Given name

Buddug

“victorious”

Buddug is a feminine given name from Proto-Brythonic, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Welsh.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Buddug goes back to a word meaning “victorious.”

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Where it comes from

Buddug comes from Proto-Brythonic, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.

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How it developed

From Proto-Brythonic *Bʉðig, from Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā.

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Buddug’s family of names

In Welsh usage, Buddug shares a linguistic root with the Proto-Celtic form Boudīkā.

Walk Buddug’s family in the name graph

BuddugBoudiccaBoadiceaBoudīkā

The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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