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1 Evolution and history  





2 Variations  





3 Hypocoristic forms  





4 Names  



4.1  As a given name  





4.2  As a surname or patronymic  







5 See also  





6 References  














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GruffuddorGruffydd (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɡrɨ̞fɨ̞ð]or[ˈɡrɪfɪð], in either case)[1] is a Welsh name, originating in Old Welsh as a given name and today used as both a given and a surname. It is the origin of the Anglicised name Griffith[s], and was historically sometimes treated as interchangeable with the etymologically unrelated Germanic name Galfrid (LatinisedasGalfridus). The Welsh form evolved from the Common Brittonic GrippiudorGripuid.[2] The meaning of the name is “strong lord.”

Evolution and history

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One of the oldest forms which gave rise to all other variations is GrippiudorGripuid, which evolved into Old Welsh Griffudd.[2] The second element of the name, iudd, as a noun has a meaning of 'lord' and is found in other Welsh names such as Meredith (Mared[i]udd) and Bleidd[i]udd.[2] In North Wales Griffudd evolved into Gruffudd.[2] “When u came to have the same quality as the clear y (the y of monosyllables and final syllables) the name generally became Gruffydd, and this is now regarded as the standard form,” according to T.J. Morgan and Prys Morgan.[2] Gruffudd of Old Welsh became spelt as GruffyddinMiddle Welsh and Modern Welsh of today. The high central vowel sound of u/y was lost entirely in South Wales and replaced by the i sound, and the form Griffidd became standard in the south, the region to first be encountered by Anglo-Norman scribes.[2]

Variations

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Anglo-Norman scribes rendered Griffidd and GruffyddasGriffith, with both Gruffydd and Griffith becoming the standardized forms for the same name since the High Middle Ages and into the modern era.[2] The form of the name encountered in Latin texts is Griffith, Griffini and Gruffin.[2]

Many variations have evolved since the Middle Ages and Tudor period, with many springing from abbreviated forms such as Griff.[2]

Griffri, Griffith, Griffyn, Griffei, Griffies, Griffitte, Griffits, Griffitts, Griffes, Griffyths, Gripthis, Gripphes, Griffithi, Griffen, Griffee, Griffey, Gruffudd, Gruffydd[2]

Patronymics evolving from Griffith include Griffiths and Griffyths, son of Griffith.[2]

Hypocoristic forms

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Hypocoristic forms, or “pet names”, included Guto, Gutyn, Gitto, Getyn, Gitton, and Gutta, with many of these becoming surnames themselves.[2] Derivations of Gruffydd by way of Guto/Gitto include Gittos, Gittose, Gittoss, Gittas, Gyttes, Gitts, Gytts, Gittus, Gitthouse, Gyttors, Gittonce, Gittal, Gittall, Gyttall, Gittall, Gethyn. [2]

The name Gatehouse may have originated in some parts of Wales and the March from Gittose or a variant as a conscious effort to further anglicize the name.[2]

Names

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The name may refer to the following people, often with either spelling used, among other variants such as Gruffuth, Griffudd, etc. (see Griffith (name) for details, hypocoristic forms, etc.):

As a given name

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This page or section lists people that share the same given name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.

As a surname or patronymic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Geiriadur yr Academi: Morffoleg y Gymraeg: Orthography and Pronunciation: Vowels". Geiriadur yr Academi.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Morgan, T.J., Welsh Surnames, Qualitex Printing Limited, Cardiff, 1985, The Orthography of Welsh Surnames 5-8, Gruffydd pgs 103–105, first element gruff as a noun means 'magic wand' and second element iudd as a noun means 'lord', found on page 160 entry for Maredudd

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gruffudd&oldid=1176769820"

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