What's your name in Welsh?
How do you say your name in Welsh? Here are some names that have been translated into Welsh. Unfortunately, not even name can be translated--usually the names that are translatable are the names of historical or religious figures that had an impact on people speaking a language. If you don't see your name here, it probably was never translated.
Women's Names |
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| English Form | Welsh Form | Pronunciation | Other Forms |
| Agnes | Nest, Annest, Nesta | NEST, ON nest, NES ta | |
| Alice, Alison | Alys | AL is | |
| Angela | Melangell | mel AN gell | |
| Ann, Hannah | Ann, Anna | ANN, AN na | |
| Beatrice | Betrys | BET ris | |
| Brigid | Ffraid | FRYDE | |
| Catherine | Catrin | CAT rin | |
| Christina | Crystyn | KRIS stin | |
| Clarissa, Claire | Claris | KLA ris | |
| Claudia | Gwyladus | goo'eel AD is | Gladys |
| Crystal | Crisiant | KREES yant | |
| Dawn | Gwawr | GWOUR | Gwawrwen, Gwawrddydd |
| Eithne | Ethni | ETH nee | |
| Eleanor | Elinor | eh LIN or | |
| Elizabeth | Elisabeth | eh LEES a beth | Beti (BEH tee), Bet, Bethan (BEH than) |
| Ellen/Helen | Elen | EL en | |
| Eve | Efa | EV a | |
| Hilary | Ilar | IL ar | |
| Iris | Eirys | EYE ris | |
| Jane, Joan, Janet, Jean | Siān, Siwan, Sioned | SHAN, SHOO an, SHON ed | Siani |
| Katie | Cadi | CAH dee | |
| Laura | Lowri | LOH ree | |
| Lily | Lili | LEE lee | |
| Lucy | Liwsi | LEE'OO see | |
| Mabel | Mabli | MAB lee | |
| Madeline | Madlen | MAD len | |
| Margaret | Marged, Mared | MAR ged, MAH red | Megan (MEG an) |
| Mary | Mair | MIRE | Mali |
| Matilda, Maud | Mallt | MAHLT | Mold |
| May | Mai | MYE | |
| Molly | Mali | MAH lee | |
| Nancy | Nans, Nansi | NANS, NAN see | |
| Niamh | Nia | NEE a | |
| Rebecca | Rebeca | reh BEK a | Beca |
| Rose | Rhoslyn | RHOS lin | |
| Sarah | Sara | SAH ra | |
| Susan | Siwan | SHOO an | |
| Valerie | Faleiry | val AY ree | |
Men's Names |
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| Name | Welsh Form | Pronunciation | diminutive forms |
| Aaron | Aron | AH ron | |
| Adam | Adda | AD da | |
| Alexander | Alec | AH lek | |
| Ambrose | Emrys | EM ris | |
| Andrew | Andreas | an DRAY as | |
| Anthony | Anhun | AN hun | |
| Arnold | Arnallt | AR nahlt | |
| Austin, August | Awsten | OW sten | |
| Bartholomew | Barti | BAR tee | |
| Charles | Siarl, Siarlys | SHARL, SHAR lis | |
| Daniel | Deiniol | DYNE yol | |
| David | Dafydd, Dewi | DAV ITH, DEH oo'ee | Dai (DYE), Deian (DY an) |
| Elias, Elijah | Elis | EL is | Ellis |
| Francis | Ffransis | FRAN sis | |
| George | Sior | SHOR | |
| Gerald | Gerallt | GER ahlt | |
| Gregory | Grigor | GRIH gor | |
| Hugh | Huw | HYOO | |
| Jacob | Iago | ee AHG o | Ianto (YAN to) |
| James | Iago, Siams | ee AHG o, SHAMS | Siamas |
| John | Evan | EV in | |
| John | Ieuan, Ifan, Sion, Ioan | YIGH ahn, IH van, SHON, YO an | Ianto (YAN to), Sionyn (SHON in), Siencyn (SHEN kin) |
| Julian | Selwyn | SEL win | |
| Justin | Iestin | YES tin | |
| Louis | Lewys | LEH wis | |
| Martin | Martyn | MAR tin | |
| Maurice | Meurig | MAY rik | |
| Max | Macsen | MAK sen | |
| Michael | Meical, Mihangel | MYE kal, mih HANG el | |
| Paul | Pawl | PAH'OOL | |
| Peter | Pedr, Petrus | PAY der, PET rus | |
| Reynold | Rheinallt | RHY nahlt | |
| Richard | Rhisiart | RHISH art | Dic |
| Robert | Robat, Rhobat | ROE bat, RHO bat | Robyn (ROH bin) |
| Simon | Simwnt, Seimon | SHIM oont, SY mon | |
| Steven | Steffan | STEF an | |
| Victor | Gwythyr, Gwydyr | GWIH thir, GWIH dir | |
| Walter | Gwatcyn | GOO ot kin | |
| William | Gwilym | GWIL im | Gwydyr |