Griffith, and its
Welsh form ' or ', is a name of Welsh origin that may be used as a
personal name
A personal name, full name or prosoponym (from Ancient Greek ''prósōpon'' – person, and ''onoma'' –name) is the set of names by which an individual person or animal is known. When taken together as a word-group, they all relate to that on ...
or
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
, with or without the ''s'' as in ''Griffiths''.
[ Second element iudd as a noun means 'lord', found on p. 160 in the entry for "Maredudd".] The name has many variations as a result of the natural evolution of the name in Welsh, as well as the translation of the name from Welsh into both Latin and English.
The anglicized and Welsh forms are treated as different spellings of the same name in Wales.
The name can also be associated with the Irish surname
Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (; Classical Latin: ''gryps'' or ''grypus''; Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk ...
.
Anglo-Norman scribes rendered
''Griffidd'' and ''Gruffydd'' as ''Griffith''.
See also
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Griffith (surname)
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Griffiths
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Gruffudd/Gruffydd
Citations
General references
* {{cite book , last1=Morgan , first1=T. J. , last2=Morgan , first2=Prys , year=1985 , author-link1= T. J. Morgan , author-link2=Prys Morgan , title=Welsh Surnames , location=Cardiff , publisher=Qualitex Printing Limited , isbn=0-7083-0880-5
Given names
Surnames