All New Welsh Names for Girls

· Mab – baby · Maban - child · Mai - Welsh form of May · Mair - Welsh form of Mary · Medwenna - maiden · Megan - pearl · Meinwen - slim · Meironwen - white dairymaid · Meredith – protector of the sea · Mererid - Welsh form of Margaret · Meriel - bright as the sea · Morgan – seashore · Morgana – verge of the sea · Morwena - maiden · Mwynene - gentle · Myfanwy – my precious treasure · Nerys - lady · Nesta - Welsh form of Agnes · Nia – celtic princess · Olwen - white footprint · Owena - well born · Rhedyn - fern · Rhiain - maiden · Rhiannon – nymph, witch, goddess · Rhianwen - blessed maiden · Rhonda – grand · Rhonwen - white lance · Rosslyn - moorland lake · Rowena – fair haired · Seirian - sparkling · Seiriol - bright · Sian - Welsh form of Jame · Sioned - Welsh form of Janet · Sulwen – bright as the sun · Sylgwyn - born on Whitsun · Tangwystal - peace pledge · Teagan – beautiful, attractive · Tegwen - beautiful and blessed · Tewdews - divinely given · Trevina – homestead · Wendy – light-skinned

It is my hope that you find something that you like in this listing. Some of the names are quite old-fashioned sounding, but this is coming back into vogue. Most all Welsh names are associated with person well known in the history of the country, so you know that your child will share the name with a beloved figure.

Author’s notes: The following books were used in the research of this article. · Celtic Names for Children by Loreto Todd · The Complete Book of Baby Names by Hilary Spence · The Guinness Book of Baby Names, 7th Edition by Leslie Dunkling · A Concise Dictionary of First Names by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges

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