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Pages in category "Surnames of Welsh origin" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Surnames of Welsh language origin. Add this category following the {{ Surname }} template on articles or {{ R from surname }} template on redirects. Surnames of Welsh language origin.
An analysis of the geography of Welsh surnames commissioned by the Welsh Government found that 718,000 people in Wales, nearly 35% of the Welsh population, have a family name of Welsh origin, compared with 5.3% in the rest of the United Kingdom, 4.7% in New Zealand, 4.1% in Australia, and 3.8% in the United States. A total of 16.3 million ...
Pages in category "Anglicised Welsh-language surnames" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The guidance also explained when the panel is to recommend the use of hyphens, an apostrophe or diaeresis, one vs. two words, the use of the Welsh definite article (y/yr/'r), and its relation to emphasis, place-names named after persons, creating new names, recognising local dialects, and dual forms (closely related English and Welsh versions).
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
The name has many variations and a few derivations, mainly as a result of the difficulty in representing the initial double-L for non-Welsh speakers and the translation of the Welsh diphthong wy. [1] Lloyd is the most common form of the name encountered in the modern era, with the Welsh spelling Llwyd increasingly common in recent times. [1]
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