Alternate Name Speller

"Aneirin \a-nei-rin\ as a boy's name is of welsh origin. possibly (irish, gaelic) "noble, modest". originally neirin, the a- was added in the 13th century. this was the name of the first known welsh poet (sixth century). the "book of aneirin" is a 13th-century manuscript about his work, including the "gododdin", a long work about the defeat of the welsh by the saxons. nye is the pet form made popular by the statesman aneurin bevan (20th century).

aneirin has 2 variant forms: aneurin and nye."