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[Opinions] Welsh BAs
in which there are a lot of Osians!
(Welsh version of Oisin.)Owain, parents Dylan & Rhiannon, grandparents Glynne and Davida
Osian, parents Huw & Angharad, grandparents Geraint & Margaret and John & Pamela
Gwenllian Efa, parents Steve & Rhian
Iago Rhys, parents Osian & Lois, grandparents Jac & Margaret and Hywel & Meirwen, cousins Ella, Milli & Mabon Wyn
Osian Wyn, parents Arwyn & Leanne, sister Soffia, grandparents Tecwyn & Gillian and Bryn & Nerys
Noah Clwyd, parents Bethan & Osian Jones, brother Ifan Elis, grandparents Geraint and Idris & Einir
Rhys, parents Bethan & David Hughes, sister Lowri
Rhys Tomos, parents Emma & Stephen
Gwenno, parents Catrin & Rhys, brother Guto, grandparents Meilir & Eleri and Gwyn & Ifanwy
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I'm fond of Gwenno and have been for quite a while now. Sometimes I really wish I could use it.I think Ifanwy is also really appealing. And I love Gwenllian.
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I love when the Welsh BAs are posted - Welsh names are so cool, imo!I like:Rhiannon
Iago Rhys (awesome!)
Lois
Meirwen
Ella
Bethan
Ifan Elis
Idris
Lowri
Catrin
Eleri
GwynNot sure how I feel about Osian. It has a great sound, imo, but it reminds me too much of James Macpherson's Ossian poems/"translations", which were later proven to be forgeries.
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ooh, Osian. I like Osian (and Ossian), and I actually prefer those spellings over the original. Pronunciation issues aside, the Welsh and Anglicized forms just look nicer to me.May I please have additional information on:
Arwyn
Tecwyn
Einir
Meilir
IfanwyI'm unfamiliar with those. :)
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Arwyn - AR-wyn - from Old Welsh, based on gwyn meaning fair, handsome.
Tecwyn - TEC-wyn - meaning unknown
Einir - AY-neer - meaning unknown
Meilir - MAY-leer - more usually spelt Meilyr, apparently taken from Brythonic words meaning 'great king'.Meilyr is probably the most common out of those, but they're all fairly ordinary names. Ifanwy, however, is really unusual. It's probably a feminisation of Ifan based on Myfanwy, and it looks like there have only ever been two of them.
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I love, love, love Welsh names.Most of these are great! I don't know that I would personally use them (for pronunciation reasons, since I am not in Wales) but I particularly love:Rhys
Wyn
Catrin
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Gwenllian Efa is so beautiful!and Gwenno & Guto is the cutest thing I've seen today.
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