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Why "in self-defence"? Does Annwen/Anwen have any connotation (because of the sound, associations, etc.) in English?Lumia
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These kids were in South Africa, and probably couldn't have found Wales on a map. They rejected it because they'd never heard it before, and it was therefore wrong! This was very much their approach to anything outside their limited little world, poor things. They also assumed that it must in some way be posh or pretentious, as if a Smith called herself Smythe and insisted on having it pronounced smaidh. Young Annwen was quite right to duck out of the issue, unfortunately: it would not have had a happy conclusion!
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I would assume that in the "non-Welsh working class neighborhood" there was prejudice against the Welsh, so that any obviously Welsh name would have led to teasing or harrassment. That would only be a factor in England, because there wouldn't be much specifically anti-Welsh prejudice in other parts of the English speaking world. :)
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That's very surprising to me. Growing up in Canada, I haven't really been exposed to any 'anti-Welsh prejudice'. Most people who recognize the name as Welsh think that it's pretty. Irish, Celtic and Welsh names are very popular in Canada right now. I'm starting to come across many 'Liams, Cillians, Siobhans and Kieras' in my Nursery School.
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That makes senseThank you very much.
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