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16 November 2009
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Pronouncing Welsh names

You'll hear a lot of new names when you live in Wales. Find out how to pronounce them properly and what they mean, with our sound guide.

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LL M N O P Rh S T W Y

Alwen		From the river Alwen.
Alys		The Welsh version of Alice.
Aneira		From the Welsh 'eira', meaning snow.
Anest		The daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan and Angharad in the 12th century.
Angharad		Much loved.
Awsta		Majestic, or revered. The Welsh form of Augusta.

Adda		Welsh for Adam.
Aled		Name of a river in Denbighshire.
Alun		A river in Flintshire.
Aneurin		6th century Welsh poet.
Ap		One of the prefixes used to denote 'son of' as is 'O' in Ireland and 'Mac' in Scotland.
Arwyn		Fair.

pasio = pass

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