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From: "John Ball" <>
Subject: Re: Personal Names
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 23:39:21 -0000
References: <200203022250.QAA08749@mail.autobahn.mb.ca>


Jan Jones <> wrote:
...my daughter-in-law.... asked for some "easily spelled and pronounced"
Welsh girls' names.
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Dear Jan,

Here's a selection accompanied by their English equivalents:

Welsh name (English equivalent)

Buddug (Boadicea; Victoria)
Cadi (Catherine; Kate)
Catrin (Catherine)
Ebrilla (April)
Efa (Eve)
Elen (Helen; Ellen)
Elin (Elinor; Elenor)
Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
Ffraid (Bride; Bridget)
Gwener (Venus)
Lowri (Laura)
Mabli (Mabel)
Madlen; Modlen (Magdalene)
Mai (May)
Mair (Mary)
Mali (Molly)
Mallt (Matilda; Maude)
Marged; Margred (Margaret)
Mari (Mary)
Mererid (Margaret)
Nesta (Agnes)
Petra (Peter) [female]
Rhonwen (Rowena)
Sali (Sally)
Sara (Sarah)
Siân; Siani (Jane)
Sioned (Janet)
Siwan (Joan)


Cheers,

John
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John Ball, South Wales, UK
E-mail:
Welsh Family History Archive (WFHA):
http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/index.htm



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