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Welsh names - Baby names with the origin Welsh

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Irfon Taken from the River Irfon - a locational/river name; specific original meaning uncertain Welsh Boy
Irian Possible meanings include 'bright/silvery' (Welsh Eirian), 'peace' (Greek Irene), or a relation to Arian meaning 'silver/golden' - multiple potential origins. Albanian, Greek, Indonesian, Welsh Unisex
Irwen Likely 'fair' or 'blessed' - contains the Welsh element -wen ('white, fair, blessed'). Welsh Girl
Irwyn Probably a variant of Irwin/Erwin - from Old English elements meaning "boar-friend"; in a Welsh context it may be formed with the suffix -wyn meaning "fair/blessed." English, Welsh Boy
Ithel Likely 'lord' or 'prince' - historically associated with Welsh nobility Welsh Boy
Ithell Lord; ruler Welsh Boy
jaclynn Combines Jacob ('supplanter') with Lynn ('lake' or 'waterfall') - roughly 'supplanter by the lake'. Hebrew, Welsh Girl
Jenaffer Fair, white, or smooth; often interpreted as "white phantom" or "fair one" Welsh Girl
Jenefer Fair, white; often rendered 'white/ fair one' or 'white phantom' Cornish, Welsh Girl
jenfer Derived from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, commonly interpreted as 'white phantom' or 'fair one'. Cornish, Welsh Girl
Jenji White phantom Cornish, English, Welsh Girl
Jenkin Little John (diminutive of John, whose meaning is 'Yahweh is gracious') English, Welsh Boy
Jenkyns 'son of Jenkin' (Jenkin = 'little John'); John ultimately means 'God is gracious' English, Welsh Boy
Jennefer Derived from Gwenhwyfar: 'white, fair' or loosely 'white phantom' / 'fair one'. Cornish, Welsh Girl
Jennepher Fair/white one; often rendered 'white phantom' or 'white wave' (from Gwenhwyfar) Cornish, Welsh Girl
Jennfier Fair one (from Welsh gwen 'white, fair' + hwyfar 'smooth/phantom') Cornish, Welsh Girl
Jenni-Lee Combination of Jennifer ('fair/white one') and Lee ('meadow/clearing') - 'fair one of the meadow' Cornish, Welsh Girl
jennifur Derived from Gwenhwyfar - 'white, fair, or blessed' (often interpreted as 'white/fair one' or 'white enchantress'). Cornish, Welsh Girl
Jenyca Derived from Jennifer/Jenny, generally understood as 'fair' or 'white/fair one.' English, Welsh Girl
Jestyn Just, fair, righteous Welsh Boy
Jevann Variant of Evan/John meaning 'God is gracious' (occasionally linked to biblical Javan meaning 'Greece') English, Welsh Boy
Joann-Lynn Joann: 'God is gracious' + Lynn: 'lake' or 'pool' - roughly 'God is gracious by the lake.' Hebrew, Welsh Girl
Johanna-Lynn Johanna: "God is gracious"; Lynn: "lake" or "waterfall" - together suggesting "God is gracious by the lake" Hebrew, Welsh Girl
Jonna-Lynn Combines 'God is gracious' (Jonna/Joanna) with 'lake' or 'pool' (Lynn). Latin, Welsh Girl
Kadall From Welsh 'cad' meaning 'battle' - warrior/battler Welsh Boy
Kadoc Derived from Welsh 'cad' meaning 'battle' - 'battle' or 'warlike'. Welsh Boy
Karad 'beloved' (if derived from Welsh Carad),'from Karad' (if toponymic) Indian, Welsh Boy
Karadoc Beloved, amiable (from a Celtic root meaning 'love') Welsh Boy
Kealani-Lynn Compound of Hawaiian 'Kealani' (ke = 'the', lani = 'heaven/sky; royal') meaning 'the heavens' or 'heavenly/royal' and English/Welsh 'Lynn' meaning 'lake' or 'pool' - combined sense: 'heavenly lake' or 'heavenly one by the lake'. English, Hawaiian, Welsh Girl
Keddryck Derived from Kendrick: 'royal ruler' or 'chief' English, Welsh Boy
Kedricke Royal ruler, chief ruler (variant of Kendrick/Cedric) English, Welsh Boy
Kedryk Chief; royal ruler; beloved ruler English, Welsh Boy
Kelwyn Likely 'fair/blessed' or 'fair friend' - from Welsh '-wyn' meaning 'fair/blessed' combined with the 'Kel' root English, Welsh Unisex
Kendriz Royal ruler English, Welsh Boy
Kennrick Royal ruler; royal power English, Welsh Boy
Kenryck Leader/ruler (related to elements meaning 'royal' or 'ruler') English, Welsh Boy
Keri Anne Combines Keri ('dark' or 'beloved') and Anne ('grace') - 'dark‑haired grace.' Welsh Girl
Kerwyn Likely 'fair/blessed' (wyn) combined with 'ker' - possibly 'fair/blessed dweller' or a variant of Carwyn meaning 'blessed love'. Cornish, Welsh Boy
Kerwynne From the blessed/fair dwelling (or, if from Irish Kerwin, 'little dark one'). Welsh Unisex
Keryll Likely 'lordly' (from Greek kyrillos) or alternatively linked to 'free man' (from Germanic karl) English, Welsh Unisex
Keyne Linked to the Cornish/Welsh saint Keyne (sense of 'gentle' or 'beautiful'); from Irish roots can be related to Ó Catháin ('descendant of Cathán' / 'little warrior'). Cornish, English, Irish, Welsh Unisex
Kordelyah Probably 'heart' or 'daughter/jewel of the sea' (meaning uncertain) Welsh Girl
Kymric Of Wales; Welsh Welsh Boy
Kyn Related to 'kin' (family) or Welsh 'Cyn' (chief/leader); broadly 'family' or 'leader/chief'. English, Welsh Unisex
Kynon Likely 'chief' or 'leader' - derived from Welsh Cynon/Cynan Welsh Boy
Kynwal Likely derived from Welsh elements with cyn- 'chief/first' - overall sense: 'chief/leader' (approximate) Welsh Boy
Kynwyl Historic Welsh name (associated with a medieval saint); possibly from the element 'cyn' meaning 'chief' or 'first'. Welsh Boy
La Vonn Small, little African American, English, Welsh Boy
Lann Likely 'enclosure' or 'heath' (Celtic); sometimes associated with 'orchid' when linked to Vietnamese Lan; possibly 'blade' in Old Irish. Breton, Irish, Vietnamese, Welsh Unisex
Laura-lyn Combination of 'laurel' (symbol of victory) and 'lyn'/'llyn' (lake) - loosely 'laurel lake' or 'victorious by the lake' 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