Given name · also Welsh
Arthwys
“bear”
Arthwys is a masculine given name from Old Welsh, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Welsh.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arthwys goes back to Proto-Brythonic *arθ, meaning “bear.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Arthwys comes from Old Welsh, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Welsh Arthuis, from Proto-Brythonic *arθ (“bear”), from Proto-Celtic *wissus (“knowledge”); its root is Proto-Indo-European *weyd-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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