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Help[Opinions] Welsh BAs
from North Wales:
(m) Caleb Wyn, parents Dewi & Sioned, grandparents Richard & Lois, Wyn & Meirwen
(f) Leusa Grug, parents Nia Elain & Rhys Alun, brother Gwern Elis, grandparents Gareth & Alwena, Alun & Gwenno
(f) Murain Efa, parents Steve & Delyth, brother Osian
(m) Eban Sion Ibrahim, parents Abubukar & Lowri, brother Macsen
(f) Mali Elen, parents Alan & Susan, brothers Sion & Hari, grandparents Mari & Thomas, Richard & Carys
(f) Ela Lois, parents Stephen & Menna, brothers Carwyn & Gethin, grandparents Gwynfor & Marjorie
(f) Bethan Grace, parents Sandi & Gareth, brother Bryn, uncle Eifion
(m) Hari, parents Janet & Ian
(f) Erin, parents Gwyndaf & Eleri, sister Cari
(m) Iwan Luc, parents Cecile & Sion
(m) Wiliam Elis, parents Nia & Chris, brothers Sion, Daniel & Morgan
(m) Caleb Wyn, parents Dewi & Sioned, grandparents Richard & Lois, Wyn & Meirwen
(f) Leusa Grug, parents Nia Elain & Rhys Alun, brother Gwern Elis, grandparents Gareth & Alwena, Alun & Gwenno
(f) Murain Efa, parents Steve & Delyth, brother Osian
(m) Eban Sion Ibrahim, parents Abubukar & Lowri, brother Macsen
(f) Mali Elen, parents Alan & Susan, brothers Sion & Hari, grandparents Mari & Thomas, Richard & Carys
(f) Ela Lois, parents Stephen & Menna, brothers Carwyn & Gethin, grandparents Gwynfor & Marjorie
(f) Bethan Grace, parents Sandi & Gareth, brother Bryn, uncle Eifion
(m) Hari, parents Janet & Ian
(f) Erin, parents Gwyndaf & Eleri, sister Cari
(m) Iwan Luc, parents Cecile & Sion
(m) Wiliam Elis, parents Nia & Chris, brothers Sion, Daniel & Morgan
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New to me:
Elain - is this pronounced eh-line? I think I like it.
Leusa - any information on this name? It reminds me of Louisa or Lucy.
Alwena
Gwenno - interesting! Is this common? It looks like a diminutive of Gwen or Gwen- names to me.
Eban
Murain - reminds me of Muirenn / Murron.
Gwyndaf - for second I thought this looked like Gandalf
Familiar names I like:
Sioned
Wyn - prefer Wynn or Wynne
Rhys
Gareth
Gwynfor
Marjorie
Bryn
Sion
Elain - is this pronounced eh-line? I think I like it.
Leusa - any information on this name? It reminds me of Louisa or Lucy.
Alwena
Gwenno - interesting! Is this common? It looks like a diminutive of Gwen or Gwen- names to me.
Eban
Murain - reminds me of Muirenn / Murron.
Gwyndaf - for second I thought this looked like Gandalf
Familiar names I like:
Sioned
Wyn - prefer Wynn or Wynne
Rhys
Gareth
Gwynfor
Marjorie
Bryn
Sion
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Yup, Elain is eh-line. Leusa is pronounced lay-sa - it's quite a modern name and nobody is sure where it came from, it's possibly a version of Lisa
Gwenno is the old name for the planet Venus - 'little white one' - it's a name in its own right, but it's not very common.
Murain is an alternate spelling of Mirain. They're both pronounced MI-rine (to rhyme with 'mine') and come from an Old Welsh word for 'lovely'.
Gwenno is the old name for the planet Venus - 'little white one' - it's a name in its own right, but it's not very common.
Murain is an alternate spelling of Mirain. They're both pronounced MI-rine (to rhyme with 'mine') and come from an Old Welsh word for 'lovely'.
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Thanks! I've decided to add Elain and Murain to my PNL. I love the meaning of Gwenno but I'm not sure about the name itself ... perhaps it'll grow on me in time.
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I like:
Wyn
Nia & Rhys
Osian
Carys
Bethan Grace, brother Bryn
Ian
Eleri
Wiliam Elis -prefer William Ellis
And I've been meaning to ask, is there a popularity list just for Wales?
Also, are common English names more frequently used or do Welsh names still hold their own?
Wyn
Nia & Rhys
Osian
Carys
Bethan Grace, brother Bryn
Ian
Eleri
Wiliam Elis -prefer William Ellis
And I've been meaning to ask, is there a popularity list just for Wales?
Also, are common English names more frequently used or do Welsh names still hold their own?
This message was edited 8/25/2011, 12:23 PM
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You can download the latest excel file from here:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15282
and the Welsh top 100 is in table 3. Sadly English names are far, far more common across the whole of Wales, but in the areas with high concentrations of Welsh speakers, especially North West Wales, there are a lot more Welsh names. (As you can see from these BAs). And I think the number of Welsh names will increase again as all the kids who were educated in first-language schools - which have been getting more and more popular and widespread - grow up and start having children.
I have actually compiled charts for Welsh name-usage from the current dataset, which I'll post if anyone wants to see them.:)
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15282
and the Welsh top 100 is in table 3. Sadly English names are far, far more common across the whole of Wales, but in the areas with high concentrations of Welsh speakers, especially North West Wales, there are a lot more Welsh names. (As you can see from these BAs). And I think the number of Welsh names will increase again as all the kids who were educated in first-language schools - which have been getting more and more popular and widespread - grow up and start having children.
I have actually compiled charts for Welsh name-usage from the current dataset, which I'll post if anyone wants to see them.:)
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I'd like to see the Welsh name-usage chart as well!
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Thank you!
And, please do post your list:-)
And, please do post your list:-)
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I really like Wyn. I'll have to add him to my PNL!!
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