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The name originates from the Welsh word amaeth, which means "ploughman, servant", and is further enhanced with the divine suffix -on. In Welsh mytholo...
Derived from an ancient Welsh name that appears in several variants, including Acgarat and Ancarat. The name signifies "much loved", originating from...
The meaning remains uncertain. It refers to the deity associated with the underworld known as Annwfn in Welsh mythology.
The name likely translates to "silver wheel", derived from Welsh roots arian, meaning "silver," and rhod, which signifies "wheel." In the Fourth...
The origin and meaning of this name remain a mystery. It might stem from the Celtic components *artos meaning "bear" (Old Welsh arth) and *wiros meani...
Derived from the Welsh name Bedwyr, which may stem from the elements bedwen meaning "birch" and gwr meaning "man." In the Arthurian legends, Bedivere...
Welsh variation of Bedivere.
Likely derived from the Welsh form of Belenus. Beli Mawr was an ancestral deity in Welsh mythology, credited with founding several royal dynasties in...
Derived from the Welsh word bendigaid, meaning "blessed," and incorporating the lenited version of the name Brân. This is an alternative designation...
The Welsh word means "flowers". It was the original name of Blodeuwedd.
The term "face of flowers" is its Welsh meaning. In the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi [1], she was crafted from blossoms by Gwydion to become the...
The Welsh word means "raven". In the Second Branch of the Mabinogi [1], Brân the Blessed, also known as Bendigeidfran, was a colossal king of Britain...
Signifies "white raven" from the Old Welsh elements bran meaning "raven" and gwen meaning "white, blessed". According to the Second Branch of the Mabi...
The Welsh form of Kay 2.
Derived from Middle Welsh Creidylat, of uncertain meaning, possibly from craidd "heart, center" or crau "blood" combined with dylad "flood". In the...
Signifies "hiding place of the pig" in Welsh. In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen he was the lover of Olwen, the daughter of the giant Yspaddaden....
Of uncertain meaning, possibly cognate with the Irish goddess Danu. Alternatively it could be connected to Celtic *gdonos meaning "of the earth". This...
From the Welsh prefix dy signifying "to, toward" and llanw signifying "tide, flow". According to the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi [1], Dylan was a...
Of unknown meaning, possibly a Welsh form of Gerontius. It was borne by a figure in various Welsh legends. He was later incorporated into Arthurian...
From Welsh gof meaning "smith". This was the name of a smith in Welsh legends, possibly a later development of an earlier Celtic god (compare Gaulish ...
Variant of Gronw, appearing in the Book of Taliesin. It was borne by the Welsh poet Goronwy Owen (1723-1769).
Of unknown meaning, perhaps from Old Welsh gur meaning "man". In the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, he was the lover of Blodeuwedd. He attempted to...
Old Welsh form of Gwenddoleu.
Derived from Welsh gwalch "hawk", possibly combined with Mai "May (month)" or mai "field, plain". This is a character in Welsh legend (appearing in Cu...
Means "wall" in Welsh. In the First Branch of the Mabinogi [1], Gwawl is an unwelcome suitor of Rhiannon.
From Old Welsh Guendoleu, possibly from gwyn meaning "white, blessed" and dol meaning "meadow". This was the name of a semi-legendary 6th-century...
From Welsh gwen meaning "white, blessed" and dydd meaning "day". In medieval Welsh tales she is the sister of Myrddin. Geoffrey of Monmouth calls her ...
Welsh form of Guinevere.
Probably means "born of trees", from Old Welsh guid meaning "trees" and the suffix gen meaning "born of". In the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, Gwydio...
Means "white, blessed" in Welsh. In Welsh legend Gwyn was a king of the Otherworld and leader of the Wild Hunt. He appears in Culhwch and Olwen, where...
Welsh form of Victor. In Culhwch and Olwen he is the rival of Gwyn for the maiden Creiddylad. King Arthur declared that Gwyn and Gwythyr would fight...
Means "winebearer, dispenser" in Welsh. According to the Second Branch of the Mabinogi [1], he was one of only seven warriors to survive Brân's invasi...
Derived from the Welsh names Cai or Cei, which might be a variant of the Roman name Gaius. In Arthurian lore, Sir Kay was among the Knights of the...
Probably a Welsh form of Lugus. In the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi [1], Lleu Llaw Gyffes is the son of Arianrhod. He was raised by his uncle Gwydion...
A variation of Lleu. It may also serve as a shortened form of Llewelyn. It coincides with the Welsh word llew meaning "lion".
Probably a variation of Nudd altered through alliterative assimilation with his byname Llaw Ereint meaning "silver hand" [1]. Lludd Llaw Ereint is...
Signifies "the sea" in Welsh. According to the Mabinogi, he was the father of Brân, Branwen, and Manawydan. His name is cognate with Irish Ler, and...
A later Welsh form of Maponos [1][2][3]. In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, he is a prisoner freed by Arthur's warriors to help hunt the great boar...
The Welsh variant of Maximus. Magnus Maximus (known as Macsen Wledig in Welsh) was a 4th-century co-ruler of the Western Roman Empire. In Wales, he...
A Welsh cognate of Manannán. According to the Mabinogi [1], he was a son of Llŷr and brother of Brân and Branwen. He took part in his brother's...
Possibly from the old Celtic root *matus meaning "bear". In the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi [1], Math ap Mathonwy was a king of Gwynedd and a...
A Welsh variant of Mordred.
The Welsh form of Mordred.
A variation of Mordred.
A later Welsh form of Matrona 2 [1][2][3]. In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, she is the mother of Mabon, who was taken from her as a baby.
From Welsh Medraut, possibly from Latin moderatus "controlled, moderated". In Arthurian legend, Mordred was the illegitimate son (in some versions...
The original Welsh form of Merlin. It probably derives from the Romano-British settlement Moridunum, from Celtic *mori "sea" and *dūnom "rampart,...
A Welsh cognate of Nuada. In Welsh legend, he appears in early poetry and Culhwch and Olwen as the father of Gwyn.
Signifies "white footprint" from Welsh ol "footprint, track" and gwen "white, blessed". In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, she was a beautiful...
Of uncertain meaning, possibly "hard spears" from Welsh peri "spears" and dur "hard, steel" [1]. In early Welsh poetry and histories, the brothers...
From Welsh pryder signifying "care, worry" (or perhaps from a derivative *pryderi "loss" [1]). Appearing in all four branches of the Welsh Mabinogi, P...
Signifies "wisdom, reason" in Welsh. In the First Branch of the Mabinogi [1], Pwyll is a king of Dyfed who courts and eventually marries Rhiannon. The...
Probably from an unattested Celtic name *Rīgantonā signifying "great queen" (Celtic *rīganī "queen" with the divine or augmentative suffix -on). It...