Welsh · Unisex name
Eirian
“bright, shining”
About the name Eirian
Eirian is a Welsh name taken directly from the adjective eirian, meaning ‘bright, shining, beautiful’. It belongs to a group of modern Welsh names drawn from descriptive vocabulary, alongside names such as Eira ‘snow’ and Heulwen ‘sunshine’. It is given to both girls and boys in Wales. The same adjective appears in Welsh poetry as an epithet of praise, and the related feminine name Eirianwen adds gwen ‘white, fair, blessed’. Eirian is pronounced roughly ‘AY-ree-an’.
- Meaning
- bright, shining
- Origin
- Welsh
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- ay-REE-an(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Eirian
- Eirian James
- Eirian Morgan
- Eirian Taylor
- Eirian Riley
- Eirian Sky
Questions about Eirian
- What does Eirian mean?
- Eirian is a Welsh name meaning "bright, shining".
- How do you pronounce Eirian?
- Eirian is pronounced ay-REE-an, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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