Given name · also Welsh
Cynan
“dog”
Cynan is a masculine given name from Middle Welsh, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Welsh.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cynan goes back to Proto-Celtic *kū, meaning “dog.”
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Where it comes from
Cynan comes from Middle Welsh, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
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How it developed
From Middle Welsh Cynan, from Old Welsh Cinan, from Proto-Celtic *Kunagnos, from Proto-Celtic *kū (“dog”).
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Cynan’s family of names
In Welsh usage, Cynan has a conventional equivalent in the French form Conan.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cynan
- Cynan ap HywelWelsh prince (d. 1005)950–1005
- Cynan GarwynKing of Powys, Wales545–613
- Cynan DindaethwyKing of Gwynedd740–816
- Cynan ab IagoPrince of Kingdom of Gwynedd1014–1063
- Cynan ap MareduddLeader of the Welsh revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn1300–1295
- Cynan ab Owain GwyneddWelsh prince1150–1174
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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