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Selyf ("Solomon"; owl, Seleu) is a Welsh male given name. It may refer to: *
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 is Oct. 18. He was the father of the Cornish bishop Saint Cybi. Narrative According to Sabine Baring-Gould, Salo ...
(5th century), a prince of Cornwall and father of Saint
Cybi Saint Cuby (in Cornish) or Saint Cybi (in Welsh) 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 Cornw ...
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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


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* Solomon, known as Selyf in Welsh *
Solomon (name) Solomon is a common given name and surname derived from Aramaic (Classical Syriac: ); Sol as a given name is usually a form of "Solomon". Its Aramaic form, (Classical Syriac: ) is related to the Hebrew word ''shalom'' ("peace"); and is often chos ...
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