Given name · also Welsh
Gloyw
“bright, shining, sparkling”
Gloyw is a masculine given name from Middle Welsh (ultimately Proto-Brythonic), meaning “bright, shining, sparkling.” It is used in Welsh.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Gloyw comes from Middle Welsh, and ultimately from Proto-Brythonic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle Welsh gloyw, from Old Welsh gloiu, from Proto-Brythonic *gluɨw.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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