Gwynedd

English

Proper noun

Gwynedd

  1. A principal area of Wales, to the north-west of the country.

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish [Term?], 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

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Gwynedd m or f

  1. A male given name
  2. A female given name

See also

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
Gwynedd Wynedd Ngwynedd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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