Rhawn
Welsh - Female
Coarse long hair.
Welsh Baby Names
Rhedyn
Welsh - Female
Fern.
Rhett
Welsh - Male
Enthusiastic.
Rhiain
Welsh - Female
Maiden.
Rhiamon
Welsh - Female
Witch.
Rhiannon
Welsh - Female
According to the late Professor Proinsias Mac Cana of University College Dublin and Visiting Professor of Celtic Studies at Harvard University, Rhiannon derives "from Rigantona Divine Queen" (Proinsias Mac Cana, 1992, page. 51). Dr Anne Ross gives Rhiannon's derivation as, "Welsh Riannon from Rigantona, great queen" (Ross, 1992, page. 313). Professor Miranda Green of the University of Wales gives two meanings, combining the above derivations: "Her name may derive from that of a pagan goddess Rigantona ('Great – or Sacred – Queen')" (Green, 1993, page. 30). The prefix "Ri" gives the meaning "queen", who thus may be great, divine or sacred. Rhiannon does not mean "witch" or, as some sites claim, "nymph".
Rhianwen
Welsh - Female
Comely maiden.
Rhianwyn
Welsh - Female
Comely maiden.
Rhinffrew
Welsh - Male
Dwells near the still river.
Rhioganedd
Welsh - Male
Legendary prince of Ireland.
Rhisiart
Welsh - Male
Welsh form of Richard 'strong ruler'.
Rhobert
Welsh - Male
Welsh form of Robert 'brilliant renown'.
Rhonwen
Welsh - Female
Fair lance, fair, slender. Welsh form of Rowena. White-haired.
Rhosyn
Welsh - Female
Rose.
Rhun
Welsh - Male
Legendary son of Beli.
Rhuvawn
Welsh - Male
Legendary son of Deorthach.
Rhyawdd
Welsh - Male
Legendary son of Morgant.
Rhychdir
Welsh - Male
From the plow land.
Rhyd
Welsh - Male
From the ford.
Rhys
Welsh - Male
Rash, ardent.
