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

58 Welsh surnames in 'Song of the Names'. Wales family tartans are sold in nearly every name in kilts, regalias, ties, shawls etc., Welsh-Tartan.com will get you more information. Song by Lorraine King.

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[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.

[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

[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

[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.

[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.

[AtlanticCross1]

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

[benwest10]

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

[karezza6]

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

[Stunr99]

@FatRakoon Is the name Thomas a Welsh name?

[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.

[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.