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Welsh names - Baby names with the origin Welsh

Showing 50 of 1,326 names
Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Dilyn To follow; follower Welsh Unisex 64 #151
Gwendolyne From Welsh 'gwen' (white, fair, blessed) + 'dolen' (ring) - 'white or blessed ring' Welsh Girl 64 #152
Gweneviere From Welsh Gwenhwyfar, commonly interpreted as “white/fair” or “fair lady” (gwen = white/fair/blessed) Welsh Girl 64 #153
Howell Eminent, conspicuous; 'high' or 'prominent' Welsh Boy 64 #154
Kendryck Royal ruler; descendant of a chief English, Welsh Boy 63 #155
Loyd Grey, gray-haired Welsh Boy 63 #156
Owin Noble, well‑born; young warrior Welsh Boy 63 #157
Dylin Son of the sea; born of the sea Welsh Unisex 61 #158
Gracielynn Combination of 'grace' (from Graciela/Grace) and 'lake' or 'waterfall' (from Lynn) - roughly 'graceful lake' or 'grace + Lynn'. Welsh Girl 60 #159
Rhye Variant of Rhys - 'enthusiasm' or 'ardor'. Welsh Unisex 60 #160
Lavaughn Small Vaughn African American, Welsh Boy 59 #161
Carwyn Blessed or fair love Welsh Boy 56 #162
Gwendelyn From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + dolen 'ring' - commonly interpreted as 'white/fair ring' or 'blessed ring'. Welsh Girl 56 #163
Dyllon 'son of the sea' / 'born from the sea' (sea, ocean) Welsh Boy 51 #164
Bronn Possibly 'sorrow' (Irish), 'breast/hill' (Welsh), or derived from 'brown' (Old English/Germanic); also used as a modern/fantasy given name. Germanic, Welsh Boy 50 #165
Gwenna White, fair; blessed Welsh Girl 50 #166
Merric Variant of Merrick/Meurig: ultimately from Mauricius meaning 'dark-skinned, Moorish'; alternatively interpreted as 'famous ruler'. English, Welsh Boy 50 #167
Kendrixx Modern variant of Kendrick: 'royal ruler' / 'chief, royal power' English, Welsh Unisex 49 #168
Osian Little deer; fawn Welsh Boy 49 #169
Lewys Famous or renowned warrior French, Welsh Boy 47 #170
Melys Sweet (from Welsh adjective 'melys', meaning 'sweet' or 'honey‑sweet') Welsh Girl 47 #171
Brin Variant of Welsh Bryn meaning "hill"; also used as a short form of Brinley/Brinsley English, Welsh Unisex 46 #172
Bronwen From Welsh 'bron' (breast) + 'wen' (white, fair) - 'white/fair-breasted', broadly 'fair' or 'blessed' Welsh Girl 44 #173
Cadan Derived from Welsh 'cad' meaning 'battle'; a diminutive meaning 'little battle' or 'young warrior' Welsh Boy 44 #174
Maddock Fortunate, lucky; from Welsh elements meaning 'good/fortunate' Welsh Boy 44 #175
Owain Young warrior; noble-born Welsh Boy 44 #176
Anwen Very fair; blessed, beautiful Welsh Girl 43 #177
Deryn Bird Welsh Unisex 43 #178
Maddoc Fortunate, good; sometimes interpreted as 'benefactor' or 'lucky' Welsh Boy 43 #179
Edern Bird Breton, Welsh Boy 42 #180
Reesa Ardor, enthusiasm; fervor Welsh Girl 42 #181
Rysa Likely from Welsh Rhys meaning "enthusiasm/ardor," or linked to Risa with meanings like "laughter" (meanings vary by origin/kanji). Welsh Girl 42 #182
Dillen Variant of Dillon/Dylan - 'descendant of Duilleán' or 'son of the sea' English, Irish, Welsh Boy 40 #183
Gwyndolin From Welsh 'gwen' (white, fair, blessed) possibly combined with 'dolen' (ring) - 'white/fair (one) of the ring' or 'blessed ring'. Welsh Girl 40 #184
Idrys Welsh: likely ardent/fiery lord; Arabic: name of a prophet, often rendered 'studious' or 'interpreter'. Welsh Boy 38 #185
Corwyn Possibly 'raven' (if from Corvinus/Corvin); as a surname-derived given name the meaning can vary by root English, Welsh Boy 36 #186
Eleri From a Welsh river/place name; often interpreted as 'river' or linked to a local place-name Welsh Girl 36 #187
Megyn Pearl (diminutive of Margaret) English, Welsh Girl 34 #188
Brenae Likely 'raven' or 'little raven' (from Bran); sometimes associated with Brendan ('prince') English, Welsh Girl 33 #189
Dee Nickname derived from the letter D or short form of D‑names; sometimes linked to the River Dee meaning 'goddess'. English, Welsh Unisex 31 #190
Gwenneth Fair, white; blessed Welsh Girl 30 #191
Bevan Son of Evan (Evan = Welsh form of John) Welsh Boy 29 #192
Delwin Fair or blessed friend English, Welsh Boy 29 #193
Elvyn Elf friend Welsh Boy 28 #194
Merideth Derived from Old Welsh Maredudd, meaning "great lord" or "sea lord" (often rendered as "great ruler"). Welsh Unisex 28 #195
Sali Princess English, Hebrew, Welsh Girl 27 #196
Jenkins Little John / son of Jenkin (son of John) English, Welsh Boy 25 #197
Gwynne White, fair, blessed Welsh Boy 24 #198
Olwen White (or fair) footprint/track Welsh Girl 23 #199
Linn Lake, pool; in Scots also waterfall English, Gaelic, Scandinavian, Scottish, Welsh Unisex 22 #200

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