Are you and your partner struggling to decide on a baby name, or perhaps you know someone that is looking for some inspiration?
Have you considered a Welsh name?
The Welsh Government has you covered, having compiled a list of the most popular Welsh baby names, along with their meanings, for you to consider.
Most popular Welsh names for girls
Alys
The Welsh version of the English name, Alice.
Angharad
Angharad means 'much loved'.
Beca
Beca comes from the Biblical name, Rebeca.
Bethan
Bethan is a version of Bet (Elisabeth).
Carys
The name Carys comes from the word 'caru' (to love). It could be a version of the name Ceridwen.
Catrin
The name Catrin is a version of the name Catherine.
Ceri
Ceri can be the name of a boy or girl. It is also a version of the name Ceridwen.
Ceri is the name of a river in Ceredigion and there's a village called Porth Ceri in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Efa
Efa is a biblical name from the Old Testament. It’s a translation of the name Eva and a version of Evie and Evelyn.
Elin
Elin is a version of the name 'Elen' or 'Helen'. It comes from the Greek word for very bright.
Erin
Erin is one of the Welsh names for Ireland.
Ffion
The name Ffion comes from the Gaelic, fionn, which means fair or white.
Gwen
The feminine form of Gwyn meaning ‘white, fair and blessed’. Also a short version of the names Gwenno, Gwenllian a Gwenan.
Heledd
The name of a popular princess in the 7th century.
Lowri
Lowri is the Welsh version of the English name Laura.
Lowri was the mother of Bishop William Morgan, who translated the Bible into Welsh in the sixteenth century.
Mari
The Welsh version of Mary.
Megan
The name Megan is a version of Marged (Margaret).
Nia
Nia became popular following the success of T Gwynn Jones' lyrical 'awdl', Tir na n-Og, which was published in 1916.
The 'awdl' is based on an old Irish legend, where the poet Osian falls in love with Nia Ben Aur.
Rhian
The name Rhian means 'maiden'.
Rhiannon
Rhiannon was the wife of Pwyll and the mother of Pryderi in the first branch of the Mabinogi.
The name may be derived from Rigantona, who was a Celtic goddess.
Sara
Sara means lady or princess in Hebrew. It is the Welsh version of Sarah.
Siân
The Welsh version of Jane.
Sioned
Sioned is a version of the name Siân. The English version is Janet.
Most popular Welsh names for boys
Aled
Aled is a river in Denbighshire. Tudur Aled was one of Wales' most famous poets in the fifteenth century.
Cai
The name Cai comes from the Latin, Caius. Cai was one of King Arthur's knights.
Carwyn
The name Carwyn means loved and blessed.
Dafydd
Dafydd was a popular name in the Middle Ages.
Dafydd ap Gwilym was the most famous poet of the period, and Dafydd ap Gruffudd was the brother of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last prince of Wales.
The name comes from the Hebrew word for friend, and the English version is David.
Dylan
Dylan was the son of Arianrhod and the brother of Lleu Llaw Gyffes in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi.
Elis
The Welsh version of the English name, Ellis.
Emyr
The name Emyr means king.
Gareth
The name Gareth could be a version of Geraint. Geraint was the hero of a legend in the middle ages. The name can also mean 'civilised'.
Gethin
Rhys Gethin was one of Owain Glyndwr's knights in the fourteenth century.
Gruffudd
A popular medieval ruler name.
Harri
Welsh spelling of Harry, which is a version of Henry. It originally comes from the Latin name, Henricus.
Ieuan
The name Ieuan comes from the Latin, Iohannes. The English equivalent is Evan or John.
Iwan
Iwan is a version of Ifan and Ioan, which comes from the Latin name, Iohannes. English versions are Evan or John.
Jac
A translation of the name Jack.
Marc
Welsh version of the English name Mark. He was one of the disciples of Jesus Christ.
Osian
Osian was a poet in Irish folklore.
Owain
Well bred is the meaning of the name Owain.
Owain Glyndŵr was a national hero and was the founder of the last Welsh Parliament in the fourteenth century.
He led a revolt against the English.
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Owen
A modern form of the name Owain.
Rhodri
Rhodri Fawr was king of Gwynedd, Powys and the Deheubarth in the ninth century.
Rhys
Rhys ap Gruffudd was lord of south west Wales in the twelfth century.
The English version is Rees or Rice.
Siôn
Siôn Cent was a poet in the fifteenth century, and Twm Siôn Cati was a character similar to Robin Hood in Welsh folk lore. T
he English version of Siôn is John.
Steffan
The name Steffan comes from the Greek word for 'crown'.
Steffan was the first Christian martyr, and his feast day is celebrated on December 26.
The English translation is Stephen.
Tomos
Tomos was one of the disciples of Jesus Christ. The English version is Thomas.
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