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Re: Can anyone help me?
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Hi Savie,I'll just quote the book "Celtic Baby Names" by Judy Sierra, but you'd better wait until Merriment confirms (as there have been a couple of mistakes in that book already!):------------Iolo m. (YOH-loh) A common nickname for Iorwerth, often used as a name in its own right. Iolo Morganwg (Iolo of Glamorgan) was the bardic name of Edward Williams (1747-1826), stonemason, poet, scholar and initiator of the modern National Eisteddfod.Iowerth m. (YOHR-wayrth) From Norse 'iôr' "lord" + Welsh 'gwerth' "value, worth". From the Middle Ages to the present, Iorwerth has been use as a Welsh version of Edward.------------Regards, Satu
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Info on Iolo correct....But Iorwerth =Ior 'lord' (Welsh element, not Norse) + berth 'beautiful'.:)
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thankyouaabb
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I left out an R in Iorwerth... sorry!aaa
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