Traditional Welsh Names: Men

Name Pronunciation Meaning Other Forms

Adda AH tha Welsh form of Adam. .
a son of Taliesin, known for being "the
Addaon ah THA on most eloquent and wisest young man
in Britain." Meaning is unknown.
Adeon ah DAY on possibly, "wing" .
Aedd ITHE "fire"
Aeddan EYE thon "fire" .
ael "brow" + haearn "iron" The name of
Aelhearn ile HAY arn Elhaern
a 7th century saint
Aelwyn ILE win "fair-browed" Aylwyn
possibly derived from "berry," or could
Aeron EYE ron also be derived from a Celtic war-god .
whose name means "slaughter"
Afagddu ah VAG thee "darkness"
afallen, "apple tree." The Welsh name
Afallon ah VA llon of Avalon, the legendary resting place
of King Arthur.
an early saint and cousin of St. David.
Afan AH van Afen
Also a 7th century poet.
the name of an early saint. Possibly
Alan AL an dervied from a Celtic word meaning
"rock"
AH low (second
Alaw syll. rhymes with "melody", a river in Anglesley.
'how')
alaw, "melody." an early bard who is
Alawn AH loun said to be one of the three founders of
druidism.
 from Latin meaning "mountain." The
Alban AL bon name of a 3rd century saint, the first .
British martyr.
from Old English Ealdgyth, which
Aldith AL dith comes from elements meaning "old" Aldwyth
and "battle."
The name of a 9th century king.
Aldryd AL drid Aldrydd
Meaning is unknown
Alec AL ek form of Alexander .
Aled AL ed from a river name; meaning is unknown Aleid
possibly a form of Alan. Also the name
Alun AH lin Alyn
of a river in Flintshire.
Alwyn AL win "White rock", a river in Clwyd .
"farmer" the name of a Celtic god of
Amaethon ah MY thon
agriculture
According to Irish legend, he was the
Amlodd AM loth .
grandfather of King Arthur
either from arawd, "host" or rhawd, "a
Anarawd an AH roud .
host" + an, an intensifying prefix.
form of Andrew, from Greek meaning
Andreas AN dray ahs Andro
'man'
the name of one of the earliest Welsh
poets, this name could be derived from
Aneirin an AY rin Aneurin
either the Latin Honorius or from Welsh
words meaning "very golden"
gwyn, "white; blessed; holy" + an, an
Angwyn AN gwin
intensifying prefix.
Anhun AN hin Welsh form of Latin Antonius. .
the king of the underworld in the
Arawn AH roun
Mabinogion
Arial ar EE al, AR yal "vigor; courage" .
arian, "silver" + gwyn, "white; blessed;
Arianwyn ar YAN win
holy"
Arnallt AR nahlt form of Arnold .
Arofan ar O van the name of a 7th century poet.
form of Hebrew Aaron. Also the name
Aron AH ron
of a saint.
"bear", the name of a Celtic river god
Arthen AR then Arthien, Arthian
and also a 9th century king
Arthfael ARTH vile arth, "bear" + mael, "prince" Arthmael
Arthgen ARTH gen arth, "bear" + geni "born of"
possibly "bear," "plough," or from a
Arthur AR thir .
brythonic word meaning "very black"
Arwel AR wel "prominent"
gwyn, "white; blessed; holy" + ar, an
Arwyn AR win .
intensifying prefix.
the name of a Welsh saint; the
Asaff AS ahf Asaph
meaning is unknown.
Aurfryn IRE vrin aur, "gold" + bryn, "hill"
Auryn EYE rin from aur, "gold"
Awen OW en "muse" .
from Latin Augustine, meaning "great;
Awsten OW sten .
magnificent"
perhaps means "small-boar." The
Baeddan BYE than .
name of a stream in Wales.
early saint who is said to have taken
his name from a staff with a brass
Baglan BAG lan
crook (a baglan) given to him by his
teacher, St. Illtud.
Barri BAR ee "mountain; summit; dune" .
Barti BAR tee form of the Hebrew name Bartholemew
Bedaws BED ows bedw, "birch tree"
Bedwyn BED win bedw, "birch tree" Bedwin
the name of a knight of King Arthur's
Bedivere BED ih veer legendary Round Table. The meaning Bedwyr
is unknown.
Bedwyn BED win "birch-tree" .
the name of a knight of King Arthur's
legendary Round Table. derives
Bedwyr BED oo-eer Bedivere
possibly from bedw, "birch tree" + gwr,
"hero"
Berddig BER thig the name of an 11th century poet.
the name of a 14th century poet.
Bergam BER gam
Meaning is unknown.
bar, "peak" + gwyn, "white; holy". An
Berwyn BER oo-in .
early Celtic saint.
anglicization of Bifan, which means
Bevan BEV an Bifan
"son of Ifan"
 BY no, BUH'EE a seventh century saint. The meaning
Beuno .
no is unknown
Beynon BAY non angilicization of Beinon, "son of Einion" Beinon
Blethyn,
Bleddyn BLETH in blaidd "wolf" + diminutive suffix Bleiddyn,
Bleiddian
Bledig BLED ig blaidd "wolf" + adjectival suffix
Bledri BLED ree blaidd "wolf" + rhi, "ruler"
the name of a 6th century poet.
Blwchfardd BLOOKH varth
Meaning
Boreugwyn bor AH'EE gwin bore, "morning" + gwyn, "white; holy"
"crow; raven" the name of a Celtic god
Brn BRON .
responsible for life and death.
Branwaladr bran WAL a d'rr bran, "crow" + gwaladr, "ruler"
Breichiawl BRAY kh'yowl a brave warrior in Y Gododdin
Brice BRYCE anglicization of ap Rhys, "son of Rhys" Bryce
An early Celtic saint. Meaning is
Brioc BREE ok .
unknown.
a legendary Welsh king. Meaning is
Brochfael BROCH vyle Brochwel
unknown.
Brychan BREE khan "freckled" .
Bryn BRIN "hill" .
Brynllyn BRIN llin bryn, "hill" + llyn "lake; pool" (?) Brynlyn
Brynmor BRIN more bryn, "hill" + mawr, "large" Brynmawr
Bryngwyn BRIN gwin bryn, "hill" + gwyn, "white; holy"
Brython BRI thon "a Briton"
Cadell KAD ehl "battle" .
Cadfael KAD vyle "battle prince" .
Cadog KAH dog "battle" Cadoc
Cadwaladr kad WALL ah d'rr "battle leader" Cadwallader
from cad "battle" and wallon "scatterer"
Cadwallon kad WAHL on .
or "leader"
kad UG an, ca
Cadwgan "battle" Cadogan
DOOG an
Caerwyn KIRE win "white fort" .
"lover; loving person" The name of the
Caradoc,
Caradog kar AH dog leader of the Britons who led forces
Caradwg
against the Romans in the 1st century.
 from car "love" + gwyn, "holy; white;
Carwyn KAR win .
pure"
a leader of Britons against 1st century Cassivelanus
Caswallon cas WAHL on Roman invaders. The name may be a (Romanized
form of Cadwallon. version)
Cawrdaf KOWR dav from cawr, "giant"
anglicization of Sessylt, a Welsh name
Cecil SESS il derived from Latin Sextus meaning .
"sixth"
ced, "bounty; boon" + drych,
"spectacle; pattern" possibly the base
Cedrych KED rikh
for the name Cedric, which Sir Walter
Scott coined for his novel Ivanhoe.
possibly derived from the
Latin Caius meaning "man from Caita"
Cei KYE or else from the Irish ci, "path; way." Cai, Caw
This was the name of King Arthur's
foster-brother.
Ceinfryn KINE vrin cain, "beautiful" + bryn, "hill"
a river name in North Wales used as a
Ceiriog kye REE og .
personal name.
Celyn KEL in "holly" .
Celynen keh LUN en "holly," the name of a 6th century saint. Celynin
an ancient name, meaning is unknown.
Cennydd KEN ith Kenneth
It is possibly Pictish in origin.
Ceredig ker ED ig "loveable; kind" .
Ceri KEH ree "love" (also a girls' name) .
an early saint whose feast day is July
Cewydd KEE'ooith 1st. It is said that if it rains on his feast
day, it will rain for 40 days thereafter.
Cian KEE an the name of a 5th century poet Kian
possibly, cledd, "sword" + gwyn, "holy;
Cledwyn KLED win white; pure". The name of a Welsh .
river.
Clwyd KLOO id a historic region in Wales.
Clydai KLEE dye clod, "fame" + adjectival suffix.
Clydno KLID no clod, "fame" + cno, "devourer"
"trust"-- a king with this name could be
Coel KOYL the inspiration for the rhyme "Old King .
Cole"
Collen COHL en "hazel tree" .
Colwyn COL win The name of a river
Conan CO nan possibly meaning "to grumble" .
the name of a river in Wales,
Conwy CON wee .
sometimes used as a first name.
an anglicization of a name meaning
Cospatrick COS pat rick .
"servant of St. Patrick"
Craigfryn KRIGE vrin craig, "rock" + bryn, "hill"
Cranog CRA nawg "a crane"
Crwys KROO ees "cross"
Culhwch KEEL hookh possibly means "pig-lord." Culhwych
a 5th Century Scottish leader whose
Cunedda kin ETH a sons are resported to have founded a
Welsh royal dynasty.
An early Celtic saint. Meaning is
Curig KEE rig .
unknown.
Cyfeiliog kuh VAY l'yog a district in Powys
names of streams in Gwynedd and
Cyffin KUF fin Kyffin
Ceredigion.
Cymro KUM ro "a Welshman"
a 13th-century Welsh Prince. Meaning
Cynan KUH nan is disputed, possibly comes from .
"great; high"
the name of the greatest Welsh poet of
Cynddelw kun THEH loo
the 12th century
cyn, "chief" + teyrn, "lord" the name of
Cyndeyrn KUN dairn
a 6th century saint.
a sixth-century prince. Meaning is
Cynddylan kun THEE lan .
unknown.
a fifth-century king. Meaning is
Cynedda kun ETH a .
unknown.
Cynfab KUN fab "first son" .
Cynfarch KUN varkh cyn, "chief" + march, "horse" Cynmarch
from cyn meaning "chief" and mael
Cynfael KUN fyle .
meaning "prince" or "armor"
Kendrew,
Cynfrig KUN frik from the name of a Welsh river
Kendrick
An early Celtic saint. Meaning is
Cynog KUN og .
unknown.
 the name of a Welsh river, possibly
Cynon KUN on coming from a word meaning either .
"offering" or "hound."
Welsh form of David, from Hebrew,
Dafydd DAV ith .
"beloved."
Dai DYE diminutive of Dafydd .
Dedwydd DED with "blessed" .
Deian DY an diminutive of Dafydd .
Deiniol DYNE yol form of Daniel? .
Delwyn DEL win "pretty boy" .
An early Celtic saint. Meaning is
Derfel DER vel .
unknown.
Deri DEH ree "oak tree" .
Dewi DEH oo'ee a form of David .
An early Celtic saint. Meaning is
Dogmael DOG myle .
unknown.
Dwyryd DOO'EE rid "two fords"-- the name of a river. .
An early Celtic saint. Meaning is
Dyfri DUH vree .
unknown.
a name from the Mabinogion, it is
Dylan DUH lan .
possibly connected to the word "sea."
a thirteenth century king. Meaning is
Ednyfed ed NIV ed .
unknown.
Einion eye NEE on "Anvil" .
Eirian eye REE an "shining; fair." .
"golden" + gwyn, Meaning "holy; white;
Eirwyn IRE win .
pure"
possibly derived from Latin albus,
Elffin EL fin Elphon
meaning "white"
the name of a legendary handsome
Elidir el IH dir boy, who was loved by the gods. Elidor
Meaning is unknown.
Elis EL is form of Elias/Elijah .
"kind" + gwyn, Meaning "holy; white;
Elwyn EL win .
pure"
Welsh form of the Old English name
Elystan el ISS tan .
Aethelstan.
Welsh form of the Latin name
Emlyn EM lin .
Aemilianus, meaning possibly, "rival."
 Welsh form of the Latin name
Emrys EM ris .
Ambrosius, meaning "immortal"
"King; lord." The name of a sixth
Emyr EM ur .
century saint.
anglicization of Iefan, a Welsh form of
Evan EV in .
John.
Fflamddwyn FLAM thwin "flame-bearer" .
Ffransis FRAN sis form of Francis .
Fychan VEE khan "small" Vaughan
A knight of the Round Table in
Arthurian Legend. It could mean
Gareth GAH reth "civilized" or "gentleness" or be a form .
of Geraint, which is of uncertain
meaning.
an Anglicization of Gwalchgwyn
Gawain GAH wine Gavin
meaning "white hawk."
Welsh form of the Latin Gerontius
Geraint GER ine't .
meaning possibly, "old man"
Welsh form of Gerald, which is from
Gerallt GER ahlt .
Old English meaning "spear-rule"
Gethin GETH in "dusky; dark" Gethyn
a sixth-century Welsh saint and
Gildas GIL das .
historian, meaning is unknown.
Gilfaethwy gil VYTH wee meaning is unknown .
this name is made up of the words
Glanmor GLAN more .
meaning "clean; bright" and "great"
Glyn GLIN "man from a valley" .
A name in the Mabinogion and also the
Goronwy gor ON wee name of an 18th century bard. Meaning .
is unknown.
Welsh form of Gregorius, a Latin name
Grigor GRIH gor derived from Greek meaning "watchful; .
vigilant."
Part of this name is derived from a
Griffith,
Gruffydd GRIF ith word meaning "prince." The other part
Gruffudd
is unknown.
Gwaednerth GWYDE nerth "blood" + "strength" .
Gwalchgwyn GWALKH gwin "white falcon" .
Gwalchmai GWALKH mye The first part of this name means .
"hawk," and the second may mean
 either "from the plain" or the month of
May.
"little Walter." Walter is from Germanic
Gwatcyn GOO'ot kin elements meaning "ruler" and "army; .
warrior".
Gwaun GWAIN "heath" .
Gwenlyn GWEN lin "white; blessed" + "hill" .
the name of a river of unknown
Gwili GWEE lee meaning. Also used as a short form of .
Gwilym.
Gwilym GWIL im Welsh form of William .
the childhood name of Taliesin the
Gwion GWEE on .
minstrel. Meaning is unknown.
Gwydderig gwi THER ig "wild" or "conspicuous" .
Gwyddno GWITH no "knowledge" + "fame" .
The name of a sorcerer in the
Mabinogion. It may mean "speaker of
Gwydion GWID yon poetry" or be derived from words .
meaning "hill," "food," "knowledge" or
"vein." Meaning is disputed.
Gwyn GWIN "blessed; holy" Wyn
Gwynfor GWIN vor "holy; white" + "lord" .
Gwythyr GWEE thir Welsh form of Victor Gwydyr
Hafgan HAV gan "summer song" .
Heddwyn HETH win "peace" + "white, blessed" .
Heilyn HAY lin "cup-bearer" .
Heini HAY nee "sprightly; active" .
from a place name. Meaning is
Hergest HER guest .
unknown.
Heulfryn HALE vrin "sunny hill" .
Heulyn HAY len "ray of sun" .
Huw HEH'OO Welsh form of Hugh. .
Hywel HOO el "eminent" .
Welsh form of James, from Hebrew
Iago YAHG o .
Iakov, meaning "supplanter."
pet form of Ifan, Ieuan or Iago =
Ianto YAN toe .
Johnny or Jimmy
Idris ID ris a seventh century figure. Meaning is .
 unknown.
Idwal ID wal "lord of the ramparts" .
Iestin YESS tin Welsh form of Justin. Iestyn
YIGH an or YAY
Ieuan A Welsh form of John .
an
Ifan IH von A Welsh form of John Evan
Welsh form of Ivor, which comes from a
Norse personal name made from
Ifor IH vor .
elements meaning "yew; bow" and
"army; warrior."
Illtyd IHL tood "lord of everything" .
Ioan YO an A Welsh form of John .
Iolo YO lo A short form of Iorweth. .
Iorweth YOR weth "worthy lord" Yorath
Lewys LEH'OO iss Louis .
Llew HLEE'OO "light; fair" .
Lloyd HLO id "grey" or "holy" Llwd, Llwyd
Llyr HL eer grey-haired .
a sixth century king. The meaning is
Llywarch HLEE warkh .
unknown.
Llywelyn hlee WEL in "leader" Llewellyn
Mabon MAH bon "child"-- a Celtic god of youth. .
Macsen MAK sen from Latin maximus .
Madog MA dog "generous; forgiving" Madoc, Maddox
Mael MYLE "prince" .
"prince" + gwyn, Meaning "holy; white;
Maelgwyn MYLE gwin .
pure"
Maelgwn MYLE goon "prince" + "hound; wolf" .
Maelmadog myle MAD og "follower; servant of Madoc" Marmaduke
possibly means "bear"- the name of a
Math MAHTH .
legendary half-god, half-hero
Mathonwy math ON wee father of Math (see also) .
in Arthurian legend, he was the son of
Medrawd MAY drowd Mordred
King Arthur
Meical MYE kal A Welsh form of Michael. Meic (MIKE)
Meilyr MY lir "man of iron" .
Meirion may REE on possibly, "dairy farmer" .
 Mareddyd,
Meredudd meh RED ith "great lord" Meredith,
Meriadoc
The name of a ninth-century king.
Merfyn MER vin Mervin
Meaning is unknown.
MY rig, MUH'EE
Meurig from Latin mauricious .
rig
Mihangel mee HANG el A Welsh form of Michael. .
Moelwyn MOIL win "bare; white" .
made from an element meaning "circle;
Morgan MOR gan .
complete" and one unknown element.
Morien MOR yen "sea-born" .
possibly derived from elements
Myrddin MIR thin Merlin
meaning "sea" and "hill"
perhaps derived from a Celtic god
Nudd NEETH .
name
Could derive from the Latin name
Owain OH wine Eugenius, or could mean "born of Owen
Esos" (a god name)
Pawl POWL Welsh form of Paul .
Petran (PET
Pedr PED er Welsh form of Peter. ran), Pedran
(PED ran)
A name from Arthurian legend;
Peredur peh RAY deer .
meaning is unknown.
Powel POE wel "son of Hywel" .
Pryderi prih DEH ree "to care for" .
Pwyll POO uhl "prudence; wisdom" .
Rhein HRAYNE "spear" .
Rheinallt HRAY nahlt "spear" + "hill" Reynold
Rhisiart RHISH art form of Richard .
Rhodri HROD ree "circle; disc; crown" .
Rhun HREEN "great" .
Rhydderch HRIH therkh "great king" .
hri DEE
Rhydian a form of Rhydwyn. .
an,HRID yan
made from elements meaning "white;
Rhydwyn HRID win .
blessed" and "ford; crossing"
 Rees, Reece,
Rhys HREES "ardor"
Reese
Robat ROE bat Welsh form of Robert .
Seiriol SAIR yole "shining; bright one" .
Selwyn SEL win Welsh form of Julian .
Siarl SHARL Welsh form of Charles .
Welsh form of Jenkin, which is a
Siencyn SHEN kin .
diminutive of John.
Simwnt SHEE munt Welsh form of Simon .
Sion SHON a Welsh form of John. .
Sionyn SHON in diminutive of Sion. .
Sior SHOR Welsh form of George .
Steffan STEF an Welsh form of Stephen .
Sulien SIL yen "sun-born" .
Sulwyn SIL win "fair; white" + "sun" .
Taliesin tal YESH in "radiant brow" .
Tegwyn TEG win "beautiful; fair" .
A sixth-century saint. Meaning is
Teilo TAY lo .
unknown
derived from elements meaning
Tewdwr TEH'OO door Tudur, Tudor
"people; tribe" and "ruler; king"
Tomos TOE mahs Welsh form of Thomas .
Trefor TRE vor "large settlement" Trevor
Trystan TRIH stan "noisy"? .
Wyn WIN "white; pure; holy" Gwyn
Ynyr IN ir from Latin honorius .

Welsh Names: Women

Women's Names
Name Pronunciation Meaning Other Forms

Addfwyn ATH voo-in "meek; gentle; mild" .

Aderyn ah DEH reen "bird" Adaryn

Adlais AD lice "echo"

from gwen meaning "white; holy; blessed." the

Adwen AD wen name of a Cornish saint, said to be the patron of
sweethearts.

Aelwen ILE wen "white" + "brow" Aylwen

Aerfen IRE ven " battle;" from the name of a Celtic river goddess. .

possibly dervied from "berry," or could also be

Aeron EYE ron derived from a Celtic war-god whose name .
means "slaughter"

the river name Aeron (see above) +

Aeronwen eye RON wen Aeron
suffix wen (white; holy; blessed)

the river Aeron (see above) + wy, a common

Aeronwy eye RON wee Aeron
name ending.

possibly from Old English Eoforhild which comes

Afryl AV reel
from elements meaning "boar" + "battle"

AH low (rhymes "melodious" from the name of a river in

Alaw .
with 'now') Anglesley.

from Old English Ealdgyth coming from elements

Aldyth AL dith Aldith, Aldwyth
meaning "old" and "battle."

Alwen AL wen from the name of a river in Clwyd. .

from Alice, an English name derived from the

Alys AH lis Alis
germanicAdelheidis meaning 'noble"

Amranwen am RAN wen "white eyelid" .

Aneira an AY ra "snow" + an, an intensifier .

the name of a 12th century princess. Meaning is

Anest AH nest Annest
unknown

Angharad ang HAR ad "loved one" + an, an intensifier. .

 Form of Hannah, Ann, which is Hebrew for
Ann, Anna ANN, AN na .
"favor; grace"

Anwen AN wen "White; holy" + an, an intensifier Annwen

could be derived from either the

Annwr ANN ur Latin Honorius or from Welsh words meaning .
"very golden"

Annwyl AN wil "beloved; dear" Anwyl

Arddun AR thun "beautiful; sublime" .

Arianell ah ree ON ehl "silver" the name of an early saint. .

"silver disc; circle"-- the name of a Celtic

Arianrhod ahr ee ON rhod goddess associated with the moon, beauty, .
poetry and inspiration.

"silver" + "white; blessed; fair" the name of an

Arianwen ahr E'ON wen .
early saint

Arwenna (ar
Arwen AR wen gwen, "white; holy" + intensifying prefix
WEN na)

Aurddolen airTHO len "gold" + "ring; link" .

Auron AIR on "gold" + on, a divine ending Euron

Awela ah WEH la "breeze" .

Awena ah WEH na "muse" Arwenna

Banwen BAN wen "peak" + "white; blessed" .

Beca BEC a form of Rebeca

Berwen BER wen "mound; peak" + gwen "holy; white"

Bethan BETH an diminutive of Elizabeth Betsan

Beti BET ee Dim. Of Elisabeth .

Betrys BET rees Welsh form of Beatrice Bettrys

Blodeuedd blod EE weth "flower" + "visage; face" .

Blodwedd BLOD weth "flowers" .

Blodwen BLOD wen "flower" + gwen, "holy; white; pure" .

possibly a form of Bronwen, influenced by "bran"

Branwen BRAN wen .
meaning "raven."

Brenwain,
the handmaiden of Esyllt in the legend of Trystan Brengain,
Brengwain BREN gwine
and Esyllt. Meaning is unknown. Brengein,
Brengana

Briallen bree AHL en "primrose" .

a sorceress in Arthurian legend. Meaning is

Brisen BREE sen .
unknown.

Bronmai BRON mye "breast; hill" + the month of May. .

Bronwen BRON wen "breast; hill" + gwyn, Meaning "holy; white; pure" .

Brythonwen bree THON wen "briton" + gwyn ("white; holy; pure") .

Probably from buddugoliaeth, meaning

"victorious." The name of the legendary queen of
Boadicea,
Buddug BEE thig the Iceni who fought the Romans in the 1st
Boudicca
century AD. She reportedly took poison rather
than be captured.

Cadi CA dee diminutive form of Catrin Cati, Catws

Cain KYNE "fair; beautiful" the name of a 5th century saint. .

Calan CAL an "new year's day"

Canaid CAN ide from cn, "song" .

the name of an early saint. The name is possibly

Caron CAR on
derived from caru, meaning "love."

from "love" and gwyn, Meaning "holy; white;

Caronwen car ON wen .
pure"

Carwen CAR wen from "love" and gwyn, Meaning "holy; white; Carwenna
 pure"

Caryl CAR il derived from caru, "love"

Carys CAR is derived from caru, "love" Cerys

Cadi (CAH
Catrin CAT reen form of Catherine dee), Cati
(CAH tee)

Ceindeg KYNE deg "beautiful" + "fair" .

Ceindrych KYNE drikh "beautiful" + "appearance"

Ceinfryn KYNE vrin "beautiful" + "hill"

Ceinwen KYNE wen "beautiful" + gwyn, "holy; white; pure" .

Ceirios kye REE os "cherries" .

the name of a river in Dyfed. Possibly derived

Ceri KEH ree .
from caru, "love"

Possibly derived from caru "love" + gwyn, "holy;

white; pure", or from cwrr, "crooked; bent"
Ceridwen ker EED wen .
+ ben, "female". The name of a Celtic goddess of
poetic inspiration.

Cerys KER is derived from caru, "love." Carys, Ceris

the name of an early saint. The meaning is

Collwen CAHL wen .
unknown.

Creiddylad,
Creuddylad cry THUL ad possibly, "engenderer of water"
Cordelia

Crisiant KREES yant "crystal; bright" .

now seen as a form of the Latin Christina,

Crystyn KRUS steen meaning 'Christian," was probably originally a Cristyn
short form of Crisiant (see above).

"boundary" the name of numerous streams in

Cyffin KUF fin .
Wales.

Daron DAR on "oak tree " + -on, a divine ending .

Deilwen DALE wen "leaf" + gwyn ("white; holy; pure")

Del DELL "pretty" .

Delun DEL een "pretty" + "one"

Delwen DEL wen "pretty" + gwyn ("white; holy; pure") .

Delyn DEL een from telyn, "harp."

Delyth DEL ith "pretty girl" .

Deris DER is "oak tree"

Derwena der WEN a "oak tree" .

Deryn DEH reen from aderyn, "bird"

Deryth DER ith "oak tree" Derryth, Derith

"honeycomb; petal" + gwyn, Meaning "holy;

Dilwen DIL wen .
white; pure"

Dilys DIL lees "sincere; genuine"-- a 19th century coinage. .

either "starling" or "precious; dear; expensive"

Drudwen DRID wen Drydwen
+ gwyn,"white; holy; blessed"

Drysi DROO see "thorns; briars" .

Dwyfor DWEE vor the name of a river .

though better known as the Welsh patron saint of

lovers, the 5th century St. Dwynwen is also the
patron of sick animals. St. Dwynwen's Day
Dwynwen DOO-EEN wen
(January 25th) is celebrated as something like
St. Valentine's Day in Wales. The origin of the
name is unknown.

Dwyryd DWEE rid "two fords"-- the name of a river. .

Dwysan DWEE san from dwys, "profound"

Dyddanwy dee THAN wee possibly from diddanwch meaning "delight" Diddanwy
Dyddgu DUTH gee appears in a 14th century poem.

Dyfi DEE vee "dark; black." A river in Gwynedd

Ebrilla,
Ebrill EB rill "April"
Ebrillwen

Edwy ED oo'ee the name of a river in Wales

Efa AY va Welsh form of Eve, from Hebrew meaning "life." Efanna

"maid". The Welsh name of Igraine, the mother

Eigra AY gra Eigr, Igraine
of King Arthur.

Eilir AY lir "butterfly"

name coined by the author Lloyd Alexander for

Eilonwy ay LON wee hisChronicles of Prydain series. Possibly stems .
from eilmeaning 'second'

Eilwen AYL wen "white-browed" .

Eira AY ra "snow" .

Eirian ay REE an "shining; bright." Eiriana

"shining; bright." + gwyn, Meaning "holy; white;

Eirianwen ay ree ON wen .
pure"

Eirianedd ay R'YAN eth "shining; bright"

Eiriol AIR yol possibly "beseeching" or derived from "snow" .

Eirlys AIR lees "snowdrop" .

Eirwen AIR wen "snow-white" .

Eirys AY ris "iris" .

Elan EL an from the name of a river Elanna

Elain EL ine "a fawn"

Elen EL en Welsh form of Helen .

Elenid el EN id from a place name; meaning unknown. Elenydd

 an ancient Welsh name whose meaning is
disputed, but may be "very bitter." It's also the
Eleri eh LEH ree .
name of a river, but the two may not be
connected.

Elinor eh LIN or Welsh form of Eleanor. .

Elisabeth eh LIS a beth form of Elizabeth .

The name of a 6th century saint; meaning is

Elli EH llee
unknown.

Elliw ELL ee-oo "color"

form of Luned, which is possibly derived from Eiluned, Luned,

Eluned el EE ned
"idol; image" Lynnette

Enfys EN vis "Rainbow" .

possibly, "soul" a name from Arthurian legend.

Enida, Ena,
Enid EHN id Once, an idiomatic expression for a beautiful
Enidwen
woman was "a second Enid."

Eos AY ahs "A nightingale"

Erin EH rin Welsh word for "Ireland" Erina, Eryn

Eryl EH reel "a lookout" Eryla, Erylys

The legendary lover of Tristyn in the tale of Essylt, Isolde,

Esyllt AY seellt Tristyn and Isolde. A possible meaning is "that Isolda, Iseult,
which is fair to view" Isotta

borrowing of the Irish name Eithne, meaning

Ethni ETH nee .
"kernal" or "gorse." A mythological name.

Eurfron IRE vron "golden-breasted" .

Euron IRE on "golden" Eurys, Euryl

Eurddolyn ire THO lin "gold" + "a link; ring"

Eurwen IRE wen "golden" + gwyn, Meaning "holy; white; pure" .

Ewig AY oo-ig "roe deer"

Faleiry val AY ree form of Valerie (from Latin valere, "to be strong")

Fanw VAN oo short form of Myfanwy

Ffion FEE on "rose" or "foxglove finger" .

Fflur FLEER "flowers" .

Welsh form of Brd (Brigid) meaning "exalted

Ffraid FRYDE .
one" or "high goddess"

the legendary sister of Heledd, princess of

Ffreuer FRUH'EE er
Powys

Fioled vee OL ed "violet"

Gaenor GAY nor Anglicization of Gwynhwyfar Gaynor

Geinor GYE nor form of Gwynhwyfar

the name of the beloved of a 12th century poet-

Generys geh NEH ris
prince. Meaning is unknown

modern name made from words meaning "clean;

Glenda GLEN da .
holy" and "good."

Glenys GLEN is from glan, "clean; pure; holy"

Glesni GLES nee "blueness; freshness" .

derived from either glan meaning "clean; holy"

Glynis GLIN is Glynys
or glynmeaning "valley."

Goleubryd go LUH'EE brid "light" + "countenance; appearance"

Goleudydd go LUH'EE dith "light" + "day"

Grug GREEG "heather"

Gwawr GOO'OWR "dawn" .

Gwawrddydd GOO'OWRthith "dawn of day" .

Gwawrwen GOO'OWR wen "white; radiant; holy" + "dawn" .

Gwen GWEN a short form of Gwynhwyfar, or other names .

 beginning with gwen/gwyn

modern name made from gwen "white; holy"

Gwenda GWEN da .
andda"good."

Gwenddydd GWEN thith gwen "white; holy" + dydd "day"

Gwendoline,
Gwendolen gwen DO len "white; holy; pure" + "ring; bow; link"
Gwendolyn

from Latin "Venus", also the name of the day of

Gwener GWEN er
the week Friday.

Gwenfair GWEN vire gwen "white; holy" + Mair (the name Mary)

Gwenfor GWEN vor "holy; white", + "great"-- a 20th century coinage. .

gwen VRE'OO
Gwenfrewi "white; holy; pure" + "reconciliation" Winifred
ee

Gwenfron GWEN vron "fair-breasted" .

Jennifer,
gwen HOO'EE Gaynor,
Gwenhwyfar "white and smooth"
var Gwynhwyfar,
Guinevere

Gwenith GWEN ith "wheat" .

gwen "white; holy; pure" +either lliant "flood; flow;

Gwenllian gwen HLEE an Gwenlliant
stream",llaian "flaxen," or lleian "nun"

Gwenlyn GWEN lin "white; blessed" + "hill" .

Gwennan GWEN nan "white; blessed" .

Gwennant GWEN nant "white; blessed" + "stream"

Gwennol GWEN nol "swallow [bird]" .

Gwenol GWEN ol "smiling"

Gwenydd GWEN ith "Morning star" .

Gwenynan gwen EE nan "bee"

 Gwerfyl,
Gwerful GWER vil "beng; ring; circle" + "shy; modest"
Gweryl, Gweiryl

Gwernen GWER nan "alder" one of the daughters of Dn Gwernan

Gwernfyl GWERN vil "alder tree" Gweirnfyl

Gwlithen goo LITH en "dewdrop"

gwyddel, "an Irishman" + an (name suffix). The

Gwyddelan gwith EL an
name of an early saint

Gwyddfid GOO'EETH vid "honeysuckle" .

Gladys,
possibly form of Latin Claudia, meaning "lame."
Gwladys goo LAD is Gwyladus,
or else a feminine form of Gwledig, "ruler."
Gwladwen

Gwylan GWEE lan "seagull" .

Gwylfai GOO'EEL vye gwyl "festival" + Mai "May"

possibly from gwynaeth meaning "joy" or a form

Gwyneth GWIN eth Gwenyth
of Gwynedd, a region in northern Wales.

Gwynonwen gwun ON wen "Lily of the valley" .

Haf HAV "summer"

Hafgan HAV gan "summer song" .

The Welsh form of the river Severn, which gets

Hafren HAV ren .
its name from a Celtic goddess

Hafwen HAV wen haf "summer" + gwen "white; holy" .

Heddwen HETH wen hedd "peace" + gwen "white; holy"

Hedydd HAYD ith "skylark"

Heini HAY nee "spritely; active" .

Heledd HEL eth "good" + "wound" .

HAYL wen or
Heulwen "sunshine" .
HUH'EEL wen
 HAY lin or
Heulyn "ray of sun" .
HUH'EEL in

Hydref HEED rev "October; autumn"

Hywela hoo WEL a feminine of Hywel, meaning "eminent" .

Iarlles YAR lles "countess"

? (possibly from yd meaning "corn")

Idanwen ee DAN wen
+ gwen "white; holy"

Ifanna ee VAN na form of Joanna, feminine form of Ifan (John)

either a feminine form of Ifan (John)or

Ifanwy ee VAN wee
from manwy, "fine; fair"

Ilar EE lar form of Latin Hilarius [Hilary] "cheerful" .

Iona ee OH na short form of Ionor (January)

Ionor YO nor "January" Ionawr

Iorwen YOR wen ir "lord; ruler" + gwen "white; holy" Ionwen

Iseult ee SAYLT "beautiful to look at" Essylt, Isolde

Ithela ee THEL a ith "lord" + hael "generous"

Leri LEH ree short forms of Teleri, Eleri & Meleri

Lili LEE lee "lily"

Lilwen LIL wen "lily" + "white; blessed" .

Liwsi LEE'OO see form of Lucy, from Latin "light"

Lleucu HLAY kee "light" .

Llian HLEE an "flaxen" .

Llinos HLIN os "linnet" .

originally a pet form of Gwenllian, but used on

Llio HLEE o .
its own now

Lluan HLEE an the name of an early saint. Meaning is unknown.

Lodes LO des "maiden"

Welsh form of Laura, from Latin meaning

Lowri LOE ree .
"laurels"

Luned LIN ed possibly derived from "idol; image" Linnet, Lynette

from French Lynnette, which is actually a form of

Lyneth LI neth
the Welsh Eluned (see above).

Lynfa LIN va

Lynwen LIN wen "vale" + gwen ("white; holy; pure") .

from Latin amabilis, "loveable." English

Mabli MAB lee .
form: Mabel

from Magdalen/Madeline, meaning "woman

Madlen MAD len Modlen
from Magdala"

Maelona mye LONN a feminine of Maelon, meaning 'prince.' Lona

Maelorwen mye LOR wen prince(?) + gwyn ("white; holy; pure") .

Mai MYE the month of May .

Mairwen (MIRE
wen), Meira
Mair MIRE Welsh form of Mary.
(MAY ra), Mari,
Meri

Mallt MAHLT Welsh form of Matilda .

Manon MAH non "queen; most beautiful" .

Mared (MAR
Marged MAR ged Welsh form of Margaret ed), Megan
(MEG an)

Medeni me DAY ee "born in September" .

Medi MAY dee "September" .

Medwen MAID wen an early saint who was a follower of St. Patrick.
Mefin MEH vin "June" .

Megan MEG an diminutive of Margaret/Marged .

Meinwen MINE wen "slender" + gwyn ("white; holy; pure") .

mye R'YON
Meirionwen "green" + "white; blessed" .
wen

mel "honey; sweet + angel "angel." She is the

Melangell mel ANG ehl .
patron saint of small creatures.

the name of St. David's grandmother. Meaning is

Meleri mel AIR ee .
unknown.

from the words "hermit" + gwyn Meaning "holy;

Meudwen MAYD wen .
white; pure"

Modron MODE ron Celtic goddess, "great Mother" Madron

Modwen MODE wen "maiden" .

Moelwen MOIL wen moel "hill" + gwen ("white; holy; pure")

diminutive form of Matilda sometimes used on its

Mold MOLD
own.

Mona MO na Anglesey Island

Morforwyn mar VOR win "mermaid"

Morfudd MOR vith "great" + either "victory" or "knowledge" .

could be derived from either the word for

Morwen MOR wen "maiden" or from elements meaning "sea," Morwenna
"great," or "very" + gwyn "white; blessed; pure"

Mwyndeg MOO'EEN deg mwyn "gentle" + teg "pretty"

Mwynen MOO'EEN en from mwyn "gentle"

Myfi (MEE
Myfanwy mee VON wee "my fine one" vee), Myfina
(mee VEE na)

Nan NAN diminutive form of Ann Nanno, Nanw,

 Nanwen

Nans NANS form of Nancy Nansi

Nant NANT "stream"

one of the daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog, a

Nefyn NEV in
5th century king.

Nerys NEH ris "lordly" .

Nest NEST Welsh form of Agnes Nesta

from Irish name Niamh-- a name from mythology

Nia NEE a .
meaning "radiance; brightness; beauty"

Non NOHN the mother of St. David; meaning is unknown Nona, Nonna

Olwen OL wen ol "trace; footprint" + gwen "white; blessed; pure" Olwenna

Owena ah WEN a feminine form of Owen.

Perl PERL "pearl"

Rebeca reh BEK a form of Rebecca Beca

the name of an 11th century princess. Meaning is

Rhagnell HRAG nehl .
unknown.

Rhedyn HRAY din "fern" .

Rhian, Rian,
Rhiain HREE an "maiden"
Rhianna

Rhiangar hree AN gar rhian, "maiden" + car, "love" Rhiengar

possibly derived from rhiain "maiden" or from the

Rhiannon hree AN on .
name of a moon goddess.

Rhianwen hree AN wen rhian, "maiden" + gwen "white; blessed; pure" .

Rhianedd,
Rhianydd hree AN ith "maiden"
Rhuanedd

Rhondda HRON tha "slender" Rhonda

Rhonwen HRON wen rhon means "pike; lance," but figuratively means Rhona
 "slender." + gwen "white; blessed; pure"

Rhosan HRO san the name of a river in powys

Rhos means either "rose" or "moor" + glyn

Rhoslyn HROS lin Rhoswy
meaning "hill."

Rhunedd RHEEN eth "grand"

Rosentyl ro SEN til ?

Rowena ro EE na possibly an anglicized form of Rhonwen. .

Sara SAH ra Welsh form of Sarah .

say REE al, a 6th century saint. possibly derived from the
Seirial
SAY r'yal word for "cheerful."

say REE an,

Seirian "Sparkling" .
SAY r'yan

Seren SEH ren "Star" .

Siani (SHAN
Sin SHAHN Welsh form of Jane, a feminine form of John.
ee)

Sidan SHEE dan "silk"

feminine of John, variant of Sin, roughly

Sioned SHO ned Sionen
equivalent of Janet.

Siriol SIH r'yal "cheerful" .

Welsh feminine form of John, it was sometimes

Siwan SHOO an anglicized "Susan," though it is unrelated to it .
etymologically.

Welsh form of Susan, which comes from Hebrew

Siwsan SHOO san
meaning "lily" or "rose."

sil EE an, SEEL

Sulian sul, "sun" + geni "to be born"
yan

Sulwen SIL wen sul, "sun" + gwyn Meaning "holy; white; pure" .

Surwen SEER wen "charming; magical"

Tafwys TAV wis Welsh name for the river Thames

Tangwen TANG wen "peace" + "white; blessed" .

tang WOO'EE
Tangwystl "peace" + "hostage; pledge" Tanglwst
stil

Tanwen TAN wen "Fire" + "white; blessed" .

Taryn TAR in possibly derived from "thunder"

teg, "pretty; beautiful"-- the name of an early Tegau (TEG

Tegan TEG an
saint ay)

teg, "pretty; beautiful" + eirian "beautiful". Also

Tegeirian teg EYE r'yan .
the word for the orchid flower.

Tegfedd TEG veth teg, "pretty; beautiful" + ? .

Tegwedd TEG weth teg, "pretty; beautiful" + "appearance" .

Tegwen TEG wen teg, "pretty; beautiful" .

Tegyd TEH gid teg, "pretty; beautiful" + "doe" .

Teiddwen TITHE wen either "desirous; fond" or "ardor" + "white; holy" .

Teifi TAY vee the name of a river in Wales. Also a boys' name. .

Telaid TEL ide possibly, "beautiful"

the name of a river in Wales. Possibly an

Teleri tel EH ree Tyleri
honorific form of Eleri.

Telyn TEL in "harp" .

Tesni TES nee "warmth" .

Tirion TIH r'yon "gentle; happy" .

Tonwen TONE wen ton, "wave" + gwyn Meaning "holy; white; pure"

Tudful TEED vil the name of a 5th century saint. Tudfyl, Tydfil

Undeg EEN deg "fair one" .

Wena WEN a short form of Morwenna & Awena Wenna

Wenhaf WEN hav ?

Ynyra ih NEE ra form of Latin Honorius; feminine if Inyr