Llywelyn
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Old Welsh name, from Proto-Brythonic *Lluɣβelen (compare Latinized Lugubelenus), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus + *Belinos, whose origin is disputed; see Belenus.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬəu̯ˈɛlɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬəu̯ˈeːlɪn/, /ɬəu̯ˈɛlɪn/
Proper noun edit
Llywelyn m
- a male given name from Old Welsh
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Llywelyn | Lywelyn | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||