The baby name Gwydion is a Male name and is pronounced Welsh IPA: /ˈɡwɪdjɔn/; approximate English: 'GWIH-dee-on' (anglicized often 'GWID-ee-on' or 'GID-ee-on').
Gwydion is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Gwydion is a Male name and is pronounced Welsh IPA: /ˈɡwɪdjɔn/; approximate English: 'GWIH-dee-on' (anglicized often 'GWID-ee-on' or 'GID-ee-on').
Gwydion is Welsh in Origin.
Gwydion is a Welsh mythic name from Middle Welsh tradition, borne by the master magician and poet of the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion, son of Don and brother of Arianrhod. As a crafty enchanter and shapeshifter who mentors Lleu Llaw Gyffes, he embodies intelligence, artistry, and cunning.
Its etymology is debated: Welsh gwydd can mean knowledge or lore as well as trees or forest, and the formative -ion may be collective or augmentative, yielding interpretations such as man of knowledge, born of trees, or more broadly one of the woods/learning. The name appears rarely in medieval records but was revived during the 19th- to 20th-century Welsh and wider Celtic cultural renaissances. Modern familiarity in English owes much to Lloyd Alexander's Prydain novels. Variants are uncommon; Gwidion appears as an Anglicized spelling, and modern coinages like Gwydiona (feminine) exist.
Gwydion is exceptionally rare. There are only 1 recorded use on record, spread over 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
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