Given name & surname
Gruffudd
“a fierce lord”
Gruffudd is a variant of Gruffydd. One Welsh interpretation is “a fierce lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gruffudd is a variant of Gruffydd. One Welsh interpretation is “a fierce lord.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gruffudd is a variant of Gruffydd. An origin associated with Gruffydd is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Middle Welsh Gripiud, from Old Welsh Gripiud, from Proto-Brythonic *Grifujʉð.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gruffudd’s family of names
In Welsh usage, Gruffudd has a diminutive in Guto. In Welsh usage, Gruffudd has a conventional equivalent in the English form Griffin. Gruffudd has an English adaptation in Griffith.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gruffudd
- Gruffudd ap LlywelynWelsh monarch1000–1063
- Gruffudd ap CynanKing of Gwynedd1055–1137
- Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ab IorwerthWelsh prince (c. 1196 – 1244)1200–1244
- Gruffudd ap RhydderchKing of Gwent, Deheubarth and part of Morgannwg
- Gruffudd ap Rhys ap GruffuddWelsh prince, died 12011160–1201
- Gruffudd ap GwenwynwynPrince of Powys Wenwynwyn1250–1286
- Gruffudd MaelorPrince of Powys Fadog1200–1191
- Gruffudd FychanPrince of Powys Fadog1300–1289
- Gruffudd MaelorWelsh Prince of Powys Fadog1236–1269
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