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became closely associated with
Llywelyn as early as the 13th century, when Anglo-Norman scribes often used the former as an anglicised version of the latter; many Welsh families came to do the same over the following centuries as the adoption of formal English-style surnames became more widespread.
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The arms and flag have four squares alternating in red (representing iron, or Mars the god of War) and gold (representing the royalty of the
Aberffraw house); with a walking lion ("passant") in each square of the opposite colour; with the lion's paw upraised and with the lion's face viewing the
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Christian name and as a surname, had been established in Wales, the awareness of an identity with Llywelyn remained, but only amongst the cultured and knowledgeable, like the Morrisses of Anglesey. Lewis Morris is often called Llewelyn Ddu or Llewellyn Ddu o Fôn;
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observer ("guardant": guarding against trespass); the tongue is stuck-out ("langued", tauntingly) and blue ("Azur"), and the outstretched claws ("armed") are blue ("Azur", representing saphires, or the god
Jupiter; for primacy in Wales).
829:(usually considered male and female, respectively). The hypocoristic forms are always pronounced (and sometimes spelt) with an initial , rather than with the alveolar fricative represented in Welsh by
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may derive from an
English place-name, but in Welsh Marcher counties its frequency suggests that it can be traced back to (Lly)welyn. More common than any of these surnames is the surname
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An alternative strategy was to substitute a similar-sounding name. Indeed, Anglo-Norman clerks followed a deliberate policy of substituting Anglo-Norman names for Welsh ones, and the name
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Morgan and Morgan (1985: p. 147) note that the double ll in
Llewellyn reflects English spelling conventions, but is misleading with respect to pronunciation, since the initial
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Williams tells his brother that his baby son's name is Lewis he refers to the child as 'Llywelyn fach'. In ALMA 35 King Louis of France is called
Llewelyn Ffreinig'
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358:). The name has many variations and derivations, mainly as a result of the difficulty for non-Welsh speakers of representing the sound of the initial double
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came to be used for
Llywelyn as early as the 13th century, based on the apparent similarity of the first syllable to the first syllable of the name
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was the most common form of the name in the medieval period, variant spellings started emerging even in the early Middle Ages, in particular
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with the name for later generations. The arms are described as:
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1166:. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. pp. 147–151.
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654:Llewellinge
390:Lugubelinos
311:family name
274:Other names
245:Celtic gods
237:Lugubelinos
1185:Categories
1156:References
1003:Leodovicus
946:(Lly)Welyn
698:Thewelling
686:Thewelinus
662:Llewhellin
650:Llewelling
570:Flewelling
554:Flawelling
538:Elilevelin
533:was used.
516:(based on
447:associated
295:pronounced
243:names for
84:newspapers
1125:Aberffraw
938:Apswellen
854:Apswellen
706:Thlewelyn
702:Thelwelin
670:Llewillin
666:Llewhelyn
658:Llewellen
646:Leuleijon
602:Lawellins
586:Fluelling
574:Flewellyn
566:Flewellen
562:Flewellin
558:Fleuellen
531:Lewelinus
495:Llewellyn
455:Quarterly
411:Lliwelydd
380:Etymology
369:The name
315:Llewellyn
222:Word/name
172:English:
114:July 2022
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1201:Surnames
1027:ap Lewis
1020:Lodowick
924:, where
898:Wellence
878:Wellings
874:Weallins
858:Bewellin
778:—
751:—
734:Fluellen
732:, as in
674:Lluellen
638:Lleulini
618:Lewallen
610:Lewellen
606:Lawellen
598:Fuelling
594:Fowellen
590:Flwellin
582:Fluellin
578:Fluellen
550:Fflellen
546:Ffuellin
542:Ffuellen
491:Llewelyn
487:Llywelyn
452:Blazoned
405:Llywarch
291:Llywelyn
283:numerous
150:Leolinus
142:Gruffydd
126:Llywelyn
1129:Dinefwr
1016:Lotwick
1012:Ludwick
1008:Lodwick
962:Welling
954:Wellyns
942:Pawelin
894:Wellens
890:Wellyns
882:Wellins
870:Pawelin
821:forms,
815:Louella
803:Llywela
710:Swellin
690:Thellyn
682:Thewell
678:Luellen
634:Lleulin
630:Llallin
626:Lewilin
614:Leoloni
514:Leoline
464:, four
434:History
423:Belenus
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256:Belenus
232:Meaning
98:scholar
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1031:Blewis
1018:, and
998:Llewes
990:Llewis
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906:Wellys
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902:Wellon
866:Bewlen
862:Bewlyn
811:Loella
708:, and
694:Thelen
642:Llewen
622:Lewlin
217:Origin
162:Welsh:
146:Dafydd
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1037:Notes
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886:Welyn
827:Llela
823:Llelo
764:Louis
760:Lewis
518:Latin
474:Azure
462:gules
428:Belyn
399:Lugus
388:name
372:Lewis
304:Welsh
268:Wales
250:Lugus
105:JSTOR
91:books
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1091:ISBN
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825:and
813:and
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