A Book Of Welsh Names
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A BOOK OF WELSH NAMES compiled by TREFOR RENDALL DAVIES Introduction CONTENTS Historical Notes and Pronunciation . . Dictionary of Welsh Names . . . . Appendices The Gods and Heroes . . . . . . Saints from Brittany . . . . . . The Children of Brychan . . . . The Founders of the Five Royal Tribes of Wales . . . . . . . . The Founders of the Fifteen Common Tribes of North Wales . . . . page vii A BOOK OF WELSH NAMES INTRODUCTION WILLIAM CAMDEN, who flourished at the beginning of the seventeenth century, was the first and one of the greatest of many authorities on the derivation and meaning of English names as far as Welsh names were concerned, he explained that it was his policy to sparingly touch them or to leave them to the learned of that nation. Subsequent English expositors have followed his example, and the learned men of Wales do not seem to have found much time to devote to the subject. To- wards the end of the nineteenth century T. E. Morris and Sir John Edward Lloyd wrote a number of articles in various periodicals, and much incidental information is found in the works of Sir John RhFs, but very little has been published which is easily available, either to the student or to the more casual enquirer. It is hoped that, in due course, a more substantial work will help to fill this gap in philological reference books, but meantime this little volume is offered to those who are curious about the derivation and meaning of the beautiful and often ancient names of Wales. It may, perhaps, be conned by young parents seeking a name for their child. If so, those without Welsh connections are advised to reject the idea of finding one here, and those with sufficient ties to justify choosing one are admonished to use the utmost care Gwenhwyfar Smith or Cadwaladr Robinson looks just as incongruous as Cholmondeley Kai-shek - for just the same reason. The names which have been included are, for the most part, fairly well-known or popular ones the derivation or meaning of so
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