Your compromise list is nice. I'll give Rhiannon a vote.

Bronwen

I love Dylan. I know a Dylan and it totally suits her.

Anonymous wrote:P.S. Both of my kids have Welsh names and now that they are adults (and off the playground) they absolutely love having a slightly rare name on their college campuses.

(I'm the Brynn poster, not the immediate PP)

P.S. Both of my kids have Welsh names and now that they are adults (and off the playground) they absolutely love having a slightly rare name on their college campuses.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember to do the "yell it across a crowded playground" test. I wanted to name my DD Aurelia but it did NOT pass the test (or the "can redneck Grandma pronounce it" test).

This is so dumb. You have a name for the entirety of your life, and go to playgrounds for a hot minute of it. Not everyone has a redneck Grandma either.

It's a lighthearted way to make the point that a name that looks beautiful on paper may not be practical for real life.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Bryn yet. Love that name. You could also spell it with two nn as in Brynn.

Anonymous wrote:Remember to do the "yell it across a crowded playground" test. I wanted to name my DD Aurelia but it did NOT pass the test (or the "can redneck Grandma pronounce it" test).

This is so dumb. You have a name for the entirety of your life, and go to playgrounds for a hot minute of it. Not everyone has a redneck Grandma either.

Anonymous wrote:I love Rhiannon so much

Same!

Daisy

Gwendolyn is nice.

Siana
Eira

I studied abroad in Wales. Meredith is a boys name in wales as and pronounced muh - reh - dith by Welsh speakers. The way we say it is Americanized.

I really like the name Anwen (pronounced ann-when).

Meredith here. Everyone always spells it wrong. I have no idea why. I don't hate it. It's fine, but I don't understand why people like it.

I hate Carys. It sounds like a lotion.

I love Carys.

Isn’t Emlyn traditionally a boys name in Wales? (I agree it sounds like a girls name, but just flagging.)