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Welsh Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Glyndin Valley fortress; fortified valley (from glyn 'valley' + din 'fort') Welsh Boy
Glyndur Likely 'valley of water' or 'valley-stream' (from Welsh glyn 'valley' + dŵr 'water') Welsh Boy
Glyndyn Man of the valley (from glyn 'valley' + dyn 'man') Welsh Boy
Glyndŵr Valley of the water (from glyn 'valley' + dŵr 'water') Welsh Boy
Glynndan Likely 'valley-hill' - from Welsh glyn 'valley' combined with an element like Old English 'don/dun' meaning 'hill' or a -dan suffix English, Welsh Boy
Glynnden Valley; dweller of the valley Welsh Boy
Glynndyn 'Man of the valley' / 'valley man' Welsh Boy
Gobrwy Uncertain - not well attested; may incorporate Welsh element gob ("beak/, promontory") with a second element of unclear meaning; overall meaning unknown Welsh Boy
Gof Smith, blacksmith (metalworker) Cornish, Welsh Boy
Gorasgwrn Great bone / mighty bone Welsh Boy
Goreu Best, the best Welsh Boy
Gough Red; red-haired or ruddy-complexioned Welsh Boy
Govannon Smith (divine or legendary smith) Celtic, Welsh Boy
Gower From Gower (the peninsula in Wales); a habitational name English, Welsh Boy
Graig Rock, crag Welsh Boy
Grif Short form of Griffith/Griffin - 'strong lord' (from Welsh) or associated with the griffin (mythical creature). English, Welsh Boy
Griffeth Often interpreted as 'strong lord' or 'prince' Welsh Boy
Griffie Diminutive of Griffin - 'little Griffin'; underlying name means 'strong lord' or 'prince'. Welsh Boy
Griffudd Strong lord / prince Welsh Boy
Griffyth Likely 'strong lord' or 'prince' (traditional interpretation). Welsh Boy
Grifith Strong lord; prince Welsh Boy
Grifudd Strong lord / prince Welsh Boy
Gruffen Strong lord; prince Welsh Boy
Gruffudd Strong lord Welsh Boy
Gruffyd Roughly "strong lord" or "prince" Welsh Boy
Grufudd Strong lord; prince Welsh Boy
Gryffyn From Welsh Gruffudd meaning 'strong lord' or 'prince'; also evokes the mythical griffin Welsh Boy
Guto In Welsh a diminutive of Gruffudd (meaning 'prince' / 'strong lord'); in Portuguese a diminutive of Augusto (from Latin Augustus, 'venerable' or 'majestic'). Portuguese, Spanish, Welsh Boy
Gwalchmai Hawk of May Welsh Boy
Gwalchmei Hawk of May Welsh Boy
Gwallawg Uncertain - historically borne by an early medieval Welsh warrior; possibly 'valiant' or 'leader'. Welsh Boy
Gwarthegydd Herdsman; keeper of cattle (literally 'cattle-herder') Welsh Boy
Gwawl Name of a male figure in Welsh mythology (notably Gwawl fab Clud); precise etymological meaning is uncertain or obscure. Welsh Boy
Gwenwyn Likely from Welsh elements gwen/gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed"; note that the modern Welsh word "gwenwyn" also means "poison", so the name is uncommon and potentially ambiguous. Welsh Boy
Gwenwynwyn Likely from Welsh elements gwen 'white/fair/blessed' + wyn 'fair/blessed'; possibly meaning 'very fair' or 'blessed and fair'. Exact original sense is uncertain; historically borne by a Welsh prince. Welsh Boy
Gwesyn Wasp (the insect) Welsh Boy
gwilim Resolute protector Welsh Boy
Gwilym Resolute protector Welsh Boy
Gwilymo Resolute protector Welsh Boy
Gwinfor Likely from Welsh gwyn 'white/blessed/fair' + mawr (mutated to -for) 'great' - 'fair/blessed and great'. Welsh Boy
Gwion Uncertain; associated with the mythological figure Gwion Bach (who becomes Taliesin). Possibly related to words meaning 'fair' or 'blessed' in Brittonic/Celtic roots. Welsh Boy
Gwyddyon Likely 'wood‑born' or 'born of trees', associated with a mythic magician/hero Welsh Boy
Gwydion Uncertain; often taken to mean 'forest- or wood-born' or associated with knowledge and magic (mythic magician/trickster). Welsh Boy
Gwylim Resolute protector (from Germanic elements wil 'will, desire' + helm 'helmet/protection') Welsh Boy
Gwynfor From Welsh gwyn ('white/fair/blessed') + for (fawr, 'great') - roughly 'great white' or 'fair and great' Welsh Boy
Gwyngad Likely from Welsh gwyn ('white, fair, blessed') + cad ('battle') - roughly 'fair/blessed battle' or 'fair warrior'. Welsh Boy
Gwynham Fair/white or blessed homestead Welsh Boy
Gwynifor From Welsh gwyn 'white/fair/blessed' + Ifor (Ivor); roughly 'fair/blessed Ivor' or 'white/fair lord'. Welsh Boy
Gwys Uncertain - possibly related to the Welsh element 'gwy' (associated with water/river) or to the rare medieval Welsh name Gwyas Welsh Boy
Gwystyl Unclear/obscure. Possibly linked to Old English Wystan ('battle stone') or from native Welsh elements; overall etymology uncertain. 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