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- MORWEN:
Short form of Cornish/Welsh Morwenna, meaning
"maiden."
- MORWENNA:
Cornish and Welsh name, derived from the Welsh word morwyn, meaning
"maiden."
- MYF:
Short form of Welsh Myfanwy, meaning "my
woman."
- MYFANWY:
Welsh name composed of the elements my
"my" and banw "woman," hence "my
woman."
- NERYS:
Modern Welsh name, probably derived from Old Welsh Generys,
meaning "white lady."
- NEST: Welsh
pet form of
Greek Hagne (English Agnes),
meaning "chaste;
holy."
- NESTA: Welsh
pet form of
Greek Hagne (English Agnes), meaning "chaste;
holy."
- NIA:
Welsh form of Irish Gaelic Niamh,
meaning "beauty,
brightness." Compare with another form of Nia.
- NIMUE:
Welsh name, possibly related to Greek Mnêmê,
meaning "memory." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the sorceress,
known as the Lady of the
Lake, who stole the infant Lancelot.
- OLWEN:
Welsh Arthurian legend name of the heroine of Culhwch and Olwen, composed of the
elements ol "footprint, track," and (g)wen
"fair, holy, white," hence "footprint/track of the holy
one." Olwen was the daughter of the fierce giant Ysbaddaden
who was fated to die if she ever married. She was a magical girl who caused
flowers to spring up wherever she went. When Culhwch
(a cousin of King Arthur) came to
seek her hand, Ysbaddaden required that he complete a series of nearly
impossibly tasks before he would grant permission for them to marry.
- OLWIN:
Variant spelling of Welsh Olwen, meaning "footprint/track
of the holy one."
- OLWYN:
Variant spelling of Welsh Olwen, meaning "footprint/track
of the holy one."
- OWENA:
Feminine form of English and Welsh Owen, meaning "born
of yew."
- PADERAU:
Welsh unisex name meaning "beads; rosary."
- REANNON:
Variant spelling of Welsh Rhiannon, meaning "great
queen."
- RHAMANTUS:
Welsh name meaning "romantic."
- RHIAN:
Welsh name derived from the word rhiain, meaning "maiden."
- RHIANNON:
Welsh name
probably derived from the Old Celtic title Rigantona, meaning
"great queen." In mythology, this is the name of a horse goddess
equated with Celtic Epona. She was
the daughter of Hefeydd and mother
of Pryderi.
- RHIANON:
Variant spelling of Welsh Rhiannon, meaning "great
queen."
- RHIANU:
Variant form of Welsh Rhian, meaning "maiden."
- RHIANWEN:
Welsh name meaning "comely maiden."
- RHONWEN:
Welsh name composed of the elements rhon
"lance, spear" and (g)wen "blessed, fair, holy,
white," hence "holy lance."
- RHOSYN:
Welsh name meaning "rose."
- RIANNON:
Variant spelling of Welsh Rhiannon, meaning "great
queen."
- SEREN:
Welsh name meaning "star."
- SIÂN: Welsh form of English
Jane, meaning
"God is gracious."
- SIANA:
Pet form of Welsh Siân,
meaning "God is gracious."
- SIANI:
Pet form of Welsh Siân, meaning "God is
gracious."
- SIÔNED:
Feminine form of Welsh Siôn, meaning "God is gracious." This is
the Welsh form of English Janet.
- SIWAN:
Welsh form of English Joan, meaning
"God is gracious."
- TALAITH:
Welsh form of Greek Talitha, meaning "damsel,
maiden."
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TARREN: Welsh name meaning "from the knoll."
- TEGWEN:
Welsh name composed of the elements teg "fair" and gwen
"blessed, holy, white," hence "fair and holy."
- TEGWEN:
Welsh name composed of the elements teg "fair" and gwen
"blessed, holy, white," hence "fair and holy."
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TERRWYN: Welsh name meaning
"brave fair one."
- TIWLIP:
Welsh name meaning "tulip."
- YSBAIL:
Welsh form of Spanish Isabel, meaning
"God is my oath."
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