| Given Name and Variants | Diminutives | Origin and Meaning |
| Aderyn | ||
| Adwen | ||
| Aeron, Aeronwen, Aeronwy, Agrona | Agrona, goddess of battle and slaughter | |
| Almedha | ||
| Angharad, Angharat, Angharawd, Anarawd | 'great love'? | |
| Annwyl, Anwyl | 'beloved' | |
| Anwen, Anwyn | ||
| Aranrhod, Arianrhod | 'huge/round' + 'wheel'? moon goddess? | |
| Aregwedd | ||
| Arian, Ariana | 'silver' | |
| Arianwen | 'silver' + 'white/fair' | |
| Arwenna, Arwyn | ||
| Blodeuedd, Blodeuwedd, Blodwedd |
'blawd' flowers |
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| Blodwen, Blodyn |
'blawd' - flowers + 'gwyn' white |
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| Branwen |
'raven + white/fair' |
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| Bethan? | ||
| Briant | ||
| Bronwen |
breast + white |
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| Cain, Keyne | 'cain' fair/lovely | |
| Cainwen, Ceinwen, Ceinwin | 'cain' fair/lovely + white/holy | |
| Caris, Carys, Caryse, Caru, Cerys | - 'car' love | |
| Cathwg | ||
| Ceridwen, Ceridwyn, Keridwen | Ceri, Cerian? |
cerdd poetry + gwen white |
| Ciara |
'dark/black' |
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| Collwen | ||
| Creirdyddlydd | ||
| Creirwy | ||
| Delwyn, Delwen |
pretty + white |
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| Delyth | 'del' pretty | |
| Deryn |
Bird? |
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| Dilwen |
true + white |
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| Dilys, Dylis |
dil' steadfast/true |
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| Donwen, Dunwen | ||
| Duddug | ||
| Dudgech, Dugech | ||
| Duthgy | ||
| Dwynwen | Dwyn | |
| Dyddgu | ||
| Eduduwel | ||
| Eiddwen, Eddwen, Eithwen |
'eiddun' desirous/fond + white/fair |
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| Eifiona, Efa? | ||
| Eilonwy | ||
| Eilwen | ||
| Einir | ||
| Einwys | ||
| Eirawyn, Eirwen | Eira |
snow + white |
| Eirian | ||
| Eiron | ||
| Eirlys | ||
| Eleri, Teleri | Leri? | 'alar' surfeit? |
| Eldrydd | ||
| Ellyw | ||
| Eluned, Eiluned, Elined, Elunded | Luned, Lunet, Lunete |
Lynette? |
| Elwern? | ||
| Enfys |
'rainbow' |
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| Enid, Enith | ||
| Eoghania | ||
| Erdiduwol, Erdudfyl | ||
| Esyllt | ||
| Ewerich? | ||
| Ffion | ||
| Ffraid, Fraid, Brigit | ||
| Gaynor, Gaenor |
'cain' beautiful + 'gwyry' maiden |
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| Generis, Generys | ||
| Geneth, Genilles, Genithles | ||
| Glesig | ||
| Glesni | ||
| Gladys, Gwladys, Gwladus, Gwladyse, Wladusa, Wladus | ||
| Glenda, Glenia |
'glan' pure/holy + 'da' good |
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| Glenys, Glynis |
'glan' pure/holy |
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| Gwen, Wen |
white/pure |
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| Gwenda |
white/pure + good |
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| Gwendolen, Gwenddolen | ||
| Gwenddyd | ||
| Gweneal | ||
| Gweneth, Gwineth, Gwyneth |
'gwenith' wheat? |
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| Gwenfrewi, Wenefred, Winefride, Winifred |
white + reconciliation |
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| Gwenhoen | ||
| Gwenhwyfar, Gwenhwyvar, Gwenever |
white/fair + hwyfar smooth/soft |
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| Gwenllian, Gwenlliana, Gwenllyan, Wenllyan, Wentliana, Wentlian, Wentlyan, Wentlyana |
white/fair + 'lliant' flow/flood |
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| Gwennis | ||
| Gwerful, Gwerfyl, Gwervyl, Gweirful, Gweirfyl, Wervilla, Wervela, Wervill |
'gwair' bend/ring + 'mul' shy/modest |
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| Gwerith, Gwerydd | ||
| Gwir, Wir | ||
| Gwledyr, Wledir, Wledyr, Wladur | ||
| Gwynedd, Gwyneth | ||
| Habren, Hafren | ||
| Heddus | ||
| Heledd, Hyledd | C7th princess | |
| Heulwen | ||
| Hunydd, Hunith | ||
| Hylin | ||
| Indeg | ||
| Iwerydd | ||
| Languareth | ||
| Lleucu, Lleyke, Llyke, Leweke, Leuke, Lewke | ||
| Llewelydd, Lewelyth | Lleulu? | |
| Llinos | ||
| Llio | ||
| Llion, Lona | ||
| Lynwen | ||
| Maderun, Madrun, Materiana? | ||
| Maelona | ||
| Mai | ||
| Mairona, Mairwen, Meirwen | ||
| Medi | ||
| Meinir | ||
| Meinwen |
'main' slender + 'gwen' white/fair |
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| Meiriona, Meirionwen, Meironwen |
fem of Meirion |
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| Melangell | ||
| Meleri | ||
| Menefreda | ||
| Menna | ||
| Meridaun | ||
| Meriel, Muriel | ||
| Minver | ||
| Miren | ||
| Mona | ||
| Morfudd | ||
| Morfyl, Morvel | ||
| Morgwen | ||
| Morud | ||
| Morvith, Morvyth, Morwid, Morwith | ||
| Morwenna, Morwen, Morwyn |
maiden |
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| Mwyan | ||
| Myfanwy, Myvanwy, Mevanwy, Mevanou? | Myff |
'benyw/menyw' woman |
| Nerys |
'ner' lord? |
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| Nia | ||
| Ninnocha | ||
| Nona, Nonna | Nonnita | |
| Olwedd | ||
| Olwen |
'ol' footprint/track + 'gwen' |
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| Perweur | ||
| Rannilt | ||
| Rhiain | ||
| Rhiainfellt | ||
| Rhiannon | 'Rigantona 'great queen | |
| Rhianwen | ||
| Rhona | ||
| Rhonda | ||
| Rhonwen | ||
| Rhoswen | ||
| Sanan | ||
| Tangwystl, Tangwystli, Tangwistel, Tanglust | ||
| Tegwen |
'teg' fair/lovely + 'gwen' |
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| Tirion |
kind/gentle |
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| Tudgech | ||
| Tydfil, Tydfill, Tudful |
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
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