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Aberthol — "sacrifice".
Accalon — a champion from Gaul and the lover of Morgan le Fay in the Arthurian sagas. They plotted to steal Excalibur, but Merlin helped Arthur to beat Accalon in battle.
Adda — Welsh version of Adam, "of the red earth".
Addolgar — "devout".
Adwr — "coward".
Aedd — from the Irish aedh "fire"; also a name of a king of Ireland. Shortened form of Aeddan.
Aeddan — Welsh form of Aidan.
Aglovale — son of King Pellinore, who Lancelot accidentally killed when Lancelot rescued Guinevere.
Alawn — "harmony".
Albanwr — "one from Scotland".
Alun — Welsh; possibly cognate of Alan. Also a river name in Wales spelled Alyn.
Alwyn — Welsh version of Alvin, "friend of all"; also the name of a river in Wales.
Amaethon — name of the son of the goddess Donn in Welsh legends.
Amerawdwr — from a word meaning "emperor".
Amhar — name of a son of Arthur in obscure Welsh legends.
Amlawdd — name of the father of Goleuddydd in Welsh tales.
Amren — name of the son of Bedwyr in Welsh Arthurian sagas.
Amynedd — "patient". Amyneddgar.
Andreas — Welsh form of Andrew. Andras.
Aneirin — "honorable" or "golden"; of uncertain original derivation. Original form Neirin, with the "A" added in the 13th C; may be derived from Irish Gaelic nári "noble, modest". The name also appears in Welsh mythology. Aneurin (modern form), pet form Nye.
Anfri — "disgrace".
Angawdd — name of the son of Caw in legends.
Angor — form the Welsh word for "anchor".
Anir — listed as a son of King Arthur in the sagas; vaguely hinted in the stories that he was killed by Arthur and buried in Wales at Licat Amir. Amr.
Anwar — "wild".
Anwas — name of the father of Twrch in ancient legends.
Anwell — from the word for "beloved". Anwil.
Anwir — "liar".
Anynnawg — legendary name of the son of Menw.
Anyon — from the Welsh word for "anvil".
Ap- — one of the prefixes used to denote "son of", as is "O" in Ireland and "Mac" in Ireland and Scotland.
Arawn — (AR-awn) in mythology, the god of Annwn (an-OON), the Underworld, but not associated with terror or eternal punishment. It later became the underground kingdom of the dead.
Ardwyad — "protector".
Arglwydd — from the word meaning "lord".
Arian — "silver"; masculine version of Arianrhod.
Arianwyn — (ah-ree-AHN-win) from Welsh arian "silver" + gwyn "shining, holy".
Arthur — (AHR-thir) from Celtic artos "bear", poss. from Latin name Artorius. Name of the legendary king and culture hero of the Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons. Arthwr, Arthvawr.
Arvel — "wept over".
Avagdu — "utter darkness"; son of the goddess Cerridwen and god Tegid Foel. Afagddu, Morfran (great crow).
Avaon — in Welsh tradition, the name of Taliesin's son.
Awstin — from the Welsh word for "august"; also a version of Austin, a contracted form of the Latin Augustinus.
Welsh Names for Children (http://astore.amazon.co.uk/welshped-21/detail/0862436427)
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