Names By Meaning
Looking for a name that means something specific? Here are Welsh names grouped by subject:
BEAUTY
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning | other forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aelwen (f) | ILE wen | "fair-browed" | |
| Aelwyn (m) | ILE win | "fair-browed" | . |
| Arddun | AR thun | "beautiful" | |
| Arwen (f) | AR wen | fair; fine" | Arwenna (ar WEN na) |
| Arwyn (m) | AR win | "fair; fine" | . |
| Cain | KYNE | "fair; beautiful" the name of a 5th century saint. | |
| Ceindeg | KYNE deg | "beautiful" + "fair" | |
| Del | DELL | "pretty" | |
| Delwen (f) | DEL wen | "pretty" + gwyn ("white; holy; pure") | |
| Delwyn (m) | DEL win | "pretty boy" | . |
| Delyth (f) | DEL ith | "pretty girl" | |
| Eigra (f) | EYE gra | "fair maid" | |
| Eirian (m or f) | eye REE an | "shining; fair." | |
| Eirianwen (m) | irie ON wen | "shining; fair." + gwyn, Meaning "holy; white; pure" | |
| Gwenfron | GWEN fron | "fair-breasted" | |
| Gwennan | GWEN nan | "fair; blessed" | |
| Iseult (f) | is AYLT | "beautiful to look at" | Essylt, Isolde |
| Manon | MAH non | "queen; most beautiful" | |
| Myfanwy (f) | mee VON wee | "my fine one" | Myfi (MEE vee), Myfina (mee VEE na) |
| Nia (f) | NEE a | from Irish Niamh-- a name from mythology meaning "radiance; brightness; beauty" | |
| Rhianwen (f) | hree AN wen | "fair; white maiden" | |
| Rhonwen (f) | HRON wen | "fair and slender" | Rhona |
| Tegan (f) | TEG an | "fair"-- the name of an early saint | Tegau (TEG ay) |
| Tegeirian | teg EYE ree an | "fair" + "beautiful". Also the word for the orchid flower. | |
| Tegfedd | TEG veth | "beautiful" + ? | |
| Tegwedd | TEG weth | "fair" + "appearance" | |
| Tegwen (f) | TEG wen | "Beautiful; fair" | |
| Tegwyn (m) | TEG win | "beautiful; fair" | |
| Tegyd | TEH gid | "beauty of a doe" | |
| Undeg | EEN deg | "fair one" |