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Welsh names - Baby names with the origin Welsh

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Calon Heart Welsh Unisex
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
Caran Beloved humble English, Sanskrit, Welsh Unisex
Cares Likely 'beloved' if derived from Welsh Carys; alternatively a place-name with no clear literal meaning if from the Cares River. Spanish, Welsh Girl
Carew Dweller at the fort; often interpreted as 'fort on a slope' (from Welsh caer + rhiw) Welsh Boy
Cariad Beloved; darling Welsh Unisex
Carryll Derived from Charles/Karl meaning "free man" (by extension, feminine form of Charles); sometimes associated with "song" via Carol English, Welsh Girl
Carwen Fair or blessed love (from Welsh elements car- 'love' + -wen 'fair/blessed') Welsh Girl
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
Cati Pure Welsh Girl
Catigern Battle-prince Welsh Boy
Catrin Pure Welsh Girl
Caw Uncertain - linked to a legendary Welsh name and associated with the sound a crow makes ('caw') Welsh Boy
Cay Varies by root: as a diminutive of Katherine, 'pure'; from Welsh Cei, linked to the Arthurian hero (etymology uncertain); as a variant of Kai, 'sea' in Hawaiian. English, Welsh Unisex
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
Cein Beautiful, fair Welsh Girl
Ceinwen From Welsh cein 'gentle/fair' + wen 'white/blessed' - 'gentle/fair and blessed' Welsh Girl
Ceinwin Fair/gentle - from Welsh cein (gentle/beautiful) + win/wyn (fair/blessed) Welsh Girl
Ceinwyn Fair, blessed; beautiful Welsh Girl
Ceinwynn From Welsh elements cein (gentle, beloved, fair) + gwyn/wynn (white, fair, blessed) - roughly "gentle/fair and blessed" or "beloved and fair". Welsh Girl
Ceinwynne Gentle and fair / gentle, blessed Welsh Girl
Ceirin Ceiron “Little dark one” - diminutive of Gaelic ciar (“dark”) Welsh Boy
Cenewyg Probably from Welsh elements meaning 'head/chief' with a diminutive or relational suffix - roughly 'little chief' or 'chief's child' (interpretation uncertain). Welsh Girl
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
Ceredwen Name of a Welsh mythological enchantress associated with wisdom, poetic inspiration, and transformation; often interpreted as 'blessed' or 'fair poetess'. Welsh Girl
Ceri Beloved (Welsh); alternatively 'dark-haired' when linked to Kerry Welsh Unisex
Ceridic Likely "beloved" or "cherished" Welsh Boy
Ceridwyn Associated with the legendary Welsh enchantress; generally understood as 'fair/blessed form' or 'beautiful/cherished one' (exact etymology uncertain). Welsh Girl
Cerin Beloved; little loved one Welsh Unisex
Ceris Beloved; love Welsh Girl
cerridwen Legendary Welsh enchantress; often understood as 'blessed/fair enchantress' or 'fair one'. Welsh Girl
Cery Likely 'to love' / 'beloved' or 'from the River Ceri' Welsh Unisex
Cerydwen Possibly 'fair/blessed' (‑wen) with an uncertain first element; name of a Welsh mythic enchantress associated with poetic inspiration. Welsh Girl
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Welsh name popularity over time

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

1,326
Names in this origin
10
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
99,706
Peak year 2000