A male variant is Bran, which Game of Thrones will recognize immediately!īredon - This name may derive from a Celtic surname meaning “hill called Bre.” (It’s also used as a given name in the excellent Kingkiller Chronicle, so fans may recognize it!)īriallen - This modern Welsh treasure means “primrose” from the Welsh briallu.īrigid - A variant of Brighid, the name of the Irish goddess of fire, poetry, and wisdom whose name means “exalted one.”īyron - Although initially derived from a surname that indicated cow sheds (not remotely spooky!), Byron wins a spot on the list due to the English Romantic poet Lord Byron who was once described as “mad, bad, and dangerous to know” by a former lover! C Adorable? Definitely!īlodeuwedd - This name means “face of flowers.” In Welsh myth, Blodeuwedd was a woman created out of flowers.īlodwyn - Another Welsh gem, this name means “white flowers” from the Welsh blodau for “flowers” and gwen for “white” or “fair.”īranwen - This name from Welsh myth means “beautiful raven” from the Welsh bran (“raven”) and gwen (“fair”). Tolkien fans will also recognize it as the name of Bilbo’s mother.īláthnat - It’s not pronounced the way it looks! This name from Irish myth sounds more like BLAW-nit and means “little flower” from the Gaelic blath meaning “flower” coupled with a diminutive suffix. Belladonna - While bella donna means “beautiful lady” in Italian, Belladonna is also the name of a deadly plant you may know as nightshade.
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