Welsh Baby Names
Welsh baby names carry the sound, history and meaning of the Welsh naming tradition. Our collection holds 81 Welsh names, 38 for boys and 40 for girls, each with its own meaning, origin notes, popularity and numerology. Browse the names below and follow any one for its full profile.
Whether you are drawn to Welsh names for heritage, for their sound, or simply for a meaning that resonates, this page is a living list that grows as we research and add more. Names are shown with the most prominent first.
Welsh names & meanings
ArthurBear; noble strength — understated and quietly elegantWelsh · Numerology 5DylanSon of the sea, great tide — understated and quietly elegantWelsh · Numerology 2OwenYoung warrior; well-born, noble — a name with quiet staying powerWelsh · Numerology 3AneirinNoble, modest; (the bard) — a small name carrying real depthWelsh · Numerology 7AngharadMuch loved, greatly beloved — soft-sounding with strong rootsWelsh · Numerology 9AnwenVery beautiful, fair — a name with quiet staying powerWelsh · Numerology 3Arawn(the king of the otherworld) — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 3AvalonIsland of apples; (the legendary isle) — timeless and effortless to sayWelsh · Numerology 2BethanGod is my oath (form of Elizabeth) — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulWelsh, Hebrew · Numerology 5BlodeuweddFlower face; (a woman made of flowers) — rooted yet ready to travelWelsh · Numerology 5BranRaven — timeless and effortless to sayWelsh · Numerology 8BranwenBlessed, fair raven — a name with quiet staying powerWelsh · Numerology 5BronwenWhite breast; pure of heart — rooted yet ready to travelWelsh · Numerology 1BrynHill — rooted yet ready to travelWelsh · Numerology 5CadellBattle; spirit of battle — timeless and effortless to sayWelsh · Numerology 1CaiRejoice; (a knight of legend) — distinctive without trying too hardWelsh · Numerology 4CaradogBeloved, amiable — full of character and easy to loveWelsh · Numerology 4CarysLove — understated and quietly elegantWelsh · Numerology 3Cerridwen(the goddess of the cauldron and rebirth) — full of character and easy to loveWelsh · Numerology 9CerysLove — warm, characterful and easy to wearWelsh · Numerology 7ConwayHoly water; hound of the plain — timeless and effortless to sayWelsh · Numerology 9CordeliaHeart; daughter of the sea — timeless and effortless to sayLatin, Welsh · Numerology 4CynanChief; high one — timeless and effortless to sayWelsh · Numerology 3DelythPretty, neat, fine — a small name carrying real depthWelsh · Numerology 11DewiBeloved (Welsh form of David) — rooted yet ready to travelWelsh · Numerology 5DwynwenBlessed life; (the saint of lovers) — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulWelsh · Numerology 9EiraSnow — rooted yet ready to travelWelsh · Numerology 6EirwenWhite snow; blessed snow — soft-sounding with strong rootsWelsh · Numerology 11EleriAfter the River Eleri; a saint's name — timeless and effortless to sayWelsh · Numerology 4EllisBenevolent; the Lord is my God — a name with quiet staying powerWelsh · Numerology 3ElunedIdol, image; longing — timeless and effortless to sayWelsh · Numerology 7EmrysImmortal — soft-sounding with strong rootsWelsh · Numerology 8EmyrKing, ruler, lord — a name with quiet staying powerWelsh · Numerology 7EnfysRainbow — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 6EsylltFair, beautiful; (Iseult) — a name with quiet staying powerWelsh · Numerology 3FfionFoxglove flower — a small name carrying real depthWelsh · Numerology 5GarethGentle, gentleness — a name with quiet staying powerWelsh · Numerology 5Geraint(a knight of the Round Table) — a small name carrying real depthWelsh · Numerology 11GethinDark-skinned, dusky — full of character and easy to loveWelsh · Numerology 9GlesniBlueness, freshness — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulWelsh · Numerology 3GlynisLittle valley — understated and quietly elegantWelsh · Numerology 5GwenWhite, fair, blessed — distinctive without trying too hardWelsh · Numerology 22GwendolynWhite ring; blessed — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 11GwenllianFair, blessed flaxen flow — distinctive without trying too hardWelsh · Numerology 7Gwydion(a magician and hero of legend) — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 7GwynWhite, fair, blessed — distinctive without trying too hardWelsh · Numerology 6GwynethBlessed, fortunate; white — a classic with a fresh edgeWelsh · Numerology 3HeddwynBlessed peace, white peace — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 11HeulwenSunshine — soft-sounding with strong rootsWelsh · Numerology 7IdrisArdent lord; interpreter — full of character and easy to loveWelsh, Arabic · Numerology 5IdwalLord of the wall; ruler — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 22IestynJust, fair; (Justin) — a classic with a fresh edgeWelsh · Numerology 11IwanGod is gracious (form of John) — timeless and effortless to sayWelsh · Numerology 2LlewellynLeader; lion-like — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulWelsh · Numerology 3LowriCrowned with laurel; (Laura) — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 5MabliLovable; (Mabel) — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 1MaddockFortunate, beneficent — rooted yet ready to travelWelsh · Numerology 6MaddoxFortunate; son of Madoc — a name with quiet staying powerWelsh · Numerology 7MadocFortunate, good — soft-sounding with strong rootsWelsh · Numerology 9MaliBeloved (form of Mary) — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 8MareduddGreat lord — warm, characterful and easy to wearWelsh · Numerology 7MaxenGreatest (form of Maximus) — rooted yet ready to travelWelsh, Latin · Numerology 3MyfanwyMy fine, beloved one — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 8NiaBright, radiant; purpose — soft-sounding with strong rootsWelsh, African · Numerology 6OlwenWhite footprint; blessed track — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 6OwainYoung warrior; well-born — a small name carrying real depthWelsh · Numerology 8PryderiCare; (a legendary prince) — a name with quiet staying powerWelsh · Numerology 5RhiannonGreat queen; divine queen — distinctive without trying too hardWelsh · Numerology 3RhonwenSlender and fair; fair lance — distinctive without trying too hardWelsh · Numerology 7RhysArdour, enthusiasm; fiery — a classic with a fresh edgeWelsh · Numerology 7RowenaFamous friend; fair, white — a classic with a fresh edgeGerman, Welsh · Numerology 4SayerWoodcutter; carpenter — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulWelsh · Numerology 5SerenStar — full of character and easy to loveWelsh · Numerology 7TaliesinRadiant brow, shining forehead — rooted yet ready to travelWelsh · Numerology 8TeganFair, beautiful, blessed — memorable across culturesWelsh · Numerology 2TrahaearnStrong as iron — a classic with a fresh edgeWelsh · Numerology 5TrahernStrong as iron — warm, characterful and easy to wearWelsh · Numerology 3VaughnSmall, little — rooted yet ready to travelWelsh · Numerology 1WinifredBlessed peacemaking — understated and quietly elegantWelsh, English · Numerology 7WinnieFair, blessed, holy — a classic with a fresh edgeWelsh · Numerology 11WynneFair, white, blessed — distinctive without trying too hardWelsh · Numerology 9
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Frequently Asked Questions
+What are some popular Welsh baby names?
Well-known Welsh names in our collection include Arthur, Dylan, Owen, Aneirin, Angharad. Each name links to a full profile with its meaning, origin, popularity and numerology.
+How many Welsh names are listed here?
We currently list 81 Welsh names — 38 for boys and 40 for girls, and the collection grows regularly as we research and add more.
+How do I choose a Welsh name?
Start from the meaning you want for your child, then read the full profile for pronunciation, popularity and sibling-name ideas. You can also use our name, sibling and middle-name tools to refine your shortlist.