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llewellyn

/ˌluˈɛlɪn/

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What does llewellyn mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Welsh.
  2. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌluˈɛlɪn/

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Unpleased Llewellyn homeward hied, When near the portal seat His truant Gêlert he espied, Bounding his lord to greet.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
Edison now resides at Llewellyn Park, Orange, a picturesque suburb of New York.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979
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When King Edward came to the throne, Llewellyn was required to swear allegiance to him also; which he refused to do.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699
Through all his travels Edison has preserved those books, and has them now in his library at Llewellyn Park, on Orange Mountain, New Jersey.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
The original founder was one John De Bryse, a powerful Norman who married the daughter of Llewellyn Ap Jorwerth, the son-in-law of King John, and the most war-like of all the Welsh princes, whose exploits, and particularly a victory which he obtained over his father-in-law, with whom he was always at war, have been immortalized by the great war-bard, Dafydd Benfras.
George BorrowWild Wales: Its People, Language and SceneryProject Gutenberg ebook #648