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Welsh Feminine Names

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

ADERYN   f   Welsh
Means "bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

AERON (1)   m & f   Welsh
Either derived from Welsh aeron meaning "berry" or else from the name of a river in Wales.

AERONA   f   Welsh
Variant of AERON (1)

AERONWEN   f   Welsh
Combination of AERON (1) and the suffix gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

AERONWY   f   Welsh
Combination of AERON (1) and the suffix wy meaning "river".

AFANEN   f   Welsh
Means "raspberry" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

AFON   f & m   Welsh
Means "river" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin.

ALIS   f   Welsh
Welsh form of ALICE

ANGHARAD   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "more love" in Welsh... [more]

ANWEN   f   Welsh
Means "very beautiful" in Welsh.

ARANRHOD   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Variant of ARIANRHOD

ARIANRHOD   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Possibly means "silver wheel" or "round wheel" in Welsh... [more]

BETHAN   f   Welsh
Welsh diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETRYS   f   Welsh
Welsh form of BEATRICE

BLODEUWEDD   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "face of flowers" in Welsh... [more]

BLODEUYN   f   Welsh
Means "flower" in Welsh.

BLODWEN   f   Welsh
Means "white flowers" from Welsh blodau "flowers" combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed".

BRAITH   f & m   Welsh
Means "speckled" in Welsh.

BRANWEN   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "beautiful raven" from Welsh bran "raven" and gwen "fair, white, blessed"... [more]

BRIALLEN   f   Welsh
Means "primrose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

BRONWEN   f   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements bron "breast" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

BRONWYN   f   Welsh
Variant of BRONWEN

CADI   f   Welsh
Short form of CATRIN

CARON   f   Welsh
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love".

CARYS   f   Welsh
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "love".

CATRIN   f   Welsh, German
Welsh form of KATHERINE, as well as a German short form of KATHARINA.

CEINWEN   f   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements cain "lovely" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

CERI (2)   f   Welsh
Short form of CERIDWEN

CERIDWEN   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "blessed poetry" from Welsh cerdd "poetry" and gwen "white, fair, blessed"... [more]

CERRIDWEN   f   Welsh
Variant of CERIDWEN

CERRIDWYN   f   Welsh
Variant of CERIDWEN

CERYS   f   Welsh
Variant of CARYS

CRYSTIN   f   Welsh
Welsh form of CHRISTINE

DELYTH   f   Welsh
From an elaboration of the Welsh element del "pretty".

DERYN   f   Welsh
Possibly from Welsh aderyn meaning "bird".

DILWEN   f   Welsh
Feminine form of DILWYN

DILYS   f   Welsh
Means "genuine" in Welsh.

DISGLEIRIO   f & m   Welsh
Means "shine, glitter" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

DYLIS   f   Welsh
Variant of DILYS

EFA   f   Welsh
Welsh form of EVA

EILUNED   f   Welsh
Variant of ELUNED

EILWEN   f   Welsh
Perhaps means "white brow" from Welsh ael "brow" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

EIRA   f   Welsh
Means "snow" in Welsh.

EIRIAN   f   Welsh
Means "bright, beautiful" in Welsh.

EIRLYS   f   Welsh
Means "snowdrop" in Welsh.

EIRWEN   f   Welsh
Means "white snow" from the Welsh elements eira "snow" and gwen "white, blessed".

ELAIN   f   Welsh
Means "fawn" in Welsh.

ELEN   f   Welsh
Welsh form of HELEN... [more]

ELERI   f   Welsh
Meaning unknown. In Welsh legend she was the daughter of the chieftain Brychan.

ELUNED   f   Welsh
Derived from Welsh eilun "image, idol".

ENFYS   m & f   Welsh
Means "rainbow" in Welsh.

ENID   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh enaid meaning "soul" or "life"... [more]

ESYLLT   f   Welsh
Welsh form of ISOLDE

EURWEN   f   Welsh
Derived from Welsh aur "gold" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

FFION   f   Welsh
Means "foxglove" in Welsh.

FFLUR   f   Welsh
Welsh form of FLORA

FFRAID   f   Welsh
Welsh form of BRIDGET

GLADYS   f   Welsh, English
From the old Welsh name Gwladus, possibly derived from gwlad "country"... [more]

GLAW   m & f   Welsh
Means "rain" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

GLENDA   f   Welsh, English
A name created in the 20th century from the Welsh elements glân "pure, clean" and da "good".

GLENICE   f   Welsh
Variant of GLENYS

GLENYS   f   Welsh
Elaboration of the Welsh word glân meaning "pure, clean, holy"... [more]

GLYNIS   f   Welsh
Either a variant of GLENYS or an elaboration of the Welsh word glyn meaning "valley".

GWAWR   f   Welsh
Means "dawn" in Welsh.

GWEN   f   Welsh, English
From Welsh gwen, the feminine form of gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed"... [more]

GWENDA   f   Welsh, English
Derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and da "good"... [more]

GWENDOLEN   f   Welsh
Means "white ring", derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and dolen "ring"... [more]

GWENDOLINE   f   Welsh, English (British), French
Variant of GWENDOLEN

GWENDOLYN   f   Welsh, English
Variant of GWENDOLEN

GWENETH   f   Welsh
Variant of GWYNETH

GWENFREWI   f   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and frewi "reconciliation, peace"... [more]

GWENITH   f   Welsh
Variant of GWYNETH, perhaps influenced by the Welsh word gwenith meaning "wheat".

GWENLLIAN   f   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and llian "flaxen"... [more]

GWENNETH   f   Welsh (Rare)
Variant of GWYNETH

GWENYTH   f   Welsh
Variant of GWYNETH

GWLADUS   f   Welsh
Original Welsh form of GLADYS

GWYNEDD   f & m   Welsh
From the name of a region in Wales, named after an ancient kingdom, which may be derived from the old Welsh personal name Cunedda.

GWYNEIRA   f   Welsh
Means "white snow" from the Welsh element gwyn "white, fair, blessed" combined with eira "snow".

GWYNETH   f   Welsh, English (Modern)
Probably derived from Welsh gwynaeth "happiness"... [more]

HAF   f   Welsh
Means "summer" in Welsh.

HEFINA   f   Welsh
Feminine form of HEFIN

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.

HYLEDD   f   Welsh
Variant of HELEDD

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

LLEWELLA   f   Welsh
Feminine form of LLYWELYN

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

LOWRI   f   Welsh
Welsh form of LAURA

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

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

MAIR   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MARY

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

MALLT   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MAUD

MARED   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MARGARET

MARGED   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MARGARET

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

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

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".

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]

MERERID   f   Welsh
Welsh form of MARGARET

MORGAN (1)   m & f   Welsh, English, French
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]

MYF   f   Welsh
Short form of MYFANWY

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

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]

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

OWENA   f   Welsh
Feminine form of OWEN (1)

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

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

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

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.

RIANNON   f   Welsh
Variant of RHIANNON

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

SIONED   f   Welsh
Welsh form of JANET

SIWAN   f   Welsh
Welsh form of JOAN (1)

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.

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

WINNIFRED   f   Welsh, English
Variant of WINIFRED

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

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