The names listed here are used in Wales. See also about Welsh names.

HAF   f   Welsh
Means "summer" in Welsh.

HARRI   m   Finnish, Welsh
Finnish and Welsh form of HARRY

HAUL   m   Welsh
Means "sun" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

HEDDWYN   m   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements hedd "peace" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed".

HEFIN   m   Welsh
Means "summer" in Welsh.

HEFINA   f   Welsh
Feminine form of HEFIN

HEILYN   m   Welsh
Means "winebearer" in Welsh.

HELEDD   f   Welsh
Meaning unknown... [more]

HEULOG   f & m   Welsh
Means "sunny" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin.

HEULWEN   f   Welsh
Means "sunshine" in Welsh.

HOPCYN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of HOPKIN

HOWELL   m   Welsh
Anglicized form of HYWEL

HUW   m   Welsh
Welsh form of HUGH

HYLEDD   f   Welsh
Variant of HELEDD

HYWEL   m   Welsh
Means "eminent" in Welsh. This was the name of a 10th-century king of Wales.

IAGO   m   Welsh, Galician
Welsh and Galician form of JACOB... [more]

IANTO   m   Welsh
Diminutive of IFAN

IDRIS   m   Welsh
Means "ardent lord" from Welsh iud "lord, prince" combined with ris "ardent, enthusiastic, impulsive".

IDWAL   m   Welsh
Means "lord of the wall", derived from Welsh iud "lord, prince" combined with gwal "wall, rampart".

IEFAN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of JOHN

IESTYN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of JUSTIN

IEUAN   m   Welsh
Old Welsh form of JOHN

IFAN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of JOHN

ILAR   m   Welsh
Welsh form of HILARIUS

ILLTYD   m   Welsh
Means "multitude of land" from Welsh il "multitude" and tud "land, people"... [more]

IOAN   m   Romanian, Welsh, Bulgarian
Romanian and Welsh form of JOHN... [more]

IOLO   m   Welsh
Diminutive of IORWERTH

IOLYN   m   Welsh
Diminutive of IORWERTH

IORWERTH   m   Welsh
Means "handsome lord" from Welsh ior "lord" and berth "handsome"... [more]

ISLWYN   m   Welsh
From the name of a mountain in Wales which means "below the grove" from Welsh is "below" and llwyn "grove".

ITHEL   m   Welsh
Means "generous lord" from the Welsh elements iud "lord, prince" and hael "generous".

IVOR   m   Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English (British)
From the Old Norse name Ívarr, which was derived from the elements yr "yew, bow" and arr "warrior"... [more]

IWAN   m   Welsh, Polish
Welsh form of JOHN and a Polish form of IVAN

KENDAL   m & f   English (Modern), Welsh
From a surname which was a variant of KENDALL.

KENDALL   m & f   English, Welsh
From a surname which comes from the name of a city in northwest England meaning "valley of the River Kent".

LEWELLA   f   Welsh
Variant of LLEWELLA

LLEUCU   f   Welsh
Welsh form of LUCIA

LLEW   m   Welsh
Means "lion" in Welsh... [more]

LLEWELLA   f   Welsh
Feminine form of LLYWELYN

LLEWELLYN   m   Welsh
Variant of LLEWELYN

LLEWELYN   m   Welsh
Variant of LLYWELYN influenced by the Welsh word llew "lion".

LLINOS   f   Welsh
Means "greenfinch" in Welsh. The greenfinch is a small, green, European bird.

LLYWELLYN   m   Welsh
Variant of LLYWELYN

LLYWELYN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of the old Celtic name Lugubelenus, a combination of the names of the gods Lug (see LUGH) and BELENUS... [more]

LOWRI   f   Welsh
Welsh form of LAURA

LUNED   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Variant of ELUNED... [more]

MABON   m   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh mab meaning "son"... [more]

MABYN   f   Welsh
Means "youth" in Welsh... [more]

MACSEN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MAXIM

MADOC   m   Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh mad "fortunate" combined with a diminutive suffix.

MADOG   m   Welsh
Variant of MADOC

MAIR   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MARY

MAIRWEN   f   Welsh
Combination of MAIR and Welsh gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

MALDWYN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of BALDWIN

MALLT   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MAUD

MARC   m   French, Catalan, Welsh
French, Catalan and Welsh form of MARK

MARED   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MARGARET

MAREDUDD   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MEREDITH

MARGED   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MARGARET

MARI   f   Welsh, Breton, Finnish, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Welsh, Breton, Estonian and Finnish form of MARY, as well as a Hungarian diminutive of MÁRIA... [more]

MARTYN   m   Welsh, Ukrainian
Welsh and Ukrainian form of MARTIN

MAXEN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MAXIM

MEGAN   f   Welsh, English
Welsh diminutive of MARGARET... [more]

MEICAL   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MICHAEL

MEINIR   f   Welsh
Means "slender and tall" from Welsh main "slender" and hir "tall, long".

MEINWEN   f   Welsh
Means "slender and white" from Welsh main "slender" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

MEIRION   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MARIANUS

MEIRIONA   f   Welsh
Feminine form of MEIRION

MEREDITH   m & f   Welsh, English
From the Welsh name Maredudd or Meredydd, possibly meaning "great lord" or "sea lord"... [more]

MEREDYDD   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MEREDITH

MERERID   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MARGARET

MERFYN   m   Welsh
Older Welsh form of MERVYN

MERRION   m   Welsh
Variant of MEIRION

MERVIN   m   Welsh, English
Variant of MERVYN

MERVYN   m   Welsh, English
From the Welsh name Merfyn, which possibly meant "marrow famous"... [more]

MEURIC   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MAURICE

MEURIG   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MAURICE

MIHANGEL   m   Welsh
Contraction of MICHAEL and "archangel", representative of the archangel Michael.

MORCANT   m   Welsh
Welsh form of MORGAN

MORGAN   m & f   Welsh, English
From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle"... [more]

MORWEN   f   Welsh
Variant of MORWENNA

MORWENNA   f   Welsh
Means "maiden" in Cornish (related to the Welsh word morwyn)... [more]

MOSTYN   m   Welsh
From a Welsh place name which means "moss town" in Old English.

MYF   f   Welsh
Short form of MYFANWY

MYFANWY   f   Welsh
Means "my woman" from the Welsh prefix my "my" combined with banw "woman".

NEIFION   m   Welsh
Welsh form of NEPTUNE

NEIRIN   m   Welsh
Older form of ANEIRIN

NERYS   f   Welsh
Perhaps an elaboration of Welsh ner "lord", with the intended meaning of "lady".

NESTA   f   Welsh
Welsh diminutive of AGNES

NIA (1)   f   Welsh
Welsh form of NIAMH

NON   f   Welsh
Possibly derived from Latin nonna meaning "nun"... [more]

NYE   m   Welsh
Diminutive of ANEIRIN

OFYDD   m   Welsh
Welsh form of OVID

OLWEN   f   Welsh
Means "white footprint" from Welsh ol "footprint, track" and gwen "white, fair, blessed"... [more]

OLWIN   f   Welsh
Variant of OLWEN

OLWYN   f   Welsh
Variant of OLWEN

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]

OWEN (1)   m   Welsh, English
Modern form of OWAIN

OWENA   f   Welsh
Feminine form of OWEN (1)

PADERAU   f & m   Welsh
Means "beads" or "rosary" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

PADRIG   m   Welsh, Breton
Welsh and Breton form of PATRICK

PARRY   m   Welsh
From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Harry meaning "son of HARRY".

PEDR   m   Welsh
Welsh form of PETER

PRICE   m   Welsh
From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Rhys meaning "son of RHYS".

PRYCE   m   Welsh
Variant of PRICE

PRYDERI   m   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "care" in Welsh... [more]

REECE   m   Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS

REES   m   Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS

REESE   m   Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS

RHAMANTUS   f   Welsh
Means "romantic" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

RHEINALLT   m   Welsh
Welsh form of REYNOLD

RHIAN   f   Welsh
Derived from Welsh rhiain meaning "maiden".

RHIANNON   f   Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
Derived from the old Celtic name Rigantona meaning "great queen"... [more]

RHIANON   f   Welsh
Variant of RHIANNON

RHIANU   f   Welsh
Variant of RHIAN

RHISIART   m   Welsh
Welsh form of RICHARD

RHODRI   m   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements rhod "wheel" and rhi "king"... [more]

RHONWEN   f   Welsh
Means either "fair spear" or "fair hair" in Welsh... [more]

RHOSYN   f   Welsh
Means "rose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

RHYDDERCH   m   Welsh
Means "reddish brown" in Welsh... [more]

RHYS   m   Welsh
Means "enthusiasm" in Welsh. Several Welsh rulers have borne this name.

RIANNON   f   Welsh
Variant of RHIANNON

SAWYL   m   Welsh
Welsh form of SAMUEL

SEREN   f   Welsh
Means "star" in Welsh.

SIÂN   f   Welsh
Welsh form of JEANNE

SIANA   f   Welsh
Diminutive of SIÂN

SIANI   f   Welsh
Diminutive of SIÂN

SIARL   m   Welsh
Welsh form of CHARLES

SIEFFRE   m   Welsh
Welsh form of GEOFFREY

SIÔN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of JOHN, via Old French Jean.

SIONED   f   Welsh
Welsh form of JANET

SIÔR   m   Welsh
Welsh form of GEORGE

SIORS   m   Welsh
Welsh form of GEORGE

SIORUS   m   Welsh
Welsh form of GEORGE

SIWAN   f   Welsh
Welsh form of JOAN (1)

STEFFAN   m   Welsh
Welsh form of STEPHEN

TAFFY   m   Welsh
Diminutive of DAFYDD

TALFRYN   m   Welsh
From a Welsh place name meaning "high hill", derived from Welsh tal "high" and bryn "hill".

TALIESIN   m   Welsh
Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow" and iesin "shining"... [more]

TEGAN   f   Welsh
Derived from Welsh teg "fair".

TEGWEN   f   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements teg "fair" and gwen "blessed".

TESNI   f   Welsh
Means "warmth from the sun" in Welsh.

TIWLIP   f   Welsh
Means "tulip" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

TOMOS   m   Welsh
Welsh form of THOMAS

TRAHAEARN   m   Welsh
Means "very much like iron", derived from Welsh tra "very, over" and haearn "iron".

TRAHERNE   m   Welsh
Anglicized form of TRAHAEARN

TREFOR   m   Welsh
Original Welsh form of TREVOR

TREV   m   Welsh, English
Short form of TREVOR

TREVOR   m   Welsh, English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "big village" from Welsh tref "village" and mawr "large".

TRISTAN   m   Welsh, English, French, Celtic Mythology
From the Celtic name Drystan, which was probably derived from drest meaning "riot" or "tumult"... [more]

TRYSTAN   m   Welsh
Variant of TRISTAN

TUDOR (1)   m   Welsh
Welsh form of the old Celtic name Teutorigos, meaning "ruler of the people" (cognate with THEODORIC)... [more]

TUDUR   m   Welsh
Variant of TUDOR (1)

URIEN   m   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "privileged birth" from Celtic orbo "privileged" and gen "birth"... [more]

VAUGHAN   m   Welsh
From a surname which was a variant of VAUGHN.

VAUGHN   m   Welsh, English
From a Welsh surname which was derived from Welsh bychan meaning "little".

WINIFRED   f   Welsh, English
Anglicized form of GWENFREWI, the spelling altered by association with WINFRED... [more]

WINNIFRED   f   Welsh, English
Variant of WINIFRED

WYN   m   Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "blessed, white, fair".

WYNFOR   m   Welsh
Variant of GWYNFOR

WYNN   m   Welsh
Variant of WYN

WYNNE (1)   m & f   Welsh
Variant of WYN, sometimes used as a feminine form.

YALE   m   Welsh
From a Welsh surname which was itself derived from a place name meaning "fertile upland" (from Welsh ial).

YORATH   m   Welsh
Anglicized form of IORWERTH