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130Gwawr is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "dawn". In Welsh, the word directly refers to the time of day when the sun rises, symbolizing new beginnings, light, and hope. The name is pronounced approximately as "GWOWR"...
Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy" or "blessed", derived from the Welsh word gwen, the feminine form of gwyn. It is commonly used as a short form of longer names containing the Gwen element, such a...
Gwenda is a feminine given name of English and Welsh origin. It was created in the 19th century from the Welsh elements gwen meaning "white, blessed" and da meaning "good". Thus, the name carries the combined meaning of...
Gwendolen is a feminine given name of Welsh origin, meaning "white ring" or "white bow," derived from the Welsh elements gwen ("white, blessed") and dolen ("ring, loop, link of a chain"). The name first appears in the 12...
Gwendoline is a feminine given name that serves as a variant of the traditional Welsh name Gwendolen. The name is used primarily in English, French, and Welsh contexts, sharing the same etymological roots as Gwendolen.Et...
Gweneth is a variant spelling of the Welsh feminine given name Gwyneth. Both names ultimately derive from the historical kingdom of Gwynedd in northern Wales, which existed from the 5th century. The name Gwynedd itself m...
Gwenfrewi is a Welsh feminine given name with deep historical and religious significance, best known as the original Welsh name of the 7th-century saint later anglicized as Winifred. The name is derived from the Welsh el...
Gwenith is a Welsh feminine given name, primarily a variant of Gwyneth that has been influenced by the Welsh word gwenith meaning "wheat". This connection to wheat gives the name an agricultural, nature-inspired layer, d...
Gwenllian is a traditional Welsh feminine given name, derived from the elements gwen meaning "white, blessed" and either lliain "flaxen, made of linen" or lliant "flow, flood". The name is deeply intertwined with Welsh h...
Gwenneth is a feminine given name of Welsh origin, functioning primarily as a variant of Gwyneth. Like Gwyneth, Gwenneth is ultimately derived from the Welsh kingdom and county name Gwynedd, which has ancient roots in Ce...
Gwenyth is a Welsh feminine given name, representing a variant of Gwyneth. Both names ultimately derive from the ancient kingdom of Gwynedd in northern Wales, a region that flourished from the 5th century onward. The ety...
EtymologyGwladys is a Welsh name derived from the Old Welsh Gwladus, likely from gwlad meaning "country," or possibly from Latin Claudia. It is a variant of Gladys.Historical and Religious SignificanceSaint Gwladys ferch...
Gwynedd is a Welsh feminine given name derived from the historical kingdom of Gwynedd, which flourished in northern Wales from the 5th century. The kingdom's name itself is ancient, possibly related to the Old Irish Féni...
Etymology and Meaning Gwyneira is a modern Welsh female name created from two Welsh elements: gwyn meaning "white" or "blessed," and eira meaning "snow." The combined meaning is often interpreted as "white snow" or "bles...
Gwyneth is a Welsh feminine given name, likely derived from Gwynedd, the name of a medieval kingdom and modern county in northern Wales. The name Gwynedd itself has ancient Celtic roots, possibly from Old Irish Féni mean...
Haf is a Welsh female given name that directly means "summer", from the Welsh word haf. It is a season name, part of a broader tradition of nature-inspired names in Wales, aligning with the Welsh love of the natural worl...
Hefina is a Welsh feminine given name, derived as the feminine form of Hefin. Hefin itself means "summer" in Welsh, serving as a poetic variant of Haf, the direct Welsh word for summer. Thus, Hefina carries the evocative...
Heledd is a female first name of unknown meaning, primarily found in Wales. It is best known from the medieval Welsh poem Canu Heledd (The Lament of Heledd), which narrates the sorrow of a woman named Heledd after the de...
Heulwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "sunshine" (a compound of haul "sun" and gwen "white, blessed").EtymologyThe name derives from the Welsh words haul ("sun") and gwen (meaning "white, fair, blessed"). Modern...
Lleucu is a Welsh feminine given name of uncertain etymology. It is possibly derived from Lleu, the Welsh form of Lugus, a Celtic god. The name appears in medieval Welsh poetry, most notably in the 14th-century elegy Mar...
Llewela is a Welsh feminine name, a variant of Llewella, which is itself the feminine form of Llywelyn. The name Llywelyn is thought to derive from an old Celtic name *Lugubelinos, combining the names of the gods Lugus a...
Llewella is a feminine given name of Welsh origin, representing the female form of the masculine Welsh name Llywelyn. While Llywelyn has deep historical roots as the name of medieval Welsh princes, Llewella is a modern o...
Llinos is a Welsh feminine given name derived directly from the Welsh word for linnet (Linaria cannabina), a small bird in the finch family. The name is part of a tradition in Welsh naming culture that draws from nature,...
Lowri is a Welsh feminine given name, derived as a form of Laura. Laura itself originates from the Late Latin name Laurus, meaning "laurel", a plant whose leaves were used in ancient Rome to craft victory garlands. The n...
Luned is the Welsh form of Lunete, found in the medieval Welsh tale Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain, which is an adaptation of Chrétien de Troyes's Old French poem Yvain, the Knight of the Lion. The name stems from a...
Mair is the Welsh form of Mary, derived from the Latin Maria and ultimately from the Hebrew name Miryam. The meaning of the root name is uncertain, with theories including "sea of bitterness," "rebelliousness," and "wish...
Mairwen is a Welsh name derived as a combination of Mair and the Welsh element gwen, meaning "white, blessed." As such, Mairwen can be interpreted as "blessed Mary" or "white Mary," linking it to the Welsh form of the Vi...
Maldwyn is a Welsh place-name adopted as a given name, primarily used for females. It originates from the old Welsh county of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn in Welsh), whose name was mistakenly reinterpreted as "town of...
Etymology and MeaningMallt is a Welsh form of Matilda, a name meaning "strength in battle" from the Germanic elements maht "might, strength" and hilt "battle". While Matilda was brought to England by the Normans and beca...
Mared is a Welsh feminine given name, directly derived from the common name Margaret. It is pronounced approximately "MAH-red" in Welsh.Etymology and HistoryMared is the Welsh form of Margaret, which itself originates fr...
Marged is the Welsh form of Margaret, a name with deep historical and cultural roots. Derived from Latin Margarita, which comes from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites) meaning "pearl", the name ultimately traces back to an In...
Mari is a feminine given name used in many European languages, serving as a form of Maria or Marie. It is the Estonian, Finnish, Welsh, and Breton form of Maria, a Hungarian diminutive of Mária, and a Scandinavian, Georg...
Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive of Margaret. The name Margaret ultimately derives from the Greek word margarites, meaning "pearl", which was likely borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language. In...
Meinir is a Welsh female given name that embodies a poetic ideal of grace and beauty. Its meaning is derived from a compound of two Welsh elements: main, meaning "slender," and hir, meaning "tall." Thus, Meinir is interp...
Meinwen is a Welsh feminine given name that combines two traditional elements: main meaning "slender" and gwen meaning "white, blessed." The resulting meaning is often interpreted as "slender and beautiful maiden," evoki...
Meiriona is the feminine form of the Welsh name Meirion, which itself derives from the name of the historic Welsh county of Meirionnydd. Meirionnydd, once part of the kingdom of Gwynedd, is thought to trace back to the L...
Mererid is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "pearl, gem", derived from the Latin margarita. Like many Welsh names, it is a direct adaptation of a classical word, reflecting the influence of Latin on Celtic languages t...
Morwen is a feminine given name of Cornish and Welsh origin, functioning as a variant of Morwenna. The name is deeply rooted in early British Celtic history and hagiography.EtymologyThe root name Morwenna derives from th...
Etymology and Meaning Morwenna is a Cornish and Welsh feminine name, most commonly derived from the Old Cornish word moroin, meaning "maiden, girl". This root is related to the Welsh morwyn (maiden). In Wales and Brittan...
Myf is a Welsh feminine given name, functioning as a diminutive or short form of Myfanwy. The name Myfanwy itself derives from Welsh elements: the possessive prefix my- (meaning "my, belonging to me", an older form of fy...
Myfanwy is a Welsh female name, pronounced [məˈvanʊɨ̯, məˈvanʊi̯], meaning “my beloved” or “my fine one.” It is derived from the Welsh prefix my- (an older form of fy, meaning “my, belonging to me”) combined with either...
Nerys is a Welsh feminine given name of modern coinage. It is likely derived from Middle Welsh ner meaning "lord" or "chief," which relates to modern Welsh words nêr ("hero") and nerth ("might, strength"). The suffix -ys...
Nest is a medieval Welsh diminutive of Agnes, a name that in turn derives from the Greek Ἅγνη (Hagne), meaning hagnos (“chaste”). Etymology and Historical ContextThe Welsh diminutive form Nest reflects the common Celtic...
Nesta is a medieval Welsh diminutive of Agnes, a name that has deep roots in Christian tradition and classical Greek. The name Agnes itself comes from the Greek Hagnē, meaning "chaste," and was borne by a young Roman mar...
Nia is a Welsh feminine name, functioning as the Welsh form of Niamh. The name Nia was notably used by Welsh poet T. Gwynn Jones in his long poem Tir na n-Óg (1916), where it refers to the lover of Oisín. This literary u...
Non is a Welsh feminine given name. Its etymology is uncertain, but it is possibly derived from the Latin word nonna, which means "nun." The name is best known as that of Saint Non, the mother of Saint David (Dewi Sant),...
Etymology and MeaningOlwen is a feminine name of Welsh origin, derived from the elements ol meaning "footprint, track" and gwen meaning "white, blessed," thus forming the meaning "white footprint." The name is closely as...
Olwin is a feminine given name of Welsh origin, primarily a variant of the more widely known Olwen. The name Olwyn is another variant form. As a diminutive or alteration of Olwen, Olwin shares its etymological roots and...
Olwyn is a feminine given name of Welsh origin, considered a variant of the more widely recognized name Olwen. Both names stem from the same mythological and linguistic roots, with Olwyn representing a modern or angliciz...
Owena is a feminine given name of Welsh origin. It is the feminine form of Owen, which itself is an Anglicized version of the Old Welsh name Owain.Etymology and Historical RootsThe name Owain derives from the Old Welsh f...
Rhian is a feminine given name of Welsh origin, derived from the Welsh word rhiain meaning "maiden" or "young woman". The name is pronounced "REE-ən" in English. In Welsh tradition, the name is associated with maidenhood...
Rhiannon is a female name of Welsh origin, derived from the Celtic Rigantona, meaning "great queen." It combines a root meaning "queen" (rīganī) with a divine or augmentative -on suffix. The name is often linked to a spe...
Rhianon is a Welsh feminine name, serving as a variant of the more widely known Rhiannon.EtymologyThe ultimate origin of Rhianon (and Rhiannon) lies in the Celtic language. It is thought to derive from the unattested nam...
Rhonwen is the Welsh form of Rowena, appearing in medieval Welsh poems and stories as a personification of the English people.EtymologyThe name Rowan likely has its roots in the legendary ambеr of early medieval traditio...
Rhosyn is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "rose." It is considered a modern Welsh name, likely coined as a direct borrowing from the Welsh common noun rhosyn (plural rhosyn), which itself derives from rhos meaning "m...
Seren is a given name in Welsh and Turkish, with distinct origins and cultural associations in each language. In Welsh, Seren means "star," derived directly from the common noun for a celestial star. This name is a relat...
Shan 1 is the anglicized form of the Welsh name Siân, itself the Welsh version of Jane. The name ultimately derives from Yahweh, the Hebrew name of God, and the root ḥannān meaning "he was gracious" — producing the meani...
Siân is a Welsh feminine given name, representing the Welsh form of Jane. While the English name Jane derives from the French Jehanne and ultimately the Latin Ioanna, which itself comes from the Greek Iōanna, a feminine...
Siana is a Welsh feminine given name, used as a diminutive of Siân. Siân itself is the Welsh form of Jane, which ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious'. Thus, Siana carries the same di...
Siani is a Welsh diminutive of Siân, the Welsh form of Jane, which ultimately derives from the Hebrew name John via Old French Jehanne. The name Siani thus carries the meaning of “God is gracious,” a reference to the bib...