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Welsh names - Baby names with the origin Welsh

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Granwen Probably built from Welsh element gwen ('white, fair, blessed'); the first element 'gran' is uncertain - overall a rare/modern Welsh name roughly 'fair/blessed Gran' or a coined name. Welsh Girl
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
Gruddyeu Radiant face Slavic, Welsh Unisex
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
Guendolen From Welsh gwyn 'white/blessed' + dolen 'ring' - 'white/blessed ring'. Welsh Girl
Guenever 'white phantom' or 'fair/blessed woman' Welsh Girl
Guenievre Fair/blessed; often interpreted as 'white phantom' or 'fair one'. Welsh Girl
Guenivere Fair/white one; 'white' or 'fair and smooth' (often rendered 'the fair/white phantom') Welsh Girl
Guin White; fair; blessed Welsh Unisex
guinivere Derived from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, commonly interpreted as 'the fair/white one' or 'white phantom'. Welsh Girl
Guinvere Generally interpreted as 'white phantom' or 'fair/white one' Welsh Girl
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
Guynieve From Old Welsh meaning "white/fair (phantom)" Welsh Girl
Guynvere Fair/white phantom (often rendered 'white enchantress' or 'fair one') Welsh Girl
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
Gwawr Dawn, daybreak Welsh Girl
Gwenabwy From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + element 'abwy' (uncertain); roughly 'fair/blessed (of Abwy)' Welsh Girl
Gwenan Diminutive of Gwen, meaning 'white, fair, blessed' - 'little white/fair one' Welsh Girl
Gwendalene Typically interpreted as 'white ring' or 'blessed ring.' Welsh Girl
Gwendalina Derived from 'gwen' meaning 'white, fair, blessed' with the diminutive/augmentative suffix '-lina' - roughly 'little fair/blessed one' or 'fair/blessed woman'. Breton, Welsh Girl
Gwendallyn Fair, blessed (from Welsh 'gwen' = white/fair/blessed + 'dolen' = ring) Welsh Girl
Gwenddydd From Welsh gwen 'white/fair/blessed' + dydd 'day' - 'fair/blessed day.' Welsh Girl
Gwendolin From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + dolen 'ring' - 'white or blessed ring'. Welsh Girl
Gwendolinne From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + dolen 'ring' - often interpreted as 'white (or blessed) ring' or 'fair and blessed'. Welsh Girl
Gwendoloena From Welsh gwen 'white/fair/blessed' + dolen 'ring' (interpreted as 'fair/blessed ring') Welsh Girl
Gwener The Welsh word for Friday; ultimately derived from Latin Veneris (Venus). Welsh Unisex
Gwenetta Little fair or blessed one (from Welsh 'gwen' meaning "white, fair, blessed") Welsh Girl
Gwenhwyfach From Welsh gwen 'fair/blessed' + -fach 'little', often interpreted as 'little/fair Gwen' or 'Gwenhwy the Lesser'. Welsh Girl
Gwenhwyvar From gwen 'white/fair/blessed' + hwyfar; often rendered 'white/fair phantom' or 'fair lady' Welsh Girl
Gweni Fair, blessed (diminutive form of Gwen: 'white/fair/blessed') Welsh Girl
Gwenivir From Welsh 'gwen' meaning 'white, fair, blessed'; associated with Guinevere, the Arthurian queen - roughly 'white/fair one' or 'blessed woman'. Welsh Girl
Gwenlian From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + the suffix -lian; generally 'fair/blessed one'. Welsh Girl
Gwenllian From Welsh gwen 'fair, blessed' + -llian; generally interpreted as 'fair/blessed maiden'. Welsh Girl
Gwenlyn From Welsh 'Gwen' (white, fair, blessed) + 'lyn' (lake) - 'fair/blessed lake'. Welsh Girl
Gwennan From Welsh 'gwen' meaning 'white, fair, blessed'; often interpreted as 'little blessed one' or 'fair one'. Welsh Girl
Gwennap From the Welsh/Cornish element 'gwen' meaning 'white, fair, blessed' (also a Cornish place-name); broadly 'fair' or 'blessed'. Cornish, Welsh Girl

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