Welsh masculine given names

male given name

Alexander () is a masculine name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.

Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur.

Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ anēr, with genitive ἀνδρός andros, which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone from the 12th century.

male given name

unisex given name

male given name

Ian or Iain is a male name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, '') and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain''. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking countries.

Caradog, Caradoc, Caradawg, or Cradawg, Latinised as Caratacus and anglicised as Craddock, is a given name for men in the Welsh language. It may refer to:

Owain () is a name of Welsh origin, variously written in Old Welsh as Ougein, Eugein, Euguen, Iguein, Ou(u)ein, Eug(u)ein, Yuein, and in Middle Welsh as Ewein, Owein, and Ywein. Other variants of the name Owain include Ewein, Iguein, Owein, Ouein, Ywen, Ywein, Ywain, Yuein, and Yvain. Owain has also been Latinized as Oenus.

Evan is a Welsh masculine given name, derived from Iefan, a Welsh form of the name John. Evan can also occasionally be found as a shortened version of Greek names like Evangelos, Evander, or Evandro. While predominantly male, the name is occasionally given to women, as with the actress Evan Rachel Wood. It may also be encountered as a surname, although Evans is a far more common form within this context.

family name

Alistair is a male given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Alasdair. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the Norman name Alexandre or the Latin name Alexander, which was incorporated into English in the same form as Alexander. The deepest etymology is the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (man-repeller): ἀλέξω (repel) + ἀνήρ (man), "the one who repels men", a warrior name. Another (much less common) Anglicisation of Alasdair is Allaster.

Huw () is a Welsh given name, a variant of Hugo or Hugh.

unisex given name

name

Cadwgan is a Welsh given name, meaning "battle glory" (from cad "battle" and gwogawn "glory"). The name occurs in the Mabinogion as the son of Iddon. The name Cadogan is derived from it.

Ioan is a variation on the name John found in Aromanian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Russian, Welsh (), and Sardinian. It is usually masculine. The female equivalent in Romanian and Bulgarian is Ioana. In Russia, the name Ioann is usually reserved for the clergy (when a person called Ivan becomes a priest or a monk, he becomes known as Ioann). In all Bulgarian and Welsh versions of the Bible, Ioan is the name used for individuals known as John in English translations, such as John the Evangelist and John the Baptist.

male given name

Hywel (), sometimes anglicised as Howel or Howell, is a Welsh masculine given name. It may refer to:

Idwal is Welsh for "lord of the wall". As a masculine given name, it may refer to the following people:

Rhys or Rhŷs is a popular Welsh given name (usually male) that is famous in Welsh history and is also used as a surname. It originates from Deheubarth, an old region of South West Wales, with famous kings such as Rhys ap Tewdwr.

Rhodri (; ) is a male first name of Welsh origin. It is derived from the elements rhod "wheel" and rhi "king".

Iorwerth () is a Welsh name, composed of two elements: meaning 'lord' and meaning 'fair', 'fine', or 'handsome' (both morphemes are somewhat archaic in Modern Welsh). The name has historically been associated with the name Edward, although the names do not have a common origin and neither name is a translation of the other.

Damien is a given name and less frequently a surname.

Gruffudd or Gruffydd ( or , in either case) is a Welsh name, originating in Old Welsh as a given name and today used as both a given and a surname. It is the origin of the Anglicised name Griffith[s], and was historically sometimes treated as interchangeable with the etymologically unrelated Germanic name Galfrid (Latinised as Galfridus). The Welsh form evolved from the Common Brittonic Grippiud or Gripuid. The meaning of the name is “strong lord.”

Dafydd is a Welsh masculine given name, related to David, and more rarely a surname. People so named include: