Naming Your Character
If you wish to really get into the spirit of Dawn of Legends you
may wish to use an authentic or authentic-sounding name for your
character. Feel free to combine parts of names to create something
new. Also, you might consider looking up old Anglo-Saxon or Celtic
names in baby books and royal genealogies. Finally, some Celtic
and Saxon names are mentioned in the stories also found on this site. The following are some names for you
to consider:
Brythonic Pronunciation
Accent usually falls on the next-to-last syllable (the penultimate
syllable) in the word.
Consonants
b - as in boy
c - as in cat, never ice
ch - as in German Bach, but lighter
d - as in dog
dd - like th in they, not three
f - v sound like in vat (English of, for ex.)
ff - soft like in fine
g - as in go, never germ
h - as in hello
l - as in lost
ll - unique. Aspirated l. Kind of like in antler. Only more aspiration.
m - as in mother
ng - as in sling, never danger
p - as in pain
ph - as in phone, only when in start of word.
r - lightly trilled
rh - aspirated like in perhaps
s - as in sit, never these
si - pronounced like sh in English
t - as in top
th - as in think
w - as in wood
Vowels
a - short as the ‘o’ in pot, long as in father
ae, ai, au - as in aisle
e - short as in end, long as in tale
ei, eu, ey - as in pie
ew - as in stew
i - short as in pit, long as in seat
iw - as in yew
o - short as in hot, long as in hoe
oe, oi, ou - as in boil
u - short as in lint, long as in need
w - as in doom
y - short as in sit, long as in peat
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Male British Names
(meaning):
Aeddan
Aelhaern
Aeron
Afan
Afloeg
Aidan
Arawn
Arthen (bear and river god)
Arthfael
Arthur (stone bear)
Bledri (wolf ruler)
Brychan
Brynach
Cadell
Cadfell (battle prince)
Cadmael
Cadwaladr (battle ruler)
Carannog
Cynfael (chief prince)
Dulais (black ditch)
Elaeth
Elystan (noble stone)
Eryl
Ffagan
Gawain
Gildas
Hwmffre
Idris
Idwal (lord)
Iowerth (Edward)
Llew (lion)
Maelgwn (defender, prince of battle)
Marchudd (horse lord)
Maredudd (great lord)
Medrod (one’s own host)
Merfyn
Myrddin (Merlin)
Prydderch
Rhodri
Rhys
Seiriol
Taliesin (radiant brow)
Teilo
Female British Names
(meaning):
Adwen
Aelwen (white brow)
Aeres (heiress)
Aeron
Aeronwen
Aeronwy
Ariannell
Arwen (fair and fine)
Blodyn (flower)
Branwen (white raven)
Bronwen (white breat)
Briallen (primrose)
Bronwen (white breast)
Cadi
Cari
Cati
Catrin
Ceindeg (beautiful)
Ceridwen
Del (pretty)
Eigra
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Elain
Elen
Enid
Erin (Ireland)
Eryl
Fflur (flowers)
Gwen (white, holy)
Gwenhwyfar (Guinivere)
Hafwen (fair summer)
Iola
Lydia
Lynwen (white vale)
Mai (May)
Mali (Molly)
Manon (great beauty)
Melangell
Morwen (white maid)
Nia
Rhianedd
Sanant
Tegan
Undeg (fair one)
Male Saxon Names:
Ælle
Ælfwine
Aldwulf
Alric
Berwald
Ceolwulf
Eadbert
Eafa
Egbert
Egfrid
Hengist
Horsa
Octa
Offa
Osric
Oswald
Oswy
Oswyn
Peada
Penda
Redwald
Sighard
Wuff
Wulfhere
Female Saxon Names:
Acha
Ælffled
Ælfwyn
Ædelberga
Tata
Ædeldreda
Ædelhild
Breguswid
Coenberg
Cyenburg
Cynwise
Eabæ
Eanfled
Earcongota
Edyd
Hilda
Hereswid
Osdryd
Tortgyd
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