Selyf ("Solomon"; ) is a Welsh male given name. It may refer to:
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Salomon of Cornwall
Salomon (also known as Selyf, Selevan) was a late 5th century Cornish 'warrior prince', possibly a King of Cornwall. His feast day takes place on the 18 October. He was the father of the Cornish bishop Saint Cybi.
Narrative
According to Sabine ...
(5th century), a prince of Cornwall and father of Saint
Cybi
Saint Cybi ( Welsh), or Cuby ( Cornish), was a 6th-century Cornish bishop, saint, and, briefly, king, who worked largely in Cornwall and North Wales: his biography is recorded in two slightly variant medieval 'lives'.
Life in Cornwall
The ''vi ...
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Selyf ap Cynan
Selyf ap Cynan or Selyf Sarffgadau (died 616) appears in Old Welsh genealogies as an early 7th-century King of Powys, the son of Cynan Garwyn.
His name is a Welsh form of Solomon, appearing in the oldest genealogies as Selim. He reputedly bore ...
(called ''Sarffgadau'', "Battle-serpent"), a 7th-century king of Powys killed at the Battle of Chester
See also
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Solomon
Solomon (), also called Jedidiah, was the fourth monarch of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible. The successor of his father David, he is described as having been the penultimate ...
, known as Selyf in Welsh
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Solomon (name)
Solomon is a masculine given name and surname of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Solomon, Israelite monarch and son of David. The name is derived from the Latin ''Solomōn'', borrowed from the Ancient Greek ''Solomṓn'' (Σολο ...
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Welsh masculine given names