the etymology and history of first names
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Welsh Mythology Names
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The names listed here occur in the mythologies and legends of Wales.
AERON (2) f & m Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of AGRONA... [more]
ANGHARAD f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "more love" in Welsh... [more]
ARANRHOD f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Older variant of ARIANRHOD
ARAWN m Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
ARIANRHOD f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Possibly means "silver wheel" or "round wheel" in Welsh... [more]
ARTHUR m English, French, Welsh Mythology
The meaning of this name is unknown... [more]
BEDIVERE m Welsh Mythology
Anglicized form of the Welsh name Bedwyr, which is of unknown meaning... [more]
BEDWYR m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of BEDIVERE
BELI m Welsh Mythology
Welsh cognate of Bel (see BELENUS).
BLODEUWEDD f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "face of flowers" in Welsh... [more]
BRAN (2) m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "raven" in Welsh... [more]
BRANWEN f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "beautiful raven" from Welsh bran "raven" and gwen "fair, white, blessed"... [more]
CERIDWEN f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "blessed poetry" from Welsh cerdd "poetry" and gwen "white, fair, blessed"... [more]
CULHWCH m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "hiding place of the pig" in Welsh... [more]
DYLAN m Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
From the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "sea"... [more]
ENID f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh enaid meaning "soul" or "life"... [more]
GALAHAD m Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
GAWAIN m Welsh, Welsh Mythology, English
Possibly from the Welsh name Gwalchgwyn which meant "white hawk"... [more]
GERAINT m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly a Welsh form of GERONTIUS... [more]
GORONWY m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
GOVANNON m Welsh Mythology
Welsh cognate of GOIBNIU
GUENEVERE f English, Welsh Mythology
Variant of GUINEVERE
GUINEVERE f English, Welsh Mythology
Old French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, which is composed of the elements gwen meaning "fair, white" and hwyfar meaning "smooth"... [more]
IGRAINE f Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown, from the Welsh Eigyr... [more]
KAY (2) m Welsh Mythology
Possibly a Welsh form of GAIUS... [more]
LANCELOT m English, Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly an Old French pet form of Lanzo (see LANCE)... [more]
LLEU m Welsh Mythology
Welsh cognate of LUGH... [more]
LLYR m Welsh Mythology
Means "the sea" in Welsh... [more]
LUNED f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Variant of ELUNED... [more]
MABON m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh mab meaning "son"... [more]
MERLIN m Welsh Mythology, English
Form of the Welsh name Myrddin (meaning "sea fortress") used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Arthurian tales... [more]
MYRDDIN m Welsh Mythology
Original Welsh form of MERLIN
NIMUE f Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
NUDD m Welsh Mythology
Welsh cognate of NUADA
OWAIN m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
There are several theories on the origins of this name: it could be a Welsh form of EUGENE; it could be derived from either of the Welsh elements oen "lamb" or eoghunn "youth"; or it could be related to Esos, the name of a Celtic god... [more]
PERCIVAL m English, Welsh Mythology
Old French form of Peredur, a Welsh name of unknown meaning... [more]
PEREDUR m Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of PERCIVAL
PRYDERI m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "care" in Welsh... [more]
RHIANNON f Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Old Celtic Rigantona meaning "great queen"... [more]
URIEN m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "privileged birth" from Celtic orbo "privileged" and gen "birth"... [more]
YVAIN m Welsh Mythology
Old variant of OWAIN
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