Birth Announcements

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

I get the impression that these are lists from people's local papers, so i thought I'd join in, just in case there is something new and interesting for you...

BOYS
Ioan Morgan
Paul Llewelyn
Llyr Mark Lynwen
Alun Rhys
Rhys John
Harry Rhydian John
Dewi Morgan
Richard Alexander

GIRLS
Lowri Mair
Lowri Non
Angharad Elise
Simone Cara
Gracie Rhian Ceri
Poppy Willow
Manon Sara
Mairwen Rose
Eleri Llywela
Bethan Lowri
Rhian Carys
Mererid Ceri Grace

...enjoy!

Comments

[kamelancien.livejournal.com]

where abouts do you live, if you dont mind me asking?

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

West coast of Wales.

[kamelancien.livejournal.com]

ah, okay :)

[annika-j.livejournal.com]

I was going to say, they all sound very Welsh!

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Can't get more Welsh than round here! :D

[behindgrey-eyes.livejournal.com]

WELSH NAMES YAY!

Ioan Morgan is LOVELY!

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Haha! I thought there might be a little joy there :) Welsh names are lovely, coming from someone who married into the country.

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

Is Ioan pronounced like "cone" with a Y? Or is it "I win"?

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

It's pronounced "YO-ann" :)

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

Yeah I like that one too unfortunately as a Hispanic the names' pronunciation would be butchered by my family!!!

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

I like:

Ioan
Paul
Rhys John
Richard Alexander

Gracie Rhian Ceri
Poppy
Mairwen Rose
Rhian Carys

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I like:

Morgan
Mark
Harry John
Alexander

Poppy Willow
Sara
Rose

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

I like seeing this because most of these names are new to me. Rhys seems to be getting popular where I am from in the US too, I think from that actor- Rhys Ifan might be his name?

I really like Lyr and Rhydian and hadn't heard of either.

Also Mairwen (pronounced how it looks, right?).

The first time I heard Carys was Catherine Zeta-Jones daughter. I thought she made it up to be different but I suppose it was a common welsh name all this time. :)

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Llyr is pronounced by putting your tongue to the front of your palette and breathing out gently (makes the double-L sound), and ending it with 'ear'.

Rhydian happens to also be my husband's name :)

Mairwen is pronounced 'My-er-when'.

Hope this helps! Welsh is quite phonetic on one hand... and then defies all logic on the other ;)

[kayaen.livejournal.com]

How do you pronounce "Rhydian"?

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

(Rolled R)iddi-yan.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

If it helps you guys at all, here is a link to a brief guide on Welsh phonetics and alphaetic pronunciations.

http://www.forumwales.com/resources-audio.htm

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Cara
Willow
Sara
Mairwen
Eleri

[letinthelight.livejournal.com]

I am in love with the names Ioan & Rhydian. I'll have to hold onto them. This is such a gorgeous list overall - thanks for sharing it!

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome :) I may post another in a few weeks' time!

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Ioan and Rhys are two of my absolute favourite names for boys.

I had never seen/heard Llywela before, but it's pretty. And I love Poppy.

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

I love Llewelyn, but I'm biased because it's a family name :) Morgan and Rhys have always been two of my favourite boys' names, although I've gone off Rhys a little recently.

From the girls list I really like Willow, Llywela, Manon, Elise and Mairwen.

[rubberducky1467.livejournal.com]

Paul Llewelyn. I love Llewelyn so much, but I'm not sure why. Perhaps because it looks so different.

Rhys John. Simple and strong, I think.