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Help[Opinions] Welsh names
DH has encouraged me to look at Welsh names to add to my running list, since he likes them. Here are the ones I like and have added, wdyt?
Alanis
Alys
Anwen
Briallen
Bronwen
Carys
Catrin
Gwendolen/Gwendolyn
Gwyneth
Mair/Mairwen
Nerys
Wynne
Dylan
Evan
Gavin
Owain
Rhys
Alanis
Alys
Anwen
Briallen
Bronwen
Carys
Catrin
Gwendolen/Gwendolyn
Gwyneth
Mair/Mairwen
Nerys
Wynne
Dylan
Evan
Gavin
Owain
Rhys
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For girls I only like Carys. I do like all your boy choices though.
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Welsh names do look lovely, but they generally just don't sound right to me without a Welsh accent.
For an example, my cousins all have Welsh names (Lloyd, Rhys and Carys, if you're interested). A Welsh person saying them would sound great, but our Yorkshire accent just doesn't sound quite the same.
These are the ones from your list that I like:
Anwen
Briallen
Bronwen
Carys
Catrin
Mairwen
Nerys
Dylan
Rhys
For an example, my cousins all have Welsh names (Lloyd, Rhys and Carys, if you're interested). A Welsh person saying them would sound great, but our Yorkshire accent just doesn't sound quite the same.
These are the ones from your list that I like:
Anwen
Briallen
Bronwen
Carys
Catrin
Mairwen
Nerys
Dylan
Rhys
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Alanis - like it, but it's too connected to Ms. Morrisette
Alys - ok
Anwen - love this, very cool
Briallen - don't really like it
Bronwen - love, lovely sound
Carys - love this too
Catrin - dislike
Gwendolen/Gwendolyn - ok, prefer Gwendolen or just Gwen
Gwyneth - dislike, sorry
Mair/Mairwen - Mairwen isn't bad
Nerys - dislike the sound
Wynne - too like win
Dylan - very nice
Evan - also nice
Gavin - nice as well :)
Owain - not sure how to pronounce this
Rhys - love it
Alys - ok
Anwen - love this, very cool
Briallen - don't really like it
Bronwen - love, lovely sound
Carys - love this too
Catrin - dislike
Gwendolen/Gwendolyn - ok, prefer Gwendolen or just Gwen
Gwyneth - dislike, sorry
Mair/Mairwen - Mairwen isn't bad
Nerys - dislike the sound
Wynne - too like win
Dylan - very nice
Evan - also nice
Gavin - nice as well :)
Owain - not sure how to pronounce this
Rhys - love it
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Alanis = okay
Alys = Alice is one of my all time favorites. I just can't get used to the Welsh spelling.
Anwen = beautiful
Briallen = hideous
Bronwen = nice
Carys = see Anwen
Catrin = see Bronwen
Gwendolen/Gwendolyn = see Alanis
Gwyneth = see Carys
Mair/Mairwen = see Gwendolen/Gwendolyn
Nerys = pronounciation?
Wynne = see Nerys
Dylan = yawn
Evan = okay
Gavin = love
Owain = see Gavin
Rhys = see Evan
Alys = Alice is one of my all time favorites. I just can't get used to the Welsh spelling.
Anwen = beautiful
Briallen = hideous
Bronwen = nice
Carys = see Anwen
Catrin = see Bronwen
Gwendolen/Gwendolyn = see Alanis
Gwyneth = see Carys
Mair/Mairwen = see Gwendolen/Gwendolyn
Nerys = pronounciation?
Wynne = see Nerys
Dylan = yawn
Evan = okay
Gavin = love
Owain = see Gavin
Rhys = see Evan
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Welsh names are lovely...
Alanis -- I LOVE this name. I would probably use it (if I had a child) if it weren't for Alanis Morrisette. It's like... if a celebrity has an uncommon name, every time you hear that name, you will ALWAYS associate it with the celebrity. Farrah Fawcett and Uma Thurman are other examples. But Alanis *is* lovely. :)
Alys -- nice
Anwen -- cute! I like this better than Arwen, which is becoming popular
Briallen -- eh... not so much...
Bronwen -- sweet... I also like Bronté. :)
Carys -- a little too Catherine-Zeta for my taste...
Catrin -- sweet
Gwendolen/Gwendolyn -- Okay... my favorite Gwen- name is Gwenna. I think that's sweet.
Gwyneth -- I like it more than Gwendolyn, but you have the same problem with this as you do with Alanis.
Mair/Mairwen -- if it's pron. MY-er-win, then I love it. (That's how it should be pron.)
Nerys -- neat!
Wynne -- LOVE it! My hubby doesn't like this so much though...
Dylan -- okay... but both Pamela Lee and Catherine Zeta have one of these. I think it's a bit too trendy. Just don't use it along with Carys! LOL.
Evan -- I like this a lot!
Gavin -- LOVE it!
Owain -- It will be mis-pron. a lot, but it's nice.
Rhys -- I like this too, but I think I prefer it for a girl.
Nice names! I think Alanis, Mairwen and Gavin are my faves.
*reyanna*
Alanis -- I LOVE this name. I would probably use it (if I had a child) if it weren't for Alanis Morrisette. It's like... if a celebrity has an uncommon name, every time you hear that name, you will ALWAYS associate it with the celebrity. Farrah Fawcett and Uma Thurman are other examples. But Alanis *is* lovely. :)
Alys -- nice
Anwen -- cute! I like this better than Arwen, which is becoming popular
Briallen -- eh... not so much...
Bronwen -- sweet... I also like Bronté. :)
Carys -- a little too Catherine-Zeta for my taste...
Catrin -- sweet
Gwendolen/Gwendolyn -- Okay... my favorite Gwen- name is Gwenna. I think that's sweet.
Gwyneth -- I like it more than Gwendolyn, but you have the same problem with this as you do with Alanis.
Mair/Mairwen -- if it's pron. MY-er-win, then I love it. (That's how it should be pron.)
Nerys -- neat!
Wynne -- LOVE it! My hubby doesn't like this so much though...
Dylan -- okay... but both Pamela Lee and Catherine Zeta have one of these. I think it's a bit too trendy. Just don't use it along with Carys! LOL.
Evan -- I like this a lot!
Gavin -- LOVE it!
Owain -- It will be mis-pron. a lot, but it's nice.
Rhys -- I like this too, but I think I prefer it for a girl.
Nice names! I think Alanis, Mairwen and Gavin are my faves.
*reyanna*
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