Given name
Gruffydd
“a fierce lord”
Gruffydd is used as a given name. One Welsh interpretation is “a fierce lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “a fierce lord.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
Gruffydd’s family of names
Gruffydd has a related form in Gruffen. Gruffydd has a related form in Gruffin. Gruffydd has a related form in Gruffud.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gruffydd
- Gruffudd ap LlywelynWelsh monarch1000–1063
- Gruffydd ap RhysPrince of Deheubarth, died 11371090–1137
- 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
- Gruffydd RobertWelsh Catholic priest and humanist scholar1527–1598
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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