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Welsh Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Caron Beloved Welsh Girl 129 #51
Cerys Beloved, love Welsh Girl 126 #52
Gwenn From the Breton/Welsh element 'gwen' meaning 'white, fair, blessed' Breton, Welsh Girl 122 #53
Elleri Likely a variant of the Welsh name Eleri (a river/place name); exact meaning uncertain but associated with the River Eleri or place-based origin. English, Welsh Girl 111 #54
Menna Arabic: from مِنّة (minnah) meaning "grace, favor, blessing"; Welsh: a feminine Celtic name/variant (used in Wales; etymology linked to names like Mena/Mina). Arabic, Welsh Girl 105 #55
Gladis From Welsh gwlad, meaning 'land' or 'nation' (often interpreted as 'of the land' or 'princess of the country') Welsh Girl 104 #56
Karys Beloved; love (sometimes linked to 'grace' via Charis) Welsh Girl 83 #57
Gwyndolyn 'white, fair, or blessed ring' (from Welsh gwen 'white/fair/blessed' + dolen 'ring') Welsh Girl 78 #58
Aneira From Welsh an- ('very') + eira ('snow') - 'much snow' or 'snowy'. Welsh Girl 72 #59
Gwladys Country, nation; of the homeland Welsh Girl 71 #60
Heilyn Rare name of uncertain origin; sometimes interpreted in modern use as 'little sun' or 'sunbeam' (meaning not well documented). Welsh Girl 71 #61
Dylane Derived from Welsh Dylan, meaning "great tide" or "son of the sea" Welsh Girl 65 #62
Gwendolyne From Welsh 'gwen' (white, fair, blessed) + 'dolen' (ring) - 'white or blessed ring' Welsh Girl 64 #63
Gweneviere From Welsh Gwenhwyfar, commonly interpreted as “white/fair” or “fair lady” (gwen = white/fair/blessed) Welsh Girl 64 #64
Gracielynn Combination of 'grace' (from Graciela/Grace) and 'lake' or 'waterfall' (from Lynn) - roughly 'graceful lake' or 'grace + Lynn'. Welsh Girl 60 #65
Gwendelyn From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + dolen 'ring' - commonly interpreted as 'white/fair ring' or 'blessed ring'. Welsh Girl 56 #66
Gwenna White, fair; blessed Welsh Girl 50 #67
Bronwen From Welsh 'bron' (breast) + 'wen' (white, fair) - 'white/fair-breasted', broadly 'fair' or 'blessed' Welsh Girl 44 #68
Anwen Very fair; blessed, beautiful Welsh Girl 43 #69
Reesa Ardor, enthusiasm; fervor Welsh Girl 42 #70
Rysa Likely from Welsh Rhys meaning "enthusiasm/ardor," or linked to Risa with meanings like "laughter" (meanings vary by origin/kanji). Welsh Girl 42 #71
Gwyndolin From Welsh 'gwen' (white, fair, blessed) possibly combined with 'dolen' (ring) - 'white/fair (one) of the ring' or 'blessed ring'. Welsh Girl 40 #72
Eleri From a Welsh river/place name; often interpreted as 'river' or linked to a local place-name Welsh Girl 36 #73
Megyn Pearl (diminutive of Margaret) English, Welsh Girl 34 #74
Brenae Likely 'raven' or 'little raven' (from Bran); sometimes associated with Brendan ('prince') English, Welsh Girl 33 #75
Gwenneth Fair, white; blessed Welsh Girl 30 #76
Sali Princess English, Hebrew, Welsh Girl 27 #77
Olwen White (or fair) footprint/track Welsh Girl 23 #78
Rhoslyn From the moor by the lake Welsh Girl 19 #79
Ellin Bright, shining one; torch Scandinavian, Welsh Girl 18 #80
Gwenith From Welsh 'gwenith' meaning 'wheat'. Welsh Girl 18 #81
Gwynneth Fair, white; blessed Welsh Girl 18 #82
Morganne Sea-born Breton, Welsh Girl 17 #83
Marva Modern feminine name; often treated as a feminine form of Marvin/Mervyn or a variant of Arabic Marwa - meanings vary by source. Arabic, English, Welsh Girl 15 #84
Meredyth Derived from Welsh elements meaning 'great lord' (sometimes rendered 'sea lord') Welsh Girl 14 #85
Linnette Little linnet (songbird); alternatively linked to the Welsh name Luned (meaning uncertain) English, French, Welsh Girl 12 #86
Rhealyn Combination of Rhea ('flowing' or 'earth') and Lynn ('lake' or 'waterfall'), often interpreted as 'flowing lake' or 'flowing water.' Welsh Girl 12 #87
Cadi Diminutive of Katherine - 'pure' Welsh Girl 11 #88
Olwenn White footprint / fair-blessed track Breton, Welsh Girl 9 #89
Guenevere From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + hwyfar - commonly interpreted as 'fair one' or 'white/bright phantom.' Welsh Girl 8 #90
Rhianne Derived from Welsh Rhiannon: "great queen" or "divine queen" Welsh Girl 7 #91
Anwyll Beloved, dear Welsh Girl 6 #92
Gwenda Fair/white; blessed or good (from Welsh gwen + da) Welsh Girl 6 #93
Rhiann Great or divine queen Welsh Girl 6 #94
Branwen Fair/blessed raven Welsh Girl 5 #95
Bronwynn From Welsh bron 'breast' + -wen 'fair' - often rendered 'fair/white breast' or 'fair one' Welsh Girl 5 #96
Ceridwen Welsh mythological enchantress associated with poetic inspiration; often interpreted as 'fair/blessed poetess' or linked to poetry and inspiration. Welsh Girl 5 #97
Glenis From Welsh 'glân' meaning 'pure/clean' or from Gaelic/Scots 'gleann' meaning 'valley' Welsh Girl 5 #98
Gwynivere From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + hwyfar 'smooth, phantom' - often rendered 'white phantom' or 'fair one'. Welsh Girl 5 #99
Jamilynn Combination of Arabic 'jamīl' (beautiful) and 'Lynn' (lake) - roughly 'beautiful Lynn' or 'beautiful lake'. Welsh Girl 5 #100

Welsh Girls name popularity over time

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

536
Names in this origin
1
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
31,454
Peak year 2000