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Aneirin
Say it: an-AY-rin
Meaning
Uncertain; possibly from Latin Honorius.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Neirin
Famous bearers
- Aneirin, poet of Y Gododdin
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Where this comes from
- Early Welsh tales, poetry and genealogies
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