Given name & surname

Griffiths

Griffiths is a surname from Welsh.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Griffiths is a form of Griffith. Griffith comes from Welsh.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Griffiths’s family of names

In English usage, Griffiths as a surname has a related form in Griffith.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Griffiths

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Similar names

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Celtic

Griffinus

Griffinus is a masculine given name from Middle Welsh, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic. It is used in Latin.

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Welsh

Gruffydd

“a fierce lord”

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Welsh

Gittens

Gittens is a surname from Welsh.

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Welsh

Idris

“an eager lord”

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Welsh

Gwyther

Gwyther is a surname from Welsh.

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Welsh

Gillow

“retreat”

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Welsh

Ifor

“an archer”

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>99% boys

Celtic

Arthwys

“bear”

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Sibling ideas

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