Llywelyn (name)
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Llywelyn is a Welsh personal name, which has also become a family name most commonly spelt Llewellyn[1] (/luˈɛlɪn/). The name has many variations and derivations, mainly as a result of the difficulty for non-Welsh speakers of representing the sound of the initial double ll (a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative).[1]
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Pronunciation | Welsh: [ɬəˈwɛlɪn] |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Common Brittonic |
Meaning | Evolved from Lugubelinos, a compound of two Common Brittonic names for Celtic gods: Lugus and Belenus. |
Region of origin | Wales |
Other names | |
Related names | numerous |
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The name Lewis became closely associated with Llywelyn as early as the 13th century, when Anglo-Norman scribes often used the former as an anglicised version of the latter; many Welsh families came to do the same over the following centuries as the adoption of formal English-style surnames became more widespread.[1]