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The pronunciation is a soft combination of NAY & NYE. Listen to it here said by a Welsh speaker: https://forvo.com/word/aneirin/
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Aneurin Barnard is a Welsh stage and screen actor.
Absolutely adore Aneurin Bevan. How many lives did that lad save? I think somebody should put a quiet word in to Pope Francis on his behalf. Wales needs another saint!
Found, in a different spelling, in the name of Aneurin "Nye" Bevan — Welsh politician, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and pioneer of the National Health Service.
I've only seen it spelt Aneurin meaning "honour". Mostly limited to Wales.
Aneirin was a 7th century Welsh bard, serving the kings of the Old North (what is now modern lower Scotland). He wrote the epic Welsh poem 'Y Gododdin'.
This is also spelt 'Aneurin', the 'eu' sounding as 'ai' in most Indo-European languages. Traditionally it means blonde or golden haired. The origin is not 'Neirin'. That is the shortened version, the affectionate being simply 'Ni'.

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