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[Opinions] A few more Welsh BAs

by Pie

1/7/2010, 11:06 AM

from a North Wales paper.

Boys:
Rhys Tomos (parents Alwyn and Gwenllian, brother Owen Dafydd)
Mabon Gwyn (parents Gwynedd and Maria) - although Gwynedd is a county and historically unisex, I've never seen it on a man before
Harri Elis (parents Mia and John Meurig, brother Jac)
Robat (parents Dafydd and Miriam, sister Catrin)
Ioan Emrys (parents Robert and Claire)
Owain Gwern (parents Sioned and Trystan)

and a girl:
Gwenllian Mair (parents Gethin and Branwen)

#BAs #Welsh

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- Sigrid (Beautiful Victory)

1/7/2010, 4:38 PM

I really like Ioan Emrys!

- Anthroponomastics

1/7/2010, 4:10 PM

I like...
Rhys Tomos
Owen Dafydd
Mabon Gwyn
Ioan Emrys* - makes me think of Ioan Gruffudd!
Owain Gwern
Gwenllian Mair* - yay Gwenllian!

- Llewella (penguiny7)

1/7/2010, 2:20 PM

Ooh, Gwenllian is really cool! I've somehow never noticed it before. I also really like Gwyn, Emrys, and Mair. That is interesting to see Gwynedd on a guy. As a non-Welsh person, I like it! But maybe if you're more used to seeing it around it's kind of weird.

- Sofia

1/7/2010, 2:13 PM

I'm loving:

Boys:

Rhys (Alwyn, Owen)
Mabon Gwyn (Maria)
Elis (Mia)
Ioan Emrys
Owain

- Kitty (vomiting)

1/7/2010, 1:52 PM

I have such a thing for all Gwyn/Gwen names. I love Welsh BAs!

- Bear +2

1/7/2010, 11:36 AM

Gwenllian

Gwenllian is new to me and I think I'm in love. :-) Thank you. I've just added it to my long list. But I'm nervous to use it here on these boards unless I know how iit is it pronounced. "GWEN-lee-un" or some other way? And while I'm at it, how is Mair pronounced?

And how sweet to see Sioned being used.

- Pie +1

1/7/2010, 12:28 PM

Sadly, Gwenllian is one of those names that's really tricky to pronounce properly unless you've grown up with the Welsh ll - which is really hard to describe, as it doesn't exist in English. gwen-THLEE-an is vaguely close. Mair is much more non-Welsh-user-friendly! and is pronounced MY-er.

- Bear

1/7/2010, 3:02 PM

Oh, dear. That definitely is not names 101 material. Thanks for the inside info. It really helps.

I'll have to leave the pronunciation for the advanced class. But I still love the look of it. :-) Once I read that it was a favorite of medieval Welsh parents I was sold. I'm a sucker for historic names.

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