Skip to main content

Rhydian

rhydian vaughan baby name 

Alternatively spelled Rhidian from the 20th century, Rhydian (RID-ee-an) is a Welsh boy's name meaning "red," from the element rhudd (rudd), sharing some similarities with Rowan. An early Welsh saint may have had this name. There is a church established by the saint in the 6th century

Namesakes include British-Taiwanese actor Rhydian Vaughan (pictured above), Welsh singer Rhydian Roberts, novelist Rhidian Brook (who coincidentally wrote The Testimony of Taliesin Jones - I just wrote about Taliesin), and bass player Rhydian Dafydd for the band The Joy Formidable.

As a name in the U.S., Rhydian has not been used more than four times in a year, and is therefore not recorded by the SSA. White Pages tells me that only one exists.
Labels:

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 21, 2013 at 7:39 AM

    I've never heard the name Rhydian before, but I love it!

    Sounds like it would work fantastically as a character name in a sci-fi/fantasy/futuristic story :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. AnonymousOctober 16, 2013 at 2:41 PM

      It is. In Wolfblood one of the mane characters is named Rhydian. I love it too.

      Delete
    2. AnonymousDecember 10, 2014 at 9:29 PM

      I love that show so much! I love the name too :)

      Delete
    3. AnonymousNovember 2, 2015 at 3:31 PM

      That's where I heard the name from was wolf blood and I love it. I'm naming my first son rhydian. But no one like a it because it sounds like your getting rid of someone

      Delete
    4. AnonymousNovember 25, 2017 at 4:49 PM

      It's my grandsons name because of that show

      Delete
  2. AnonymousMarch 31, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    Come to Wales, plenty of Rhydians there, but only one who can sing like this one!

    He's Rhydian Roberts, check him out on YouTube or www.rhydianroberts.com.

    This amateur video was filmed in a large building on an agricultural showground in Wales. The lighting had malfunctioned and there was a sound problem at the end, but you'll get the idea.

    Rhydian's a lovely name for a boy! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousMarch 31, 2013 at 2:57 PM

    Ha Ha! I forgot to include the link to the video! Here it is, hope you like it:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyq_MMnk9ak

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousNovember 9, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    in wolf blood the hottest one's called rhydian

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2017 at 8:00 PM

    I can see Rhydian becoming mega-popular in the US. It's like Gideon, but more attractive — doesn't contain "giddy" and fits into the current Celtic name trend. Definitely viable!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Galician Baby Names

I grew up on a street that was named an Italian variant of Roger. When I got married and we bought our first house, it turned out to be on Roger Street. Once noting that coincidence, I started searching for other variants of the name. However, female variants turned out to be pretty nonexistent. Save for Roxeria, which I later discovered was the Galician female form, possibly pronounced rohz-AIR-ee-uh. That led me to a few lists of female Galician names, ranging from common to rare. Here is a sampling of names not often heard here in the states... Albina Alda Alma Alodia Aloia Amada Amadora Amalia Amparo Anisia Antia Araceli Aranzazu Artemisa Avelina Azucena Baia Balbina Baltasara Beatriz Benvida Berenice Bieita Branca Braulia Caetana Carola Casilda Casimira Ceferina Celsa Cipriana Cira Clorinda Coralia Cornelia Cosima Davinia Delfina Desideria Dionisia Dominga Dorinda Dorotea Dositea Edelmira Edenia Elba Elvira Emiliana Etelvina ...
2 comments
Read more

Elowen

Elowen is a recent Cornish baby name meaning "elm." It may not take off in America like the last Cornish hit, Jennifer, but it's certainly pretty. She's part of a "linguistic revival," as Appellation Mountain puts it  here . Her nickname could be Ellie, Elle or Ella, or a more unusual choice, Wendy. The pronunciation of Elowen is "ell-LOH-en," though most Americans will probably stick with "ELL-oh-wen." Please note that it is not spelled Elowyn. There is a similar name, Eowyn, but if you spell it Elowyn it will no longer be the Cornish name meaning elm tree, just some creative name. Other great Cornish names include Penrose, Chesten (the Cornish form of Christine), Demelza, Denzel, Hammitt, Kerensa/Kerenza, Meraud (very similar to French gem name Emeraude, both meaning emerald, but Meraud is pronounced "meh-row"), Merryn, Morwenna, Tremain, Emblyn, Jory, Massen, Treeve and Cotton. Here's 's a link to a post on Cornish n...
2 comments
Read more

Ancient Germanic Female Deities

Loki and Idun by John Bauer Here is a list of ancient Germanic goddess and personifications. There is some overlap with the goddesses of the Norse pantheon, and I've limited it to those names that I think would wear well today on modern babies. Of the following names, only the following were used in 2016. Sol was given to 91 girls, Ran to 5 girls, Saga to 9 girls, and Beyla to 6 girls. Beyla - as a possible agricultural personification, her name could mean "cow," "bean," or "bee," but she has been associated with bees and mead, so my guess is "bee." However, there's been a proposed connection to the reconstructed Proto-Norse name Baunila, which means "little bean." This is also a Spanish and Italian girls name. Fulla - possibly means "bountiful." Her other name is Volla, which I think is equally accessible as a name. She is a virgin goddess in Old Norse mythology. Gersemi - means "treasure." Sh...
Post a Comment
Read more