WALES U.K. 58 WELSH SURNAMES IN ONE SONG.e.g. JONES, DAVIES, GRIFFITHS

[AtlanticCross1]

 I disagree with the Nigger pictures. Is no such thing as a Welsh Nigger. What next, Merlin was a Nigger?

[karezza6]

Why are there blonde people in Wales, Scotland and Ireland?

[97misscookiemonster]

At least my last name is on here :)

[patteel]

My maiden name was Edwards.They came from Wales to the USA in the mid 1700s.

[benwest10]

@patteel the very rich edwards who should own lower manhattan?

[TheSchizopodcaster]

Daeth â lwmp i'm gwddf a dagrau i'm llygaid

It brought a lump to my throat and tears to my eyes

[owainmeurig]

Real welsh people don't wear tartan it's only for yank tourists

[Johnfwake]

Re question from mmmmeduse about the name COIT from Glamorgan. Coity Village and Castle (plus medieaval church is in Glamorgan near Bridgend. It originates from the name coyte (?) which means in old Welsh the house over looking the wood. There are number of references which differ but that is the general feeling. So I would imagine your COIT is an original name of a person from Coity.

[MmeMeduse]

You're so good on the Welsh names. Know anything about Coit in Glamorganshire?

[emROARS]

I've always wondered is Atkins is an evolution of Watkins, Any thoughts?

[FatRakoon]

JONES is not a welsh name.

Never has been and can never be.

I dont know where the hell it started out, but it is old english and a shortened version of Johnson or johns son.

Besides, there is no "J" in the welsh alphabet.

[Johnfwake]

Note your comments. Actually you are right the 'no J ' in the Welsh language bit. In fact what happened is that it came to Wales and was turned into IOAN, the Welsh version of John. The English could not pronounce this properly and it became anglisized as Joan or Jone. The Welsh had a patronymic method whereas the English had a placename or employment method of surnames. E.g. Smith, Wiltshire. In Wales, the patronymic, from the father or how you look. Thanks for comment though. JFW

[neathiopian]

@FatRakoon Jones is a Welsh name and there is a J in the welsh alphabet

[FatRakoon]

@neathiopian

No, there is no "J" in my alphabet. If you are not welsh then you cannot tell me my own language and if you are welsh then get an education.

There is no "J" in the welsh alphabet.

It has been adopted however, but its still not present in any WELSH aphabet.

the "J" from names such as "Jones" has been brought from england, not from wales.

Give me one word that actually uses "J" and is NOT a name of a person.

[neathiopian]

@FatRakoon I am Welsh. and there is a J in the alphabet! 'garej' 'jollio'

[FatRakoon]

@neathiopian

Oh my god, are you for real???

GAREJ you idiot, is a made up word to sound Welsh... Its from GARAGE

Its the same stupid idea as usiing SW to make a welsh version of ZOO

Its made up, its not a real word

And JOLLIO is again a name, not a welsh word

So, you fail because of stupidity on this one, try again.

And if that really is all you can do and you say you are welsh, then Im lost for words.

Care to try a real word this time?

[3tangle3]

@neathiopian a recent development the use of 'j' last few hundred years

[TheSchizopodcaster]

@FatRakoon

Jwg? :-p

[FatRakoon]

@TheSchizopodcaster

Nice try.

The use of the letter "J" is now so common that it has been accepted and is used and has been used for centuries , but its still not truly a aprt of the true alphabet, although a great many people do accept it and include it. When in school ( Yes, in wales ) we were taught that its NOT in there.

The real welsh alphabet, and this is from memory, goes like this

a b c ch d dd e f ff g ng h i l ll m n o p ph r s t th u w y

j k q v x z = missing

[TheSchizopodcaster]

@FatRakoon

heehee :-p

Mae'r iaith Gymraeg yn tyfu ac yn ffynnu achos ein bod yn defnyddio yr wyddor yr byd.

The Welsh language is growing and prospering because we are using the world alphabet.

[FatRakoon]

@neathiopian

Actually, while I am here, just to add...

There is no "Q" either.

There is no words in the welsh language that actually use "J" or "Q" other than peoples names of course, because they were brought in.

[Stunr99]

@FatRakoon Is the name Thomas a Welsh name?

[2w0aqp]

davies a great welsh sir! name i should know its my sir! name!

[samigirl22]

JONES!!!!!!!

[jannyrcobs]

Have you seen the Watkins/Walters tartan? All blue and green and yucky. Alas, there's no hope for us lowly Welsh-blooded Newfoundlanders!

[owainmeurig]

@jannyrcobs Don't worry real welsh people don't wear tartan.

[theworldisbonkers]

DAFYDD

Mine.

[mush1955]

Hopefully I'll be getting my " set " in Williams tartan from Swansea soon :-)

[mush1955]

Mine came.........and I'm pleased as Punch with it !

[xKatChemical]

Pugh ftw! :D

from 'ap Hugh'.

[Mrjakeypliplop]

Believe it or not, since i go to a welsh school my year 5 teacher was Miss Pugh!

[talisyn2002]

Well I made first of the list... gee who would've thought Evans was welsh ;), J/K even though my Evans branch has been in the US since 1870 our welsh pride is still strong!

[Johnfwake]

Yes EVANS is Welsh. It comes from IFAN and evolved over the years. EVANS is the third most popular name in Wales after the other Welsh names of JONES and DAVIES. BEVAN also is part of your family name deriving from e.g. David ap Evan evolving to BEVAN. 'ap' means 'son of' in Welsh. JFW

[ThomsonFly12331]

0:06 PRICE'S!!! :D

[ThomsonFly12331]

i thought i ws pure english obviously not :P

[SonSkoji]

Price is a mutation of 'ap Rhys' that's been warped and distorted over time.

[CocaColaBullet]

Hughes 0:25

[JBaker29]

My grandfathers name was Jones Alexander Lewis.He was a coal miner.Think he was Welsh.

[Johnfwake]

It certainly sounds as though he was from Welsh stock. The name, apart from the Alexander, is of Welsh origin and of course being a coal miner also is a very good clue.

[3tangle3]

@Johnfwake lewis is possibly a very old name close to lewsyn...however english corrupted it again as there were also lewis from saxon/norse origins....so hard to decipher

[RichAtCamp]

Davis- minus the E

[hannaleigh666]

WILLIAMSSSS xD

[oOCaillechOo]

Watkins/Atkins/Jones here!

[jezroller3]

im welsh and my name's davies

[thejarvinator]

my second name is jarvis and its not on there!

[ireallylovetwilight]

Im from Wales and my last name is davies

[dancolls898]

person who owns WTC is my dad! wakey you know im!

[Cyclops0800]

1:46 HARRIS

[al3xse]

Wooo evans!!... = )

[72grantorino]

Griffith (without the "s") here!

[Johnfwake]

Hi Mr Griffith. Thanks and hello. Griffiths is the anglicised version of Gruffydd and the S on the end is the 'sibling' or 'Son.' JFW

[elderturtle]

Griffiths, yes! (My father's side)... :)