Given name · also Welsh
Angharad
“love”
Angharad is a feminine given name from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Welsh.
Original WelshHangharad
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Angharad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1943. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Angharad’s family of names
Angharad has a related form in Angharat. Angharad has a related form in Anghard. In Welsh usage, Angharad has a related form in Hangharad.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Angharad
- Angharad James-TurnerWelsh footballer (born 1994)
- Angharad EvansBritish swimmerborn 2003
- Angharad ReesWelsh actress and jewellery designer (1944–2012)
- Angharad TomosWelsh writer and language activist (born 1958)
- Angharad LlwydWelsh antiquarian (1780–1866)
- Angharad Masonracing cyclistborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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