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Gender Feminine
Usage Medieval Welsh
Other Forms FormsTudgech, Dudgech, Dugech; Duthgy (semi-Anglicization), Dythgie (Anglicization)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Welsh elements dydd "day" and cu "beloved, dear". This name was used by the 14th-century lyric poet Dafydd ap Gwilym for the subject of nine of his love poems, an unattainable, aristocratic, dark-haired woman whose character contrasts that of his other love, the blonde Morfudd.