He was a prominent figure in eisteddfodic circles, where he had the bardic name "Elphin".

Haldreyn is the bardic name of William Morris (born 1937).

William Williams was also known by the bardic name of Pantycelyn.

Welsh poets often write under bardic names to conceal their identity in Eisteddfod competitions.

Jones was also a poet, known by his bardic name of Talhaiarn.

He is also known by his bardic name, "Prydydd y Moch".

Poets now used their bardic names to disguise their identity in competitions, and continued to use them when they became well known.

A bardic name may also result from a nickname.

He was often known simply by his bardic name, "Dyfnallt".

Often a new inductee will take a pseudonym, called a "bardic name."