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Welsh Names (88)

Welsh names and in brackets are the meanings or understandings of the names.

Aderyn (Means "Bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.)

Aeron (Either derived from Welsh aeron meaning "berry" or else from the name of a river in Wales.)

Afon (Means "river" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin.)

Aled (From the name of a Welsh river, of uncertain meaning.)

Alis (Welsh form of Alice.)

Alun (Welsh form of Alan.)

Alwyn (From the name of the River Alwen in Wales.)

Andras (Welsh variant of Andreas.)

Arwel (Old Welsh name of unknown meaning.)

Bedwyr (Welsh form of Bedivere.)

Bethan (Welsh diminutive of Elizabeth.)

Bevan (From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap evan meaning "Son of Evan".)

Blodeuyn (Means "Flower" in Welsh.)

Brin (Variant of Bryn.)

Bron (Short form of Bronwen.)

Bryn (Means "Hill, Mound" in Welsh. It is now used as a feminine name as well.)

Cadell (From Welsh cad "Battle" and a diminutive suffix.)

Cadi (Short form of Catrin.)

Caron (Derived from Welsh caru meaning "To love".)

Cefin (Welsh form of Kevin.)

Celyn (Means "Holly" in Welsh.)

Ceri (Possibly derived from Welsh caru meaning "To love", or short form of Ceridwen.)

Crystin (Welsh form of Christine.)

Dai (Welsh form of Daniel.)

Delyth (Means "Pretty and White" from the Welsh element del "Pretty" combined with gwyn "Fair, White, Blessed".)

Deryn (Possibly from Welsh aderyn meaning "Bird".)

Dewey (Welsh form of David.)

Dilys (Means "Genuine" in Welsh.)

Dylis (Variant of Dilys.)

Efa (Welsh form of Eva.)

Eira (Means "snow" in Welsh.)

Eirian (Means "Bright, Beautiful" in Welsh.)

Elain (Means "Fawn" in Welsh.)

Elin (Scandinavian and Welsh form of Helen.)

Emyr (Means "King" in Welsh.)

Enfys (Means "Rainbow" in Welsh.)

Eurig (Derived from Welsh aur "Gold".)

Fflur (Welsh form of Flora.)

Folant (Welsh form of Valentine.)

Gethin (Means "Dark-skinned, Swarthy" in Welsh.)

Glenice (Variant of Glenys.)

Glyn (Means "Valley" in Welsh.)

Grwn (Means "Ridge" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin.)

Gwallter (Welsh form of Walter.)

Haf (Means "Summer" in Welsh.)

Hefin (Means "Summer" in Welsh.)

Heulwen (Means "Sunshine" in Welsh.)

Howell (Anglicized form of Hywel.)

Ianto (Diminutive of Ifan.)

Iestyn (Welsh form of Justin.)

Lleucu (Welsh form of Lucia.)

Llewella (Feminine of Llywelyn.)

Lowri (Welsh form of Laura.)

Madog (Variant of Madoc.)

Mair (Welsh form of Mary.)

Mallt (Welsh form of Maud.)

Marc (French, Catalan and Welsh form of Mark.)

Mared (Welsh form of Margaret.)

Martyn (Welsh and Ukrainian form of Martin.)

Megan (Welsh diminutive of Margaret. In English-speaking word outside of Wales it has only been regularly used since the middle of the 20th century.)

Meinir (Means "Maiden" in Welsh.)

Nesta (Welsh diminutive of Agnes.)

Nye (Diminutive of Aneirin.)

Ofydd (Welsh form of Ovid.)

Owen (Modern form of Owain.)

Paderau (Means "Beads" or "Rosary" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.)

Parry (From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap harry meaning "Son of Harry".)

Pedr (Welsh form of Peter.)

Pryce (Variant of Price.)

Rhianon (Variant of Rhiannon.)

Rhys (Means "Enthusiasm" in Welsh. Several Welsh rulers have borne this name.)

Seren (Means "Star" in Welsh.)

Sian (Welsh form of Jeanne.)

Sieffre (Welsh form of Geoffrey.)

Sion (Welsh form of John, via Old French Jehan.)

Siorus (Welsh form of George.)

Steffan (Welsh form of Stephen.)

Taffy (Diminutive of Dafydd.)

Talfryn (From a Welsh place name meaning "High hill", derived from Welsh tal "High" and bryn "Hill".)

Tegan (Derived from Welsh teg "Fair".)

Tesni (Means "Warmth from the sun" in Welsh.)

Tiwlip (Means "Tulip" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.)

Tomos (Welsh form of Thomas.)

Trev (Short form of Trevor.)

Vaughan (From a surname which was a variant of Vaughn.)

Wyn (Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "Blessed, White, Fair".)

Wynne (Variant of Wyn.)

Yorath (Anglicized form of Iorwerth.)