Welsh Baby Names

A lot of names on this list may not be on this website ... yet, but depending on the interest in the names maybe they will be ... someday. Where I can I will include the meanings. Happy naming!
  1. Aeronwy
    • Aeryn
      • Origin:

        Variation of Erin, Irish
      • Meaning:

        "from the island to the west"
      • Description:

        Spelling variation of Erin invented for a character on the science fiction TV show Farscape.
    • Alwyn
      • Origin:

        Welsh river name
      • Description:

        This name of a river in Wales makes a unique option for either gender.
    • Angharad
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "much loved"
      • Description:

        This name dates back to Arthurian legend, in which Angharad was the lover of Percival, one of the Knights of the Round Table, and was used more recently for the name of the favorite wife of the warlord in Mad Max: Fury Road. It was quite popular in the Middle Ages and is still heard in Wales, but we doubt that even the glamorous Rosie Huntington-Whiteley could propel it to wider popularity.
    • Anwen
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "very fair, beautiful"
      • Description:

        Anwen is one of the simplest and best of the classic Welsh girls' names, more unusual than Bronwen but with the same serene feel.
    • Arianwen
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "white, fair, blessed"
      • Description:

        Rarely heard outside of Wales, Arianwen is one of many pretty wen-ending names prominent in ancient Welsh legend.
    • Bevan
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "son of Evan"
      • Description:

        This Welsh surname might be an interesting alternative to the popular Evan, though that Bev beginning conjures up a fifty-five-year-old woman named Beverly.
    • Bowen
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "son of Owen"
      • Description:

        Bowen is a Celtic surname representing two separate Celtic strains, one Welsh and one Irish, and entered the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2011.
    • Branwen
      • Origin:

        Celtic
      • Meaning:

        "blessed raven"
      • Description:

        This is an attractive Celtic mythological name, popular in Wales and a cousin of the better known Bronwyn. In Welsh mythology, Branwen was turned into a bird.
    • Briallen
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "primrose"
      • Description:

        Unusual floral name which would be perfect for a spring baby girl, if you can pronounce the Welsh double L correctly. It's a tricky sound for non-native Welsh speakers, kind of halfway between an H and an L.
    • Bronwen
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "white breast"
      • Description:

        Bronwen is widespread in Wales, but still rare enough here to sound somewhat international — we think Bronwen is a real winner. (Note: the Bronwyn spelling is an Anglicization, since the -wyn ending is masculine in Welsh).
    • Bryn
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "hill"
      • Description:

        The simple and attractive Bryn is well used for boys in Wales, and does have a history as a male name in the US, although both Bryn and Brynn are currently far more popular for girls.
    • Brynn
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Bryn, Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "hill"
      • Description:

        Brynn outshines the original Welsh Bryn in the popularity stakes. This simple, brisk name might be seen as a combination of Bree and Lynn, an androgynous-sounding choice that especially in this spelling is not truly unisex: Brynn, for boys, is not even in the Top 1000.
    • Cadogan
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "honor in battle"
      • Description:

        This surname borne by several early Welsh leaders has a lot of energy.
    • Cariad
    • Carwen
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "blessed love"
      • Description:

        This feminine version of the Welsh name Carwyn could be a good choice for parents looking for something fresher than Bronwen.
    • Carwyn
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "blessed love"
      • Description:

        A famous bearer is Carwyn Jones, leader of the Welsh Labour Party and First Minister of Wales since 2009. Feminine version is Carwen.
    • Carys
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "love"
      • Description:

        Familiar in Wales and England, this name was introduced to America when Welsh-born Catherine Zeta-Jones and husband Michael Douglas chose it for their daughter in 2003. Light, pretty, and distinctive in appearance, it didn't catch on in the US, where it was only given to 22 girls in 2023.
    • Celyn
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "holly"
      • Description:

        Celyn, which starts with the hard K sound and rhymes with Helen, is a Top 100 name in Wales although largely unknown outside that tiny, beautiful country. It is usually a masculine name.
    • Ceri
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "to love"
      • Description:

        Ceri is traditionally a Welsh masculine name which historically has been Anglicised to "Kerry", but we love the Welsh original. Famous Ceris include British painter Ceri Richards and New Zealand soccer player Ceri Evans. Be aware that Ceri is sometimes used as a female name, both as a standalone name and as a shortening of the Welsh female name Ceridwen.