Names By Meaning
Looking for a name that means something specific? Here are Welsh names grouped by subject:
NATURE, SEASONS
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning | other forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adda | AD da | Welsh form of Adam, which may mean "red earth" in Hebrew. | . |
| Aeddan | EYE thon | "fire" | . |
| Aeron | EYE ron | possibly derived from "berry," or could also be derived from a Celtic war-god whose name means "slaughter" | . |
| Aeron | EYE ron | possibly dervied from "berry," or could also be derived from a Celtic war-god whose name means "slaughter" | |
| Alban | AL bon | from Latin meaning "mountain" | . |
| Alun | Al uhn | possibly from a word for "rock." | . |
| Alwyn | AL win | "White rock" | . |
| Aneira | an EYE ra | "snow" + an, an intensifier | |
| Awel | AH wel | "breeze" | . |
| Awela | ah WEL a | "breeze" | |
| Barri | BAR ee | "mountain; summit; dune" | . |
| Banwen (f) | BAN wen | "peak" + "white; blessed" | |
| Bedwyn | BED win | "birch-tree" | . |
| Blodueudd | BLOD weth | "flower face" | |
| Blodwedd | BLOD weth | "flowers" | |
| Blodwen | BLOD wen | "flower" + gwyn, Meaning "holy; white; pure" | |
| Briallen | bree AHL en | "primrose" | |
| Bronmai | BRON mye | "breast" + the month of May. | |
| Bryn (m) | BRIN | "hill" | . |
| Ceirios (f) | kye REE os | "cherries" | |
| Celyn (m) | KEL in | "holly" | . |
| Collen (m) | COHL en | "hazel tree" | . |
| Daron (f) | DAR on | "oak tree " + -on, a divine ending | . |
| Deri | DEH ree | "oak tree" | . |
| Derryth (f) | DER ith | "oak tree" | |
| Derwena (f) | der WEN a | "oak tree" | |
| Dilwen (f) | DIL wen | "honeycomb; petal" + gwyn, Meaning "holy; white; pure" | |
| Dylan (m) | DILL an | a name from the Mabinogion, it is possibly connected to the word "sea." | . |
| Eira (f) | EYE ra | "snow" | Eiry |
| Eirlys | IRE lis | "snowdrop" | |
| Eirys | EYE ris | "iris" | |
| Enfys (f) | EN vis | "Rainbow" | |
| Ethni | ETH nee | borrowing of the Irish name Eithne, meaning "kernal" or "gorse." A mythological name. | |
| Fflur | FLEER | "flowers" | |
| Ffion | FEE on | "rose" or "foxglove finger" | |
| Gethin | GETH in | "dusky; dark" | Gethyn |
| Glynis | GLIN is | derived from either glan meaning "clean; holy" or glyn meaning "valley." | |
| Gwaun | GWAIN | "heath" | |
| Gwawr | GWOUR | "dawn" | |
| Gwawrddydd | GWOUR thith | "dawn of day" | |
| Gwawrwen | GWOUR wen | "white; radiant; holy" + "dawn" | |
| Gwenith | GWEN ith | "wheat" | |
| Gwenllian | gwen HLEE an | "white; holy; pure" + "flood; flow" | |
| Gwenlen | GWEN lin | "white; blessed" + "hill" | |
| Gwenlyn | GWEN lin | "white; blessed" + "hill" | |
| Gwenydd | GWEN ith | "Morning star" | |
| Gwernfyl | GWERN vil | "alder tree" | |
| Gwlithen | goo LITH en | "dewdrop" | |
| Gwyddfid | GWIth vid | "honeysuckle" | |
| Gwynonwen | gwen ON wen | "Lily of the valley" | |
| Hafgan (m or f) | HAF gan | "summer song" | |
| Hafwen (f) | HAV wen | "summer" + "fair; shining; holy" | |
| Heulfryn (m) | HALE vrin | "sunny hill" | |
| Heulwen (f) | HAYL wen | "sunshine" | |
| Heulyn (m or f) | HAY len | "ray of sun" | |
| Lilwen | LIL wen | "lily" + "white; blessed" | |
| Lleucu | HLAY kee | "light" | |
| Llew | HLOO | "light; fair" | |
| Lowri | LOE ree | Welsh form of Laura, from Latin meaning "laurels" | |
| Lynwen | LIN wen | "vale" + gwen ("white; holy; pure") | |
| Mai | MYE | the month of May | |
| Marged | MAR ged | Welsh form of Margaret | Mared (MAR ed), Megan (MEG an) |
| Medeni | me DEN ee | "born in September" | |
| Medi | MED ee | "September" | |
| Mefin | MEH vin | "June" | |
| Megan | MEG an | diminutive of Margaret/Marged, which comes from Greek meaning "pearl." | |
| Melangell | mel ANG ehl | "honey" + "angel" | |
| Morien | mor EE en | "sea-born" | |
| Morwen | MOR wen | could be derived from either the word for "maiden" or from elements meaning "sea," "great," or "very" + gwyn ("white; blessed; pure") | Morwenna |
| Myrddin | MIR thin | possibly derived from elements meaning "sea" and "hill" | Merlin |
| Pedr | PED er | Welsh form of Peter, meaning "rock." | Petran (PET ran), Pedran (PED ran) |
| Rhedyn | HRE din | "fern" | |
| Rhoslyn | RHOS lin | Rhos means either "rose" or "moor" + glyn meaning "hill." | |
| Seren | SER en | "Star" | |
| Sulien | sel EE en | "sun-born" | |
| Sulwen | SIL wen | "Sunday" + gwyn Meaning "holy; white; pure" | |
| Tanwen | TAN wen | "Fire" + "white; blessed" | |
| Tegeirian | teg EYE ree an | "fair" + "beautiful". Also the word for the orchid flower. | |
| Tesni | TES nee | "warmth" |