Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Welsh
Usage note
[edit | edit source]Most Welsh use an English, Scottish or Irish name. However, there are also some Welsh names that are still in use. Some, such as Evan, are still quite common. The Welsh get by with a pretty small collection of surnames among them.
[Note - names ending in 'wen' are feminine, 'wyn' is masculine.]
Girls' names
[edit | edit source]- Aderyn
- Adwen
- Aelwen
- Aelwyn
- Aeres
- Aerona
- Alaw
- Aldyth
- Alwyn
- Alys
- Anchoret
- Aneira
- Angharad
- Angwen
- Anwen
- Aranwen
- Arddun
- Arfonia
- Arianwen
- Artaith
- Arwen
- Arwenna
- Arwyn
- Auron
- Awen
- Awena
- Aylwen
- Banwen
- Bechan
- Bethan
- Betrys
- Blodwen
- Blodwyn
- Blodyn
- Braint
- Branwen
- Briallen
- Bronwen
- Bryn
- Cadi
- Cari
- Caronwe
- Carwen
- Caryl
- Carys
- Ceinlys
- Ceinwen
- Ceri
- Ceridwen
- Cerys
- Ciara
- Collwen
- Cordelia
- Crisiant
- Daron
- Delwen
- Delyth
- Dervyth
- Dilys
- Dwyn
- Ebrilla
- Eifiona
- Eilian
- Eilwen
- Eira
- Eirawen
- Eirian
- Eirlys
- Eiriol
- Eirwen
- Elen
- Eleri
- Eluned
- Elwy
- Elynor
- Enfys
- Enid
- Eswen
- Esyllt
- Eurwen
- Ffion
- Ffiona
- Fflur
- Gaenor
- Garwen
- Gaynor
- Gladys
- Glain
- Glenda
- Glenys
- Glynis
- Gwalia
- Gwen
- Gwenda
- Gwendalen
- Gwendolen
- Gwendolyn
- Gweneth
- Gwenifer
- Gwenllian
- Gwennan
- Gwent
- Gwyneth
- Haf
- Hafwen
- Heulwen
- Hunydd
- Hwyela
- Iola
- Ionawr
- Ionor
- Ionwen
- Ivory
- Jestina
- Kerridwen
- Llawela
- Lleulu
- Llewelyn
- Llinos
- Llio
- Lluan
- Llywela
- Lowry
- Lyneth
- Lynna
- Lynne
- Lynwen
- Maelona
- Mai
- Mair
- Mairwen
- Malen
- Marared
- Marged
- Margiad
- Meduwen
- Medwenna
- Megan
- Meirian
- Meirionwen
- Menna
- Meredith
- Mererid
- Modron
- Morgana
- Morwenna
- Mwynen
- Mwynwen
- Myfanwy
- Myfina
- Nerys
- Nesta
- Nia
- Olwen
- Rhedyn
- Rhian
- Rhianna
- Rhiannon
- Rhianwen
- Rhonda
- Rhonwen
- Rhoslyn
- Seren
- Sian
- Siani
- Talfryn
- Tegai
- Tegan
- Tegwen
- Tiarne
- Whynne
- Winne
- Wyne
- Wynn
- Wynne
Boys' names
[edit | edit source]- Aeron
- Afan
- Alaw
- Alec
- Aled
- Alun
- Amlyn
- Anarawd
- Angwyn
- Arawn
- Arwel
- Arwyn
- Asaph
- Atha
- Auryn
- Awen
- Beaven
- Bedo
- Ben
- Bevan
- Bevin
- Bevis
- Bleddyn
- Bradwen
- Bran
- Brice
- Bryce
- Brychan
- Bryn
- Brynmor
- Cadan
- Cadoc
- Cador
- Cai
- Caradoc
- Carwyn
- Ceiro
- Cellan
- Celyn
- Cemlyn
- Ceri
- Cerwyn
- Cledwyn
- Coel
- Collen
- Colwyn
- Conway
- Conwy
- Cradoc
- Cranog
- Cynan
- Cyngen
- Dafydd (Dewi)
- Dai
- Deinol
- DeWitt
- Dyfan
- Dylan
- Edryd
- Eifion
- Eilin
- Eilir
- Einion
- Eiros
- Eirwen
- Elaeth
- Elfed
- Elgan
- Ellis
- Elwyn
- Elystan
- Emlyn
- Emry
- Emrys
- Emyr
- Eryl
- Eurig
- Evan
- Gareth
- Garmon
- Garth
- Garwyn
- Gavin
- Geraint
- Gerlad
- Gethin
- Gildas
- Glanmor
- Glyn
- Glyndwr
- Gofannon
- Gomer
- Griffin
- Griffith
- Gruffyd
- Grugwyn
- Gwalter
- Gwent
- Gwilym
- Gwion
- Gwyn
- Gwynfor
- Hefin
- Howell
- Huw
- Ianto
- Ieuan
- Ifan
- Iolo
- Iwan
- Jac
- Kane
- Keneth
- Kim
- Lefi
- Lestyn
- Lewys
- Llawen
- Llelo
- Llew
- Llewelyn
- Llio
- Lloyd
- Llyr
- Luc
- Mabon
- Machno
- Macsen
- Madoc
- Madog
- Manod
- Marvin
- Math
- Meilir
- Meirion
- Melfyn
- Meredith
- Miall
- Moren
- Morgan
- Morgant
- Morus
- Osian
- Owain
- Owen
- Peris
- Petran
- Prys
- Pwyll
- Reese
- Reis
- Rhain
- Rheinhallt
- Rhirid
- Rhiwallon
- Rhodri
- Rhufon
- Rhun
- Rhydian
- Rhys
- Rice
- Robat
- Siarl
- Sion
- Sulien
- Taffy (Warning! In the United States, this is a female name.)
- Tafryn
- Taliesin
- Tarrant
- Telor
- Trefor
- Vaughn
- Wynn
Surnames
[edit | edit source]Top 20
[edit | edit source]- Williams
- Jones
- Davis
- Thomas
- Harris
- Lewis
- Adams
- Roberts
- Phillips
- Evans
- Edwards
- Morris
- Rogers
- Morgan
- James
- Price
- Perry
- Powell
- Hughes
- Griffin
Others
[edit | edit source]- Affleck
- Anwell
- Anthony
- Apdavid
- Aphugh
- Apjohn
- Apsimon
- Babbitt
- Baugh
- Baughan
- Beddoes
- Bedell
- Bedward
- Belth
- Benbow
- Bengry
- Bennetts
- Bennion
- Bethea
- Bethel
- Bevan
- Bevans
- Bevins
- Bevis
- Beynon
- Bigs
- Bithell
- Bivens
- Blevins
- Bloyd
- Bowan
- Bowell
- Bowen
- Bowens
- Branan
- Breeze
- Brice
- Broaddus
- Broadus
- Broderick
- Brodrick
- Bryce
- Burlison
- Burritt
- Cadwallader
- Carew
- Cecil
- Cissell
- Clyatt
- Colegrove
- Congdon
- Connies
- Conway
- Cull
- Dacus
- Daniell
- Daniels
- Davies
- Dennis
- Devenall
- Dewey
- DeWitt
- Due
- Duppa
- Edgington
- Edington
- Edmond
- Edmonds
- Edmund
- Edris
- Edward
- Ellis
- Ephraim
- Evan
- Evens
- Evins
- Eynon
- Faughn
- Flewellen
- Flewelling
- Floyd
- Fluellen
- Follis
- Francis
- Gale
- Games
- Gayle
- Geddings
- George
- Gillam
- Gillis
- Gillum
- Githens
- Gittens
- Gittings
- Glenn
- Gloyd
- Goff
- Gooch
- Griffen
- Griffeth
- Griffieth
- Griffing
- Griffith
- Griffiths
- Griffitts
- Guilt
- Guynn
- Gwaltney
- Gwilliam
- Gwin
- Gwinn
- Gwyn
- Gwynn
- Harbert
- Hardee
- Harries
- Harry
- Havard
- Heaven
- Henion
- Hennion
- Hodinott
- Hopkin
- Howell
- Howells
- Huges
- Hugh
- Hughs
- Humphreys
- Humphries
- Hurla
- Ivans
- Ivins
- Jacobs
- Jeffreys
- Jenkins
- Jeremiah
- Johns
- Jonathan
- Josephs
- Kemble
- Kerry
- Lewallen
- Lewellen
- Lewellyn
- Ley
- Linthicum
- Llewellyn
- Lloyd
- Lowell
- Loyd
- Luellen
- Maddox
- Maddux
- Mathews
- Mathias
- Matthews
- Meredith
- Meyrick
- Michaels
- Moris
- Moses
- Musick
- Muzzey
- Myricks
- Nanney
- Nicholas
- Nicolas
- Owen
- Owens
- Owings
- Ownes
- Palin
- Parry
- Paugh
- Paulk
- Pembroke
- Penix
- Penry
- Perkins
- Peters
- Pew
- Philips
- Phillps
- Pierce
- Plews
- Ployd
- Pomfrey
- Pomfries
- Popkin
- Popkins
- Povey
- Powel
- Prather
- Preece
- Prichard
- Pritchard
- Pritchett
- Probert
- Prothro
- Pryce
- Pugh
- Pulliam
- Pumphrey
- Pye
- Reece
- Rees
- Reese
- Reynolds
- Rhees
- Rice
- Richards
- Robards
- Rodgers
- Rolands
- Rollands
- Rowlands
- Rumsey
- Rys
- Samuels
- Sayce
- Scurlock
- Sheroan
- Stephens
- Stevens
- Steves
- Teague
- Tew
- Timothy
- Treharne
- Tudor
- Tugh
- Tutor
- Umphress
- Umphrey
- Upjohn
- Uprichard
- Upritchard
- Vane
- Vaughan
- Vaughn
- Viles
- Voyles
- Waddle
- Walters
- Wiliams
- Willams
- Woosnam
- Wynn
- Wynne
- Yancey
- Youens