Wales Origin · Name Guide

175 Beautiful Wales Baby Names (With Meanings & Origins)

Browse 179 Wales baby names with full meanings, cultural context, and pronunciation.

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Wales Girl Names
Wales Boy Names
Wales Unisex Names

Wales names carry a rich cultural heritage and distinct phonetic character that makes them both memorable and meaningful.

Quick facts: Wales names

Wales names have a distinct phonetic and cultural identity
Many names of this origin appear in multiple Western name traditions
The meaning embedded in these names often reflects the culture’s core values
These names tend to age well — remaining readable across generations

Wales Girl Names

93 girl names of Wales origin — showing top 93

1

very beautiful, admired

2

Means "bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

3

beautiful raven

4

God is my oath; pledged to God

5

House of God

6

white flower

7

white breast

8

hill; mountain

9

fair breast

10

Variant of CARYS.

11

Welsh form of KATHERINE, as well as a German short form of KATHARINA.

12

beautiful, poetry, or the great poetess

13

to love

14

Cadi is a diminutive of 'Catrin', meaning 'pure'.

15

holly

16

pure

17

From the river

18

God's Promise

19

Beautiful, bright, or shining.

20

Foxglove flower

21

Fair one; white phantom

22

fair, beautiful

23

vale of the river

24

white

25

Fair one; brightness

26

royalty

27

fair and blessed

28

blessed ring

29

Fair or blessed

30

the grace

31

Fair, blessed ring

32

lake; glen

33

blessed ring

34

fair, purity

35

blessed, fair

36

Fair, blessed, or white.

37

Glyn - 'Glen'

38

Blessed ring

39

blessed

40

blessed, fortunate

41

fair, blessed

42

White or fair circle, blessed.

43

blessed

44

fair, blessed

45

blessed

46

blessed ring

47

gwen - fair, white + ith - blessed, holy

48

white phantom

49

White ring

50

white, fair, blessed

51

land of the foreigners

52

blessed

53

blessed ring

54

Variant of GWYNETH, perhaps influenced by the Welsh word gwenith meaning "wheat".

55

Fair, blessed, white ring

56

blessed ring

57

Fair, Blessed, White

58

Fair, white; blessed

59

white, fair, blessed; blessed ring

60

blessed, happy

61

White ring

62

Fair, alive or lake

63

blessed, fair, white

64

Love

65

a form of 'Llinos', meaning 'the songbird' or 'linnet'

66

From the grove

67

church or chapel on the river Lliw.

68

famous river or lake

69

relating to radiance or light

70

Derived from 'Llan', meaning 'church or parish' and 'ifer', typically a feminine suffix.

71

Variant of MEGAN.

72

sea circle or bright sea

73

sparkling or brilliant

74

Perhaps an elaboration of Welsh ner "lord", with the intended meaning of "lady".

75

bright

76

white footprint

77

young warrior

78

White hoof

79

great queen

80

Derived from 'Rhiain', meaning 'maiden'.

81

Probably derived from the old Celtic name Rigantona meaning "great queen". It is speculated that this was the name of an otherwise unattested Celtic goddess of fertility and the moon.

82

ruler

83

A variant of 'Rhiannon', meaning 'great queen' or 'divine queen'

84

Great queen; divine goddess

85

Divine queen

86

a valley

87

divine, good; a form of the name Rowan

88

great queen, goddess

89

Queen

90

radiant, bright

91

Goddess or divine queen

92

to be a plough or furrow

93

warmth from the sun

Wales Boy Names

77 boy names of Wales origin — showing top 77

1

Rebirth, new beginning

2

one who is gracious

3

Little river

4

Fiery on the battlefield

5

bear; carrying a sword

6

son of the fair one

7

descendant of Brân

8

raven

9

Prince.

10

a steep place or hill

11

battle, spirit

12

From the holly tree; victorious

13

Cambren

14

the fortress on the Taff

15

Heart

16

man from the oak tree

17

One who is loyal

18

meaning 'descendant of Duane'

19

From 'dy', meaning 'great', and 'llanw', meaning 'tide' or 'flow', thus 'great tide'.

20

a peace keeper

21

The son of the sea

22

son of the sea

23

Son of a great leader

24

son of the sea

25

ruler or king

26

the Lord is gracious

27

derived from 'Eiry', meaning 'snow' or 'frost'

28

Son of Evan

29

Means "king" in Welsh.

30

Bright

31

God is my light; Bright or shining one

32

To be firm

33

one who is noble or nobleman

34

The name means 'steady' or 'firm'

35

valley

36

Meaning 'the shield' or 'the protector'.

37

To be a brave person; a guardian.

38

graceful, gentle

39

strong lord

40

Fair or white; Strong or brave

41

the one who is born under the sign of the owl

42

generous

43

just, righteous

44

gift from God

45

descendant of Caedain

46

The name Leri is believed to be derived from the Welsh word 'ler', meaning 'sea'.

47

Grey or gray-haired.

48

Like a lion

49

Grey; sacred

50

The name means 'grey' or 'gray-haired', often associated with intelligence and wisdom.

51

gray, gray-haired

52

Variant of LLYWELYN influenced by the Welsh word llew "lion".

53

Form of the Welsh name Myrddin (meaning "sea fortress") used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Arthurian tales.

54

From a Welsh place name which means "moss town" in Old English.

55

fortunate, blessed

56

greatest

57

son of Madoc

58

Welsh form of MAXIMUS. Magnus Maximus (known as Macsen in Welsh) was a 4th-century co-ruler of the Western Roman Empire. In Wales he was regarded as the founder of several royal lineages.

59

noble, young warrior; well born, noble

60

Probably a Welsh form of EUGENE, though it might be derived from Welsh eoghunn meaning "youth". This was the name of several figures from Welsh history and mythology.

61

little deer

62

Ardent, passionate

63

To be red-haired or having a ruddy complexion.

64

God's gift

65

the son of the horseman

66

enthusiasm

67

put to flight

68

Welsh

69

God is gracious

70

A variant of the name Trev, which means 'homestead' or 'village'.

71

ruler of the people

72

tumult

73

a man of the sea

74

Homestead

75

One who is gentle.

76

meaning 'three stones' or possibly 'the third'

77

one who is from the farm or homestead

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Wales Unisex Names

9 gender-neutral names of Wales origin — showing top 9

1

pure, clear

2

to follow

3

Immortal or 'the immortal one'.

4

golden

5

fair, blessed

6

A longing for home or a place that no longer exists; nostalgia

7

Of the sea

8

beautiful, fair

9

blessed, fair, or pure