Arawn

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Etymology

From Middle Welsh Arawn, from Old Welsh Araun, from Proto-Brythonic *Arọn, from Latin Aarōn, from Hebrew אהרן (“Aaron”).[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Arawn m

  1. a male given name
  2. Arawn, king of the otherworld realm of Annwn in Welsh mythology.

Mutation

Mutated forms of Arawn
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Arawn unchanged unchanged Harawn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ John Koch, editor (2006), “Arawn”, in Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 79

Further reading

  • Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎, Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 19 of 192
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