Gwynedd

English

Etymology

From Welsh Gwynedd.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Gwynedd

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

Derived terms

• Lower Gwynedd
• Upper Gwynedd

Translations

historical kingdom

• Breton: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 格溫內斯／格温内斯 (gaak³ wan¹ noi⁶ si¹), 圭內斯／圭内斯 (gwai¹ noi⁶ si¹)

  Mandarin: 格溫內斯／格温内斯 (Géwēnnèisī), 圭內斯／圭内斯 (Guīnèisī)

• Cornish: please add this translation if you can
• Irish: please add this translation if you can

  Middle Irish: please add this translation if you can

  Old Irish: please add this translation if you can

• Japanese: グウィネズ (Guwinezu)
• Latin: please add this translation if you can
• Middle English: please add this translation if you can
• Old English: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: Gwynedd f

  Middle Welsh: please add this translation if you can

  Old Welsh: please add this translation if you can

county

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 格溫內斯／格温内斯 (gaak³ wan¹ noi⁶ si¹), 圭內斯／圭内斯 (gwai¹ noi⁶ si¹)

  Mandarin: 格溫內斯／格温内斯 (Géwēnnèisī), 圭內斯／圭内斯 (Guīnèisī)

• Japanese: グウィネズ (Guwinezu)
• Welsh: Gwynedd f

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɨ̯nɛð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwi̯nɛð/

Etymology 1

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

• Gwyndyd

Proper noun

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)

Related terms

• Gwyndodeg
• Gwyndodig

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Gwynedd m or f by sense

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

See also

• Gwyneth

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Gwynedd	Wynedd	Ngwynedd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.