Names I Would Actually Use

• Arthur: the meaning is unknown; possibly derived from the Celtic elements artos 'bear' and viros 'man' or rigos 'king'.
• Arwen: possibly means 'noble maiden'.
• Bronwen, Bronwyn: derived from the Welsh elements bron 'breast' and gwen 'white, fair, blessed'.
• Carys: from the Welsh caru meaning 'love'. This is a relatively modern Welsh name, in common use only since the middle of the 20th century.
• Efa: the Welsh form of Eva; from the Hebrew name Chawwah which was derived from the Hebrew word chawah 'to breathe' or the related word chayah 'to live'.
• Eira: means 'snow' in Welsh.
• Evan: anglicized form of Iefan; a Welsh form of John which means 'to be' or 'to become'.
• Llewelyn: possibly a Welsh form of the old Celtic name Lugubelenus, a combination of the names of the gods Lugus and Belenus. Alternatively it may be derived from Welsh llyw 'leader'.
• Macsen: the Welsh form of Maximus which is a Roman family name derived from Latin maximus meaning 'greatest'.
• Owain: probably a Welsh form of Eugene, although it might be derived from Welsh eoghunn meaning 'youth.
• Rhiannon: derived from the old Celtic name Rigantona meaning 'great queen'.
• Tristan: Old French form of the Pictish name Drustan, a diminutive of Drust; probably derived from Celtic drest meaning 'riot' or 'tumult'. The spelling was altered by association with Latin tristis 'sad'.

Guilty Pleasure

• Anwen: means 'very beautiful' in Welsh.
• Blodwen, Blodwyn: means 'white flowers' from Welsh blodau 'flowers' combined with gwen 'white, fair, blessed'.
• Brynn: the feminine variant of Bryn which means 'hill, mound' in Welsh.
• Dylan: from the Welsh elements dy 'great' and llanw 'tide, flow'.
• Gwendolyn: means 'white ring'; derived from the Welsh elements gwen 'white, fair, blessed' and dolen 'ring'.
• Olwen: means 'white footprint' from Welsh ol 'footprint, track' and gwen 'white, fair, blessed'. In Welsh legend Olwen was a beautiful maiden, the lover of Culhwch and the daughter of the giant Yspaddaden. Her father insisted that Culhwch complete several seemingly impossible tasks before he would allow them to marry, and Culhwch was successful with all of them.
• Seren: means 'star' in Welsh.
• Taliesin: means 'shining brow'; derived from Welsh tal 'brow' and iesin 'shining'. Pronunciation: Tal-EE-es-in.
• Wynn: derived from Welsh gwyn meaning 'white, fair, blessed'.
• Yale: a surname name; derived from a place name meaning 'fertile upland' (from Welsh ial).