare today even in its native land.
Delwyn
Elwyn
Welsh
"noble friend, elf friend"
A charming Welsh name with a great meaning, borne by E. B. White, author of Charlotte's Web .
Eowyn
Literary name
"horse lover"
A literary name created by J. R. R. Tolkien for a Lord of the Rings noblewoman of Rohan. Properly spelled with an accent over the first E – Éowyn – it would make an interesting choice for literature…
Eilwen
Eirwen
Eurwen
Gwyn
Welsh
"white, blessed"
A male name in Wales, Gwyn has been mostly feminine in the US thanks to its resemblance to the more familiar Gwen. It derives from the same Celtic root as the popular Finn family of names.
Heddwyn
Welsh
"blessed peace"
A bold Welsh name with a gentle meaning, Heddwyn is notably associated with the poet Ellis Humphrey Evans, who died at Passchendaele during World War One. He used Hedd Wyn as his Bardic name, having…
Heulwen
Islwyn
Welsh
"below the grove"
Islwyn is the name of a mountain in Wales which has a pleasant fluid sound. Islwyn has recently been made more familiar through Runescape.
Mairwen
Welsh
"blessed Mary"
A sweet Marian name consisting of Mair, the Welsh form of Mary, and gwen, meaning "blessed, white".
Maldwyn
Meinwen
Morwen
Nolwen
Nolwen is a feminine Breton name with Celtic origins, predominantly found in the Brittany region of France. The name combines the elements "nol" meaning "noble" and "wen" meaning "white" or…
Olwen
Welsh
"white footprint"
Olwen is a Welsh favorite, the name of a legendary princess in what is believed to have been the earliest Arthurian romance, and in fact one of the first recorded examples of Welsh prose. In this…