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Fflur (other) (other)
Fflur is a Welsh name meaning "flower". It can be used as both a given name and a surname. People with the surname include: * Elin Fflur, Welsh singer and songwriter People with the given name include: * Fflur, legendary Welsh maiden abducted by Cassivellaunus * Fflur Dafydd, Welsh novelist, singer-songwriter and musician Places with the name include: * Ystrad Fflur is a hamlet and Community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales, south-east of Aberystwyth. The community includes the villages of Pontrhydfendigaid and Ffair Rhos. Strata Florida Abbey is located in the vicinity. Ystrad Fflur is part of the ..., a hamlet and community in Ceredigion {{Disambiguation Welsh feminine given names Welsh-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Fflur
Elin Fflur Llewelyn Harvey (''née'' Jones; born 26 July 1984), known professionally as Elin Fflur, is a Welsh singer-songwriter, television and radio presenter. Early life Fflur was born in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey and is the oldest of three children of Gerallt and Nêst Jones. She was educated at Ysgol David Hughes secondary school in the town of Menai Bridge, and later at Bangor University. Fflur began taking part in local Eisteddfodau from the age of three and became a familiar name in National Eisteddfodau thereafter. She later studied criminology at university, but left after her first year. Her musical roots began with her mother, who was the lead vocalist of the Welsh-folk band Bran in their early, prog-rock releases. The band Bran became known for winning Cân i Gymru in 1978. Career Fflur participated in '' Cân i Gymru'' in 2002, the 33rd edition of the competition. She won the competition with the song "Harbwr Diogel" ("Safe Bay") composed by Arfon Wyn. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassivellaunus
Cassivellaunus was a historical British military leader who led the defence against Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain in 54 BC. He led an alliance of tribes against Roman forces, but eventually surrendered after his location was revealed to Julius Caesar by defeated Britons. Cassivellaunus made an impact on the British consciousness. He appears in British legend as Cassibelanus, one of Geoffrey of Monmouth's kings of the Britons, and in the ''Mabinogi'', ''Brut y Brenhinedd'' and the Welsh Triads as Caswallawn, son of Beli Mawr. Name The Common Brittonic personal name ''Cassiuellaunos'' stems from the word ''uellaunos'' ('chief, commandant'). The meaning of the prefix ''cassi-'' has been debated, but it possibly signifies 'tin, bronze'. Cassivellaunus may thus been translated as 'Chief-of-Tin', that is to say 'the inflexible'. The personal name ''Ver-cassivellaunus'' ('True-Chief-of-Tin') is related. History Cassivellaunus appears in Julius Caesar's ''Commentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fflur Dafydd
Fflur Dafydd (born 1 August 1978) is a Welsh novelist, singer-songwriter and musician. Though mainly publishing in Welsh, she also writes in English. She contributes regularly in Welsh to Radio Cymru. Early life Dafydd is the daughter of Welsh poet Menna Elfyn and a cousin of BBC broadcaster Bethan Elfyn. She grew up in Llandysul, a Welsh-speaking community, and although she received the majority of her education in Welsh, she chose to study English in higher education. She graduated in English from Aberystwyth University. While she was there she first came to prominence as a student in 1999, by winning the Literature Medal at the Urdd National Eisteddfod at Lampeter. This success led to the publication of ''Y Gwir Am Gelwydd'' (''The Truth About Lies''), a collection of 12 poems and five short stories. After graduating from Aberystwyth, she gained an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia in 2000, followed by a PhD on the poetry of R. S. Thomas from Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ystrad Fflur
is a hamlet and Community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales, south-east of Aberystwyth. The community includes the villages of Pontrhydfendigaid and Ffair Rhos. Strata Florida Abbey is located in the vicinity. Ystrad Fflur is part of the Ceredigion constituency, represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons by Ben Lake, both of Plaid Cymru. References See also *Strata Florida Abbey *List of localities in Wales by population Villages in Ceredigion {{Ceredigion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Feminine Given Names
Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during the Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian geological periods Other uses * Welsh (surname), including a list of people with the name * Welsh pig, a breed of domestic pig See also * * * Welch (other) * Welsch Welsch may refer to: * Georg Hieronymus Welsch (1624–1677), German physician * Gottfried Welsch (1618–1690), German physician * Heinrich Welsch (1888–1976), Saarlandic politician * Henry Welsch (1921–1996), American football and basebal ..., a surname {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
