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Welsh love-name branch; separate Dutch personal-name account
The editorial Caris entry identifies a variant of Carys, derived from Welsh caru, love. Separately, the Dutch Family Names Database records a personal name Caris that may descend from Makarios through Macarius or Macharis.
Read the meaning and history →Welsh mythological name associated with the sea
Dylan is a Welsh name borne by a figure in the Mabinogi whose story connects him closely with the sea. Its traditional analysis is often expressed as great tide or son of the sea, but the precise element-by-element interpretation varies.
Read the meaning and history →Malory’s form of the Arthurian name Gaheriet
Gareth appears in Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur as a knight also called Beaumains. Malory adapted the French Arthurian names Gaheriet or Guerrehet.
Read the meaning and history →Variant of Gwendolen, traditionally white ring
Gwendolyn is a spelling of Gwendolen with the familiar lyn ending. A traditional Welsh analysis joins fair or blessed with ring or loop.
Read the meaning and history →A name can have more than one evidence layer, so these counts overlap. An exact spelling record supports its use in that source; the meaning and pronunciation need their own evidence. How we research names →