Llewellyn

Llewellyn \\ is a boy's name. It consists of 9 letters and 3 syllables.

[ 3 syll. (l)le-wel-lyn, ll-ewell-yn ] The baby boy name Llewellyn is pronounced as HHLUWWERLihN ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Llewellyn: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Llewellyn?

1: Llewellyn is used mostly in Welsh and it is of Celtic origin. Old forms of the name:

Lugobelinos (Celtic) and Lugubelenus (Old English). The name is most likely derived from the Celtic Lugubelenus, although it has sometimes been considered to be of Welsh roots. Lugubelenus is from the combination of the names of the Celtic gods Lug and Belenus name. The name was borne by several kings and princes such as Welsh ruler Llywelyn the Great (1173-1240), and by a number of Welsh poets.

Llewellyn has 21 derivatives that are used in both English and other languages. English derivatives:

baby name Fluellen, name Lewellen meaning, Lewellyn pronounciation, Lewis meaning and origin, Llewe meaning of name, nicknames for Llewelin, Llewellen name, what does the name Llewelleyn mean, Llewellin meaning, Llwewellin meaning, name Llyweilun origin, and name Llywellynn. Another English derivative is the shortening nicknames for Lynn (used in Welsh too).

Derivatives of Llewellyn used in other languages:

the Welsh Leolin meaning, the Welsh Leoline definition, the Welsh Llewelyn name popularity, the Welsh meaning of Llywellyn, and the Welsh Llywelyn definition. The shortenings meaning of Llew (Welsh) and name Lyn (Welsh), and the diminutive form name Llelo origin (Welsh) are other foreign variants.

2: Llewellyn's language of origin is Welsh. Here, the meaning is 'shining one; lion-like; leader; likeness'. Based on the first element of the name, it is sometimes taken to mean 'shining, bright' ultimately from the Indoeuropean leuk ('brightness'), like its short form Llew, or else it could be of the Welsh llyw ('lion') or eilun ('likeness, image, idol').

See also the related form, Lugh meaning (Irish).

Llewellyn is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1910, 0.009% of baby boys were given the name Llewellyn. Its ranking then was #722. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity, and is of only irregular use now. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Llewellyn, Lewis name variations was the most popular in 2010.

The baby name Llewellyn fun facts:

The name Llewellyn in reverse order is "Nyllewell".

The numerological value of the name Llewellyn is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Llewellyn?

Llewellyn is not in the top boy names in USA.