Welsh Names

Here are the sources we've used to compile the information. If you want more information on Welsh names, check your local book store for these titles first! Note: not all of these book contain information solely about Welsh names. Some are about names in general. Check our "Further Reading" page for information on how to order some of these, if you're interested.



Ronan Coghlan, The Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends.
Element Inc.: Rockport, MA, 1993.

Gillian Delaforce, The Celtic Baby Names Book.
Random house: London, 2007.

Connie Lockhart Ellefson  The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names   
   Better Way Books: Cincinnati, 1990.

Heini Gruffudd, Enwau Cymraeg i Blant: Welsh Names For Children.
Y Lolfa Cyf,: Talybont, Ceredigion 1988.

Patrick Hanks, Babies' Names
   Oxford University Press: London, 1995.

George MacKay, Celtic First Names.
  Geddes & Grosset: New Lanark, Scotland, 1999.

John and Caitlín Matthews, British & Irish Mythology.
Diamond Books: London, 1995.

Adrian Room, The Cassell Dictionary of First Names.
   Cassell Publishers: London, 1997.

Lisa Shaw, The Everything Baby Names Book.  
   Adams Media Corporation: Holbrook MA,1997

Judy Sierra, Celtic Baby Names. 
   Folkprint: Eugene OR, 1997

Loreto Todd, Celtic Names for Children.
  The O'Brien Press: Dublin, 1998.

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