Given name & surname · also Welsh
Llywelyn
Llywelyn is a masculine given name, possibly from Old Welsh, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Welsh.
Original WelshLlewelyn
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Llywelyn possibly comes from Old Welsh, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
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How it developed
Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *Lluɣβelen, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.
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Llywelyn’s family of names
In Welsh usage, Llywelyn has a later derivative in Llewellyn. In Welsh usage, Llywelyn has a related form in Llewelyn. In Welsh usage, Llywelyn has a related form in FLUELLEN.
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 Llywelyn
- Llywelyn ab IorwerthPrince of Gwynedd from 1199 to 12401173–1240
- Llywelyn ap GruffuddPrince of Gwynedd1220–1282
- Llywelyn ap SeisyllKing of Gwynedd and Deheubarth974–1023
- Llywelyn ap MerfynKing of Powys880–942
- Llywelyn BrenWelsh noble1267–1318
- Llywelyn ap Gruffudd FychanWelsh landowner and supporter of the Glyndŵr rebellion1341–1401
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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