Given name · also Old Cornish
Gryffyn
Gryffyn is a masculine given name from Old Cornish, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic. It is used in Cornish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Gryffyn comes from Old Cornish, and ultimately from Proto-Brythonic.
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How it developed
From Old Cornish Grifiud, from Proto-Brythonic *Grifujʉð.
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Gryffyn’s family of names
In Cornish usage, Gryffyn has a conventional equivalent in the English form Griffin. In Cornish usage, Gryffyn has a related form in Grifiud.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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.
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