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Creirwy and Celtic names :)
What do you think of Creirwy for a girl?And what are your favorite Celtic names?
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I've never seen it outside the Mabinogion, and checking records, I can't find any Creirwy births registered in the last 180 years, so it would definitely be an interesting choice. I like the Breton version Klervi better, though.
Being a Celt the list of Celtic names I like would be very long, so here's some Mabinogion names I like: Taliesin, Gwion, Gwern, Geraint (my uncle), Angharad

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My non-anglicized favorites are Ruaidhri, Oisin, and Ronan for boys, and Siobhan, Fionnuala and Rioghnach for girls. I like some Welsh names too, like Arianrhod, Angharad and Gwydion. I also love a lot of the anglicized derivatives, like Finn, Deirdre and Maeve. Guinevere has been my favorite for about ten years.
The problem with Creirwy, like a lot of Welsh and Celtic names, is the pronunciation. Besides that issue I like it a lot. I feel the struggle, I would love to use Oisin and Ruaidhri but correcting people every single time I tell people their name would just be an enormous pain.
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I didn't know how to go about pronouncing it at first! I think that's the main issue I have with Celtic names.My favourite is Gwen for a girl.
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Hi Perrine !!!It is the first time I hear Creirwy and It is so tender that I will add It to my PNL immediately.I have a specific list for Celtic names:
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456/114335The latest I added is Siofra, a beautiful name suggested by Pie when I asked for Titania. It was the first time that I hear It. Among my evergreen I have: Eithne / Enya, Saoirse, Fenella, Gaël, Maël, Taliesin, Douglas.Currently I adore Gwyn and Teague.
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Nice listI have two cousins named Gareth and Emrys.
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Oh! That's wonderful!
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