Well bred is the meaning of the name Owain. He was one of the disciples of Jesus Christ. Iwan is a version of Ifan and Ioan, which comes from the Latin name, Iohannes. The name Ieuan comes from the Latin, Iohannes. It originally comes from the Latin name, Henricus. Welsh spelling of Harry, which is a version of Henry. Rhys Gethin was one of Owain Glyndwr's knights in the fourteenth century. It is also possible that the name means 'civilised'. Geraint was the hero of a legend in the middle ages. The name Gareth could be a version of Geraint. Welsh version of the English name, Ellis. He disappeared into the sea as soon as he was born, and was named Dylan Eil Ton. Dylanĭylan was the son of Arianrhod and the brother of Lleu Llaw Gyffes in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi. The name comes from the Hebrew word for friend, and the English version is David. 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. Dafyddĭafydd was a popular name in the Middle Ages. Cai was one of King Arthur's knights in Culhwch and Olwen, from the Mabinogi. The name Cai comes from the Latin, Caius. Tudur Aled was one of Wales' most famous poets in the fifteenth century. The English version is Janet.Īled is a river in Denbighshire. Sara means lady or princess in Hebrew. It is the Welsh version of Sarah. The name may be derived from Rigantona, who was a Celtic goddess. Rhiannon was the wife of Pwyll and the mother of Pryderi in the first branch of the Mabinogi. The 'awdl' is based on an old Irish legend, where the poet Osian falls in love with Nia Ben Aur. Nia became popular following the success of T Gwynn Jones' lyrical 'awdl', Tir na n-Og, which was published in 1916. The name Megan is a version of Marged (Margaret). Lowri was the mother of Bishop William Morgan, who translated the Bible into Welsh in the sixteenth century. Lowri is the Welsh version of the English name Laura. The name of a popular princess in the 7th century. Also a short version of the names Gwenno, Gwenllian a Gwenan. The feminine form of Gwyn meaning ‘white, fair and blessed’. The name Ffion comes from the Gaelic, fionn, which means fair or white. ErinĮrin is one of the Welsh names for Ireland. It comes from the Greek word for very bright.
ElinĮlin is a version of the name 'Elen' or 'Helen'. EfaĮfa is a biblical name from the Old Testament. It’s a translation of the name Eva and a version of Evie and Evelyn. Ceri is the name of a river in Ceredigion and there's a village called Porth Ceri in the Vale of Glamorgan. It is also a version of the name Ceridwen.
CeriĬeri can be the name of a boy or girl. The name Catrin is a version of the name Catherine, which originally came from the German and Latin. It could be a version of the name Ceridwen.
The name Carys comes from the word 'caru' (to love). Bethanīethan is a version of Bet (Elisabeth). Becaīeca comes from the Biblical name, Rebeca, but may be better known in Wales because of the Rebecca Riots in the nineteenth century. Angharad was also the name of the wife of Gruffudd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd in the twelfth century. Angharad was Gerallt Gymro’s mother, one of the most famous Welsh Latin writers in the twelfth century. Welsh version of the English name, Alice, which originally comes from the German language.
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