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Etymology

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From Welsh Gwynedd.

Pronunciation

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  • (county and historical kingdom in Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪnɛð/, /ˈɡwɪnəð/, /ˈɡwɪnɪð/, (proscribed) /-d/
  • (community in Pennsylvania) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪnəd/

Proper noun

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Gwynedd

  1. A historical kingdom of Wales, in the north of the country.
  2. A county of Wales, in the north-west of the country.
  3. An unincorporated community in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh Guynet, from Old Irish, cognate with either Féni (Irish People), from Proto-Indo-European *weydʰ- (wood, wilderness); or fían (war band) (from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (chase, pursue, suppress)).

Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Gwynedd f

  1. Gwynedd (a historical kingdom of Wales, in the north of the country)
  2. Gwynedd (a county of Wales, in the north-west of the country)
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Etymology 2

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From the name of the area of Wales, or perhaps from gwyn (white, fair).

Proper noun

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Gwynedd m or f by sense

  1. a male given name
  2. a female given name

See also

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of Gwynedd
radical soft nasal aspirate
Gwynedd Wynedd Ngwynedd unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.