Problem
How do I recognize a Welsh name, when reading history?
How do I find a Welsh name for a character in a novel?
Where would I see Welsh names?
When would I need a Welsh name?
Answers
Check the list below. You will see Welsh names amongst authors, composers, poets, politicians, singers, writers and many more. Welsh names pop up in books and plays, and films (movies), and advertisements on cars and shop signs in Wales.
You might need a Welsh name for a character in a book, or a comedy sketch. (A Welsh accent is distinctive and can be used to differentiate one character from another. Famous characters you might wish to quote or perform on stage: Richard Burton, actor, Dylan Thomas and his poems, singer Tom Jones.)
Welsh First Names
Female Welsh First names
Megan -
Male Welsh First Names
I have included names which come to mind. They may be Welsh, or of Welsh origin, or copied from somebody else living nearby or at the time.
Arthur
Dylan (as in Dylan Thomas, poet, author of Under Milk Wood)
Elgar (as in the composer)
Elvis (as in Elvis Presley)
Ffloyd (as in Pink Floyd band - notice the double f)
Gareth
Garth (as in Garth Brooks, country singer)
Harry (or Harri - as in Harri-son Ford)
Iago (as in the Shakespeare character in Othello)
Luc
Owain
Owen
Rhys
Steffan
Trebor (as in Mints)
Trevor (means village)
Trystan (as in the classic story of lovers)
Tudor (as in the Tudors on the English throne)
Vaughan
Winston (as in Winston Churchill)
Wyn
Surnames
Bevan
Bryce (as in Bruce Canyon in the USA)
Bunyan (as in the writer of Pilgrim's Progress)
Cecil
Cogan
Conway
Davies (son of David)
Dewey (as in the Dewey system for classifying books in libraries)
Evans (as in the department store you see in England, D H Evans)
Harris (like in Harris tweed, and island of Harris - see Wikipedia)
Hopkins (as in the poet Gerald Manley Hopkins)
Hughes (as in the poet Ted Hughes)
Jones (as in Tom Jones, the Welsh singer)
Lloyd as in the English bank
Morris
Povey
Price
Pritchard
Rees
Thomas (as in Dylan Thomas, poet)
Williams
More information from:
Book
Welsh names by D Geraint Lewis.ISBN 978-0-7524-4636-3. I bought this book for £2.99 in Tesco in Fishguard, Wales.
Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_surnames
https://www.wales101.com/welsh-baby-boys-names
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Teacher of English and other languages and creative writing. Please share links to your favourite posts.
How do I recognize a Welsh name, when reading history?
How do I find a Welsh name for a character in a novel?
Where would I see Welsh names?
When would I need a Welsh name?
Answers
Check the list below. You will see Welsh names amongst authors, composers, poets, politicians, singers, writers and many more. Welsh names pop up in books and plays, and films (movies), and advertisements on cars and shop signs in Wales.
You might need a Welsh name for a character in a book, or a comedy sketch. (A Welsh accent is distinctive and can be used to differentiate one character from another. Famous characters you might wish to quote or perform on stage: Richard Burton, actor, Dylan Thomas and his poems, singer Tom Jones.)
Welsh First Names
Female Welsh First names
Megan -
Male Welsh First Names
I have included names which come to mind. They may be Welsh, or of Welsh origin, or copied from somebody else living nearby or at the time.
Arthur
Dylan (as in Dylan Thomas, poet, author of Under Milk Wood)
Elgar (as in the composer)
Elvis (as in Elvis Presley)
Ffloyd (as in Pink Floyd band - notice the double f)
Gareth
Garth (as in Garth Brooks, country singer)
Harry (or Harri - as in Harri-son Ford)
Iago (as in the Shakespeare character in Othello)
Luc
Owain
Owen
Rhys
Steffan
Trebor (as in Mints)
Trevor (means village)
Trystan (as in the classic story of lovers)
Tudor (as in the Tudors on the English throne)
Vaughan
Winston (as in Winston Churchill)
Wyn
Surnames
Bevan
Bryce (as in Bruce Canyon in the USA)
Bunyan (as in the writer of Pilgrim's Progress)
Cecil
Cogan
Conway
Davies (son of David)
Dewey (as in the Dewey system for classifying books in libraries)
Evans (as in the department store you see in England, D H Evans)
Harris (like in Harris tweed, and island of Harris - see Wikipedia)
Hopkins (as in the poet Gerald Manley Hopkins)
Hughes (as in the poet Ted Hughes)
Jones (as in Tom Jones, the Welsh singer)
Lloyd as in the English bank
Morris
Povey
Price
Pritchard
Rees
Thomas (as in Dylan Thomas, poet)
Williams
More information from:
Book
Welsh names by D Geraint Lewis.ISBN 978-0-7524-4636-3. I bought this book for £2.99 in Tesco in Fishguard, Wales.
Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_surnames
https://www.wales101.com/welsh-baby-boys-names
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Teacher of English and other languages and creative writing. Please share links to your favourite posts.
