Welsh baby names 

A list of female and male baby names from Wales, sorted alphabetically with information about their meanings and origins

Welsh Names for Girls

ADERYN: Welsh name meaning "bird."

AERON: Welsh unisex form of feminine Celtic Agrona, name a goddess of war and death who was portrayed as a masculine figure in Welsh mythology, meaning "carnage, slaughter." 

AERONA: Feminine form of Welsh unisex Aeron, meaning "carnage, slaughter."

AERONWEN: Welsh compound name consisting of Aeron "carnage, slaughter," and gwen "white."

AERONWY: "River of carnage/slaughter." Welsh compound name consisting of the name Aeron "carnage, slaughter" and the word wy "river."

AFANEN: Welsh name meaning "raspberry."

AFON: Modern unisex Welsh name meaning "river."

ALIS: Welsh form of English Alice, meaning "noble sort."

ANGHARAD: Welsh Arthurian legend name of a love of Peredur in the Mabinogion, meaning "more love." In some versions of the story the lovers first meet at King Arthur's court.

ANGHARAT: Variant of Welsh Angharad, meaning "more love."

ANWEN: Welsh name meaning "very fair." 

ANWYN: Variant of Welsh Anwen, meaning "very fair."

ARANRHOD: "Huge/round/humped wheel," from Proto-Celtic *Arganto-rota. This is the original form of the name Arianrhod, a Welsh myth name from the fourth branch of the Mabinogion; name of the daughter of Beli Mawr, and mother of the twins Dylan and Lleu Llaw Gyffes. 

ARIANRHOD: "Silver wheel." Modern form of the Welsh Aranrhod which has a different origin and meaning. This form of the name is composed of the elements arian "silver" and rhod "wheel." 

ARWYDD: Welsh name meaning "sign."

BETHAN: Welsh pet form of Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 

BETRYS: Welsh form of Italian Beatrice, meaning "voyager (through life)."

BLODEUEDD: Original form of Welsh Blodeuwedd, name of a woman made from flowers, and lover of Goronwy in the Mabinogion. The name was derived from Proto-Celtic *Blato-weid-a meaning "flower-faced/wild feminine (spirit)." 

BLODEUWEDD: Later variant of Welsh name Blodeuedd, meaning "flower-faced/wild feminine (spirit)." 

BLODEUYN: Welsh name meaning "flower."

BLODWEN: Welsh name meaning "white flower." 

BRAITH: Welsh unisex name derived from the word brith, meaning "diversely-colored," especially black and white or red and white. Note: According to a 1967 etymological dictionary of Welsh, brych and brith are not the same but have often been confused. Brych means "pied, spotted, speckled," while brith means "diversely-colored," especially black and white or red and white. 

BRANGWEN: Variant of Welsh Branwen, meaning "fair raven."

BRANGWY: Variant of Welsh Branwen, meaning "fair raven."

BRANWEN: "Fair raven." Welsh Arthurian legen name of the daughter of Llyr in the Mabinogion. Sometimes considered a goddess of love and beauty. The name is composed of the Welsh elements bran "raven" and gwen "fair, white."

BRANWENN: Variant of Welsh Branwen, meaning "fair raven."

BRIALLEN: Welsh name meaning "primrose."

BRIN: Variant of Welsh unisex Bryn, meaning "hill."

BRON: Nickname for Welsh Bronwen, meaning "fair-breasted."

BRONWEN: "Fair-breasted." Welsh name composed of the elements bron "breast" and (g)wen "fair, white, holy."

BRONWYN: Variant of Welsh Bronwen, meaning "fair-breasted."

BRYN: Welsh unisex name meaning "hill."

BRYNN: Variant of Welsh unisex Bryn, meaning "hill."

BRYNNE: Feminine form of Welsh unisex Bryn, meaning "hill."

CADI: Nickname for Welsh Catrin, meaning "pure."

CARON: Welsh name, derived from the word caru, meaning "to love."

CARYS: Welsh name derived from the word caru, meaning "love."

CATRIN: Welsh form of Katherine, meaning "pure."

CEINWEN: Welsh name derived from the elements cain "lovely" and (g)wen "fair, holy, white."

CERI: Welsh unisex name meaning "to love." 

CERIDWEN: "Fair poetess." Welsh myth name of a female magician and mother of Taliesin, Mortran and Crearwy (Creirwy), composed of the elements cerdd "poetry" and (g)wen "fair, holy, white."

CERRIDWYN: Variant of Welsh Ceridwen, meaning "fair poetess."

CERYS: Variant of Welsh Carys, meaning "love."

CREIDDYLAD: Welsh myth name of a goddess, daughter of Llyr, possibly meaning "heart's lust." 

CRYSTIN: Welsh form of French Christine, meaning "follower of Christ."