Welsh Names for Babies
By Carys1
Updated Fri May 12 2023
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Welsh baby names, which you may not have come across before, that are fairly easy to pronounce (once you know the alphabet).
Some pronunciations may differ across Wales. Some meanings may not be entirely accurate.
- Meryl
Origin:
Variation of Muriel via Meriel, IrishMeaning:
"of the bright sea"Description:
Meryl is a name that's at once rare and famous, thanks to Meryl (born Mary Louise) Streep. Streep's name is an invented short form of Mary Louise, but Meryl might also be a contraction of the unique Irish name Meriel.
- Mai
Origin:
Japanese, French, Welsh, Vietnamese, NavajoMeaning:
"dance; May; cherry blossom; coyote"Description:
Cross-cultural winner.
- Luc
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"man from Lucania"Description:
Luc is the sleeker Gallic cousin of Luke, and if you want to know the difference between their pronunciations, just watch Kevin Kline's hilarious description in the film French Kiss. Peter Gabriel and Sean Patrick Thomas picked this version for their sons.
- Marc
Origin:
French, Welsh and Catalan variation of MarkDescription:
Designer (as in Marc Jacobs) form of Mark. An international classic, but long falling in popularity as a boys' name.
- Mathew
Origin:
Spelling variation of MatthewDescription:
There was a time in the early twentieth century when Matthew and Mathew were closer together in terms of popularity; today, Matthew is America's clear preference.
- Trystan
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"noise or sorrowful"Description:
An alternative spelling of Tristan, and also the modern Welsh form of the legendary hero's name.
- Rhona
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"Scottish island name"Description:
Possibly started life as a short form of Rhonwen, but most likely derives from the name of the Hebridean island Rona, which means "rough island".
- Wiliam
Origin:
Welsh form of WilliamDescription:
No, it's not a typo: it's William as a Welsh speaker would spell it. Gwilym is the more traditional Welsh version, though.
- Adda
- Adwen
- Aelwen
- Aeres
- Afan
- Alaw
- Alawn
- Aldyth
- Alwen
- Alwena
- Amaethon
- Amlodd
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