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Welsh names - Baby names with the origin Welsh

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Rhianen Diminutive of Rhian - "little maiden" or "young maiden" Welsh Girl
Rhiannah Great/divine queen Welsh Girl
Rhiannan Derived from Rhiannon, commonly interpreted as "great/divine queen" Welsh Girl
Rhiannen Derived from Rhiannon; commonly interpreted as 'great/divine queen' (from a Celtic element meaning 'queen'). Welsh Girl
Rhiannonna Variant of Rhiannon - 'great/divine queen' or 'queenly maiden' Welsh Girl
Rhiannya ‘Great/divine queen’ (from Welsh Rhiannon); alternatively linked to Arabic Rihāna meaning ‘sweet basil’ Welsh Girl
Rhiannyd Likely derived from Welsh elements meaning 'great queen' or linked to rhiain 'maiden' (interpreted as a royal/noble woman) Welsh Girl
Rhianon Great/divine queen Welsh Girl
Rhianvian Probable compound of Rhian ('maiden' or 'queen') with a -vian element (linked to 'Vivian'), roughly 'young/living maiden' or 'little queen'. Welsh Girl
Rhianwen Fair/blessed maiden Welsh Girl
Rhianwyn Fair/white maiden (from Rhian 'maiden/queen' + -wyn 'white/fair') Welsh Girl
Rhianyn Diminutive of Rhian - "little maiden" (also interpreted as "little queen") Welsh Girl
Rhidwin White or fair ford Welsh Boy
Rhien Maiden Welsh Girl
Rhioganedd Queenly; royal Welsh Girl
Rhisiart Strong/brave ruler Welsh Boy
Rhiyann Variant of Rhiannon; possibly 'great queen' or 'divine queen', also linked to Welsh rhiain 'maiden' Welsh Girl
Rhod Short form of Rhodri - associated with 'fame' + 'ruler' (via Roderick); sometimes rendered as 'Rod' in English Welsh Boy
Rhonda-Lynn A modern compound: Rhonda (from Welsh Rhondda - a place/valley name) + Lynn (from Welsh 'llyn' = lake or Old English 'hlinc' = ridge); loosely 'valley by the lake' or 'from the Rhondda by the lake'. English, Welsh Girl
Rhondelle Derived from Rhonda/Rhondda - generally interpreted as "good spear" or as 'from the Rhondda Valley' English, Welsh Girl
Rhosnnah Probably a combination of Welsh rhos/rhosyn 'rose' with Hannah 'grace' - 'graceful rose' or 'rose of grace'. Welsh Girl
Rhowena Famous friend English, Welsh Girl
Rhun Great, mighty Welsh Boy
Rhunwen From Rhun (a personal name) + -wen ('fair, white, blessed') - roughly 'fair/blessed Rhun' or 'Rhun the fair' Welsh Girl
Rhyangar King's spear (literally: 'little king' + 'spear') Welsh Boy
Rhyannan Great/divine queen; name of a Welsh mythological figure Welsh Girl
Rhyannon Often interpreted as 'great queen' or 'divine queen', name of a mythological Welsh figure Welsh Girl
Rhyawdd Uncertain - possibly related to Welsh elements. May be interpreted as 'free' if linked to Welsh 'rhydd', or as an intensifier/abundance sense from the prefix 'rhy-'. Welsh Unisex
Rhychdir Unclear - possibly derived from Welsh elements (e.g., related to 'rhyd' meaning 'ford' or 'rhych' meaning 'cleft'), so a tentative sense is 'ford/land by a cleft'. Welsh Boy
Rhyd Ford (shallow river crossing) Welsh Boy
Rhydderch Traditional Welsh male name; etymology uncertain - historically borne by rulers and sometimes interpreted as 'reddish-brown' or associated with leadership. Welsh Boy
Rhydderic Famous ruler Welsh Boy
Rhydderig Feminine form of the Welsh name Rhydderch; meaning is uncertain but historically associated with notions of ruddy/reddish or treated as related to Roderick ('famous ruler') in some sources. Welsh Girl
Rhydwyn 'Fair/white ford' (from Welsh rhyd 'ford' + wyn 'white, fair, blessed') Welsh Boy
Rhysen From Welsh Rhys, meaning 'enthusiasm', 'ardor', or 'passion'. Welsh Boy
Roberta-Lynn Bright fame (Roberta) + lake (Lynn) - roughly 'bright fame by the lake' Germanic, Welsh Girl
Saeth Arrow, shot Welsh Boy
Sain Welsh: 'sound' or 'voice'; South Asian: used as a personal name/surname often with saintly or devotional associations (also appears as element in names like Sainath); French word 'sain' means 'healthy'. French, Welsh Unisex
Sawyl Asked for; prayed for Welsh Boy
Seisyll Uncertain - an old Welsh personal name borne by medieval rulers (exact lexical meaning is lost or unclear) Welsh Boy
Seisyllt Sixth (born sixth / of the sixth) Welsh Boy
Seledd Unclear; likely of Old Welsh origin with possible senses related to blessing, prosperity, or will - exact meaning uncertain. Welsh Boy
Selyf Derived from Solomon: "peace" / "man of peace" Welsh Boy
Sharwynn Likely 'fair' or 'blessed' (combining Sharon's 'plain' with Welsh wynn 'fair/blessed') English, Welsh Unisex
Sheilynn Blend of Sheila (Irish form of Cecilia, originally from Latin meaning 'blind') and Lynn (Welsh/English meaning 'lake' or 'waterfall') Irish, Welsh Girl
Siân God is gracious Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Welsh Girl
Sofi Lynn Sofi = wisdom; Lynn = lake/pool - together suggesting 'wise one by the lake' or 'wisdom + lake' Welsh Girl
Sophie Lyn Wisdom (Sophie) + lake/waterfall (Lyn) Greek, Welsh Girl
Taffnie Modern invented name; associated with Taffy (from the River Taff, Wales) or Tiffany ('manifestation of God') English, Welsh Girl
Talieson Shining or radiant brow (radiant forehead) Welsh Boy

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