Given name
Maeldoi
“noble, chief”
Maeldoi is a masculine given name from Proto-Brythonic, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Old Breton.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maeldoi goes back to Proto-Celtic *maglos, meaning “noble, chief.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Maeldoi comes from Proto-Brythonic, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Brythonic *maɣl, from Proto-Celtic *maglos (“noble, chief”), from Proto-Brythonic *duɨw (“god”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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