Boy · Welsh
Llywelyn
Say it: hluh-WEL-in
Meaning
Uncertain; possibly from *Lugu-belinos, combining two divine names. The popular link to llew 'lion' is folk etymology.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Llewelyn
| English | Llewellyn |
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Famous bearers
- Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (the Great)
- Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, last native Prince of Wales
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Medieval European charters and records
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