Llywelyn
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Old Welsh name, from Proto-Brythonic *Lluɣβelen (compare Latinized Lugubelenus), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus + *Belinos, whose origin is disputed; see Belenus.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬəu̯ˈɛlɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬəu̯ˈeːlɪn/, /ɬəu̯ˈɛlɪn/
Proper noun
Llywelyn m
- a male given name from Old Welsh