Gwynedd

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Etymology

From Welsh Gwynedd.

Pronunciation

  • (county and historical kingdom in Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪnɛð/, /ˈɡwɪnəð/, /ˈɡwɪnɪð/, (proscribed) /-d/
  • (community in Pennsylvania) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪnəd/

Proper noun

Gwynedd

  2. A historical kingdom of Wales, in the north of the country.
  4. A county of Wales, in the north-west of the country.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Derived terms

Translations

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh Guynet, from Old Irish, cognate with either Féni (“Irish People”), from Proto-Indo-European *weydʰ- (“wood, wilderness”); or fían (“war band”) (from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“chase, pursue, suppress”)).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Gwynedd f

  1. Gwynedd (a historical kingdom of Wales, in the north of the country)
  2. Gwynedd (a county of Wales, in the north-west of the country)

Etymology 2

From the name of the area of Wales, or perhaps from gwyn (“white, fair”).

Proper noun

Gwynedd m or f by sense

  1. a male given name
  2. a female given name

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of Gwynedd
radical soft nasal aspirate
Gwynedd Wynedd Ngwynedd unchanged

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

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