Personal Names

Standard form Welsh definition English definition External sources Reference See also
Addaf/Adam Y dyn cyntaf. The first man. None None None
Aeddan Gafran Aedán mhac Gabráin, a deyrnasodd dros Dál Riata c. 547–c. 606/8. Aedán mhac Gabráin, who reigned over the kingdom of Dál Riata c. 547–c. 606/8 None None None
Anarawd ap Rhodri Mab Rhodri Mawr a brenin Gwynedd o 878 hyd at ei farwolaeth yn 916. Son of Rhodri Mawr and king of Gwynedd from 878 to his death in 916. None None None
Arthur Brenin chwedlonol. A legendary king. None None None
Bardd Adda Bardd a daroganwr yr ymddengys iddo gael ei uniaethu ag Adda Fras, bardd o'r 13g/14g. A prophetic poet apparently identified with the 13th/14th century poet Adda Fras. https://bywgraffiadur.cy… None None
Beli ap Rhun Mab Rhun Hir. Son of Rhun Hir. None None None
Beli Hir Mab darogan y Cymry. A prophesied deliverer of the Welsh. None None None
Cadafael Anhysbys. Unknown. None None None
Cadfan ab Iago Brenin Gwynedd yn hanner cyntaf y seithfed ganrif. King of Gwynedd in the first half of the seventh century. None None None
Cadwaladr (mab darogan) Mab darogan a ddaw i arwain y Cymry i fuddugoliaeth dros y Saeson. A prophesied hero who will come to lead the Welsh to victory over the English. None None 15
Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon Brenin Gwynedd a fu farw mewn pla naill ai yn 664 neu tua 683. King of Gwynedd who died in a plague either in 664 or around 683. None None 16
Cadwallon ap Cadfan Brenin Gwynedd (m. 634). King of Gwynedd (d. 634). None None None
Cato Dionysius Cato, awdur Catonis Disticha, a gyfieithiwyd i Gymraeg erbyn tua 1300. Dionysius Cato, author of Catonis Disticha, which had been translated into Welsh by about 1300. None None None
Culfardd Bardd chwedlonol a ystyrid yn gyfoeswr i Fyrddin a Thaliesin A legendary poet considered to be a contemporary of Myrddin and Taliesin None None None
Cwsg-fardd Bardd chwedlonol y gellid ei uniaethu â'r Bardd Cwsg A legendary poet probably to be equated with Y Bardd Cwsg None None None
Cynan (mab darogan) Mab darogan a ddaw i arwain y Cymry i fuddugoliaeth dros y Saeson. A prophesied hero who will come to lead the Welsh to victory over the English. None None None
Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd Mab Owain Gwynedd; bu farw yn 1174. A son of Owain Gwynedd; he died in 1174. None None 50
Cynan Dindaethwy Mab Rhodri Molwynog a brenin Gwynedd (m. 816). Son of Rhodri Molwynog and king of Gwynedd (d. 816). None None None
Cynan y Cŵn Mab Hywel ab Ieuaf a brenin Gwynedd o tua 1000 hyd at ei farwolaeth tua 1003. Son of Hywel ab Ieuaf and king of Gwynedd from about 1000 to his death around 1003. None None None
Cyndaf Cymeriad proffwydedig y mae ei ddyfodiad yn rhagarwyddo Dydd y Farn. A prophesied character whose coming presages Judgement Day. None None None
Duw/God Duw. God. None None None
Einion Ffigur hanesyddol anhysbys neu un o frodyr Myrddin. Unknown historical figure or one of Myrddin's brothers. None None None
Gloywedd Cymeriad yn chwedl Myrddin. A character in the legend of Myrddin. None None None
Gruffudd ap Cynan Brenin Gwynedd o 1099 hyd at ei farwolaeth yn 1137. King of Gwynedd from 1099 to his death in 1137. None None None
Gwasawg Cymeriad pwysig yn chwedl Myrddin; efallai gŵr Gwenddydd. An important character in the legend of Myrddin; perhaps the husband of Gwenddydd. None None None
Gwenddolau Arglwydd Myrddin, a laddwyd ym mrwydr Arfderydd. Myrddin's lord, who was killed in the battle of Arfderydd None None None
Gwenddydd Chwaer Myrddin. Myrddin's sister. None None None
Gwenhwyfar Gwraig Arthur. Arthur's wife. None None None
Gwgon Ffigur hanesyddol anhysbys neu un o frodyr Myrddin. Unknown historical figure or one of Myrddin's brothers. None None None
Gwyddyl Gwyddelod. Pobl o Iwerddon neu siaradwyr yr iaith Wyddeleg. Irish people. People from Ireland or Irish speakers None None None
Gwynllyw Eponym cantref Gwynllwg. The eponym of the cantref called Gwynllwg. None None None
Harri (ffigur brudiol) Naill ai Harri Tudur (Harri VII) neu HarriVIII, mae'n debyg. Probably either Henry Tudor (Henry VII) or Henry VIII. None None None
Henry I Brenin Lloegr 1100–35. King of England 1100–35. None None None
Hywel ap Cadwal Anhysbys; brenin Gwyned yn ôl 'Cyfoesi Myrddin a Gwenddydd ei Chwaer'. Unknown; king of Gwynedd according to 'Cyfoesi Myrddin a Gwenddydd ei Chwaer'. None None None
Hywel Dda Mab Cadell ap Rhodri a brenin Dyfed o 909 yn ogystal â Gwynedd o 942 hyd at ei farwolaeth yn 950. Son of Cadell ap Rhodri and king of Dyfed from 909 as well as Gwynedd from 942 to his death in 950. None None None
Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Taid Gruffudd ap Cynan a brenin Gwynedd 1033–9. Grandfather of Gruffudd ap Cynan and king of Gwynedd 1033–9. None None None
Iago ap Beli Mab Beli ap Rhun; bu farw tua 615. Son of Beli ap Rhun; he died around 615. None None None
Iddas Jwdas Iscariot. Judas Iscariot. None None None
Idwal Iwrch Mab Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon. Son of Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon. None None None
Iesu/Jesus Iesu Grist. Jesus Christ. None None None
Llewelyn Ffigur hanesyddol anhysbys neu un o frodyr Myrddin. Unknown historical figure or one of Myrddin's brothers. None None None
Llŷr Llŷr Llediaith, tad Branwen, Brân a Manawydan, a’r brenin Leir y ceir ei hanes gan Sieffre o Fynwy. Either Llŷr Llediaith, the father of Branwen, Brân and Manawydan, or the Leir whose story is told by Geoffrey of Monmouth. https://www.library.wale… WCD 455 None
Maelgwn Gwynedd Brenin Gwynedd tua hanner cyntaf y chweched ganrif. King of Gwynedd around the first half of the sixth century. None None None
Mair (ffigur brudiol) Enw a gysylltir weithiau â'r 'gath fraith'. A name sometimes connected with the 'cath fraith'. None None None
Mair (Mari Tudur) Mari I, merch Harri VIII ac olynydd ei brawd Edward VI. Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII, who reigned after her brother Edward VI.udor None None None
Medrod Nai Arthur a'r gwrthwynebwr iddo ym mrwydr Camlan. Arthur's nephew and opponent at the battle of Camlan. None None None
Meiddwg Mam Myrddin. Myrddin's mother. None None None
Merfyn Frych Brenin Gwynedd o tua 826 hyd at ei farwolaeth yn 844. King of Gwynedd from about 826 to his death in 844. None None None
Mordaf Brawd Myrddin a Gwenddydd o bosibl. Possibly a brother of Myrddin and Gwenddydd. None None None
Morfryn Tad Myrddin. Myrddin's father. None None None
Morgan Fawr ap Sadyrnin Ansicr; brenin gogleddol yn ôl pob tebyg. Uncertain; probably a northern king. None None None
Morgenau Brawd Myrddin a Gwenddydd o bosibl. Possibly a brother of Myrddin and Gwenddydd. None None None
Morial Brawd Myrddin a Gwenddydd o bosibl. Possibly a brother of Myrddin and Gwenddydd. None None None
Morien Brawd Myrddin a Gwenddydd o bosibl. Possibly a brother of Myrddin and Gwenddydd. None None None
Myrddin Myrddin ap Morfryn, a aeth yn wallgof ym mrwydr Arfderydd ac a ffodd i Goed Celyddon, lle dechreuodd broffwydo; hefyd y 'mab heb dad' o Gaerfyrddin a broffwydodd i Wrtheyrn ac a gynnorthwyodd beri genedigaeth y Brenin Arthur. Myrddin ap Morfryn, who went mad in the battle of Arfderydd and fled to Coed Celyddon, where he began prophesying; also the 'boy without a father' from Carmarthen who prophesied to Vortigern and helped bring about the birth of King Arthur. https://www.library.wale… WCD 562-71 None
Óðinn Duw Llychlynnaidd. A Scandinavian god. None None None
Owain (mab darogan) Mab darogan y Cymry. A prophesied deliverer of the Welsh. None None None
Rhiwallon Ffigur hanesyddol anhysbys (efallai Rigullon, un o wyrion Aedán mhac Gabráin, neu Riguallan mac Conaing (m. 629)) neu un o frodyr Myrddin Unknown historical figure (possibly Rigullon, one of Aedán mhac Gabráin's grandsons, or Riguallan mac Conaing (d. 629)) or one of Myrddin's brothers None None None
Rhodri Mawr Mab Merfyn Frych a brenin Gwynedd o 844 hyd at ei farwolaeth yn 878. Son of Merfyn Frych and king of Gwynedd from 844 to his death in 878. None None None
Rhodri Molwynog Mab Idwal Iwrch a brenin Gwynedd (m. tua 754). Son of Idwal Iwrch and king of Gwynedd (d. about 754). None None None
Rhun Hir Mab Maelgwn Gwynedd a brenin Gwynedd. Son of Maelgwn Gwynedd and king of Gwynedd. None None None
Rhydderch Hael Brenin Alclud (Dumbarton) yn ail hanner y chweched ganrif. King of Alclud (Dumbarton) in the second half of the sixth century. None None None
Stinan/Justinian Sant a gysylltir â Llanstinan, ger Abergwaun, ac â chapeli ger Tyddewi ac ar Ynys Dewi. A saint associated with Llanstinan, near Fishguard, and with chapels near St Davids and on Ramsey Island. None None None
Taliesin Bardd cynnar pwysig a oedd yn byw yn amser Maelgwn Gwynedd (y chweched ganrif) yn ôl yr Historia Brittonum. A major early poet who lived in the time of the 6th-century king Maelgwn Gwynedd according to the Historia Brittonum. https://www.library.wale… WCD 678-83 None
Tydoch Nawddsant hen fynachlog Llandudoch. The patron saint of the old monastery of St Dogmaels. None None None
Urien Rheged Brenin Rheged yn y Gogledd tua ail hanner y chweched ganrif. King of Rheged in the North around the second half of the sixth century. None None None