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Angharad
Say it: ang-HAR-ad
Meaning
From the intensive prefix an-, câr 'love' and the suffix -ad: 'much loved'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 5 babies given this name since 1943
- At its height in 1943, about 1 in 279,000 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Angharad Golden-Hand, heroine of the tale of Peredur
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Early Welsh tales, poetry and genealogies
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.