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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Llywelyn_the_Great.JPG) Prince Llywelyn of Wales at his death in 1240, with his sons Gruffydd and Dafydd mourning. Llywelyn is spelt Leolinus above his head in the Latin manuscript. | |
| Pronunciation | Welsh: [ɬəˈwɛlɪn] English: /luˈɛlɪn/ loo-EL-in |
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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 |
Llywelyn (pronounced [ɬəˈwɛlɪn]) is a Welsh personal name, which has also become a family name most commonly spelt Llewellyn[1] (/luˈɛlɪn/ loo-EL-in). 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]
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]
- ^ a b c Morgan, T. J.; Morgan, Prys (1985). Welsh Surnames. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. pp. 147–151. ISBN 0-7083-0880-5.