name
Llywelyn
hloo-EL-in
/ɬuːˈɛlɪn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
llywelyn
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Welsh (Wales); from Old Welsh Lugubelenus, or possibly from Welsh llyw (leader) + eilun (image, likeness); name of two Welsh princes
- Meaning
- Leader; the foremost; possibly 'image of a leader'
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Llywelyn, Llewellyn, Llewelyn
Common mispronunciations
Saying LEW-el-in; the initial 'Ll' is the Welsh voiceless lateral fricative, not an English 'L'
Pronunciation tips
'Ll' = breathe out around a held 'L' position; Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (died 1282) was the last native Prince of Wales
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