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Welsh Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Cadwaladyr Battle leader Welsh Boy
Cadwallader Battle leader / battle-ruler Welsh Boy
Cadwallen Battle leader Welsh Boy
Cadwr Guardian; keeper (from Welsh 'cadw' = to keep, to guard) Welsh Boy
Cadwyn Chain; link; connection Welsh Boy
Caedfan From Welsh cad 'battle' + -fan; generally interpreted as 'battle leader' or 'battle-chief'. Welsh Boy
Caedmar Likely "battle-famous" or "famous warrior" English, Welsh Boy
Caerwyn From Welsh caer 'fort' + wyn 'fair, blessed' - 'fair/blessed fort' Welsh Boy
Caidell From Welsh element 'cad' meaning 'battle' - broadly 'battle' or 'battle leader/warrior' Welsh Boy
Camlann Uncertain; likely from Old Welsh 'cam' (crooked) + 'lann' (enclosure/land/church) - roughly 'crooked enclosure' or 'crooked bank'. Welsh Boy
Capel Related to a chapel; originally a locational name meaning 'dweller by the chapel' English, French, Welsh Boy
Carad Beloved, dear Welsh Boy
Caradawc Beloved, amiable Welsh Boy
Caradawg Beloved Welsh Boy
Caradoc Beloved, amiable Welsh Boy
Caradog Beloved, amiable Welsh Boy
Caradwg Beloved Welsh Boy
Carew Dweller at the fort; often interpreted as 'fort on a slope' (from Welsh caer + rhiw) Welsh Boy
Carwynn 'Blessed love' or 'beloved and blessed' Welsh Boy
Carywn Blessed love / beloved (from Welsh car 'love' + wyn 'white/blessed') Welsh Boy
Casswallawn Likely 'chief' or 'prince' / 'leader' (associated with the Brittonic element *-vellaunos meaning 'chief' or 'commanding one') Welsh Boy
Caswallan Likely "battle leader" or "war chief" (from elements interpreted as 'battle' and 'leader') Welsh Boy
Caswallon Likely 'battle leader' or 'warlike leader' (historically a Welsh royal name, related to Cadwallon/Cadwaladr) Welsh Boy
Cathell Probably 'battle-mighty' if derived from Irish Cathal; as a surname/English form the meaning is less certain Welsh Boy
Cathwyg Likely from Welsh cath 'battle' + an uncertain second element; broadly 'battle-related' (e.g., 'battle-warrior' or 'battle-famed'). Welsh Boy
Catigern Battle-prince Welsh Boy
Caw Uncertain - linked to a legendary Welsh name and associated with the sound a crow makes ('caw') Welsh Boy
Caydfan Likely from Welsh cad 'battle' + fan/ban; commonly interpreted as 'battle leader' or 'battle beacon'. Welsh Boy
Cedrych Likely “beloved” or “kind/generous” (from Brittonic roots) English, Welsh Boy
Ceirin Ceiron “Little dark one” - diminutive of Gaelic ciar (“dark”) Welsh Boy
Cennydd Meaning uncertain; associated with a Welsh saint - possibly related to words for 'chief' or 'first-born'. Welsh Boy
Cenydd Uncertain; name is ancient and not well-attested. Primarily known from the saint; exact etymology/meaning is unclear. Welsh Boy
Ceredic Beloved Welsh Boy
Ceredig Beloved, cherished Welsh Boy
Ceridic Likely "beloved" or "cherished" Welsh Boy
Ceynwyn 'Fair/blessed beauty' (approximate) Welsh Boy
Chetwyn Probably 'Chet + wyn' - roughly 'Chet's friend' or 'fair/white Chet' Welsh Boy
Cledwin Likely 'fair' or 'blessed' (from Welsh element -wyn); exact first-element origin is uncertain. Welsh Boy
Cledwyn Likely from Welsh elements cled- (uncertain) + -wyn 'white, fair, blessed'; roughly 'fair/blessed Cled-' (first element uncertain, possibly related to cledd 'sword'). Welsh Boy
Clud Likely derived from Latin Claudius meaning "lame"; alternatively may reflect a Welsh element meaning "enclosure/barrier" - exact origin uncertain. English, Latin, Welsh Boy
Cnychwr From Welsh root cnych- + agent suffix -wr: 'one who nips/pinches; nibbler' (literally 'biter/pincher'). Welsh Boy
Coel Belief, trust Welsh Boy
Coile Unclear; possibly linked to Gaelic caol ('narrow, slender') or to the old personal name Coel; meaning not well established Welsh Boy
Colbran From a surname meaning roughly 'dark/coal' + 'brown' or 'raven' - i.e., 'dark/raven-like' or 'coal-brown' English, Welsh Boy
Colwin Likely a variant of Colin (from Gaelic Cailean 'young one' or as a diminutive of Nicholas 'people's victory') or of Welsh Colwyn (from Welsh elements possibly meaning 'hazel' + 'white/blessed'). English, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh Boy
Colwyne Likely 'coal/black friend' or 'dark-haired friend' (from Old English col 'coal/dark' + wine 'friend'); also associated with the Welsh place-name Colwyn English, Welsh Boy
Colwynn Likely 'fair' or 'blessed' - related to Welsh element gwyn meaning 'white, fair, blessed'. Welsh Boy
Colwynne Likely from Welsh elements coll (hazel) + gwyn (fair/white/blessed): "fair/white hazel" or "fair hazel/wood". Welsh Boy
Colywnn Likely from Welsh coll ('hazel') + gwyn ('white, fair') - essentially 'fair/hazel' or a name tied to the place Colwyn (as in Colwyn Bay). Welsh Boy
Corwyne Probably "heart's friend" or "friend of the heart" (modern variant of Corwin/Corwyn) Welsh Boy

Welsh Boys name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Welsh-origin name in our dataset.

613
Names in this origin
6
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
52,528
Peak year 2006