Angharadh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Angharadh

What is the meaning of the name Angharadh ?

The baby name Angharadh is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /aŋˈharad/ (ang-HAR-ad).

Angharadh is Welsh in Origin.

Angharadh is a Brythonic Celtic feminine name, best known in its Welsh form Angharad, meaning "much loved" or "beloved." It derives from the intensifying prefix an- plus caru "to love," with the nominal suffix -ad, yielding the sense of great love or one greatly loved. The final -dh reflects Cornish spelling conventions, where dh denotes a voiced "th," and appears in some revived Cornish usage.

The name has deep medieval currency in Wales, borne by several princesses and noblewomen, and it shines in literature as Angharad "Golden-Hand" in the Mabinogion and later Arthurian romance. Documented variants and spellings include Angharad (standard Welsh), Angharat and Angarad in Middle Welsh sources, and the Cornish-influenced Angharadh. It shares its love-root with related Welsh names such as Carys/Cerys and the masculine Caradog. Modern nicknames often follow English patterns, including Annie or Angie.

⚙ We have no record of Angharadh in any national birth registry or name dataset. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.