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Aneurin

Boy name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Aneurin: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2005.

Aneurin is a Welsh name, likely derived from the older form Aneirin, which itself may come from the Latin Honorius, meaning "honour," or from the Welsh eirian, meaning "golden" or "splendid." The most famous bearer is Aneurin Bevan, the Labour politician who founded the National Health Service in 1948—a towering figure in British social history. The name also evokes the 6th-century bard Aneirin, credited with composing the epic poem Y Gododdin, one of the oldest surviving works in Welsh. While there are no major places named after a bearer, the name shares its root with the Welsh word for gold, linking it to a sense of value and brightness. A notable variant is Aneirin, its original spelling, and in Scotland the name remains rare but carries a dignified, literary resonance.