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Gender Masculine
Usage Welsh
Other Forms FormsRhiwallawn, Riuallaun, Riuallonus, Rygwallon, Rígullán, Riguallon (Early Welsh), Riguallaun, Riuguallaun, Riuallen, Riuelen, Ruallawn, Riuallo, Rioallan, *Rigobelinos, *Rigo-belinus, Rivallen (Middle Breton), Rivalain
Meaning & History
Welsh form of the old Celtic name *Rigovellaunos, perhaps meaning "most kingly" or "lord-ruler" (from rhi and gwallon). This name belongs to several characters in the Welsh 'Triads' (11th- to 14th-c.), including a son of Urien "who fought against the Saxons and enjoyed a number of victories". It was also borne by a half-brother of the 11th-century ruler Gruffudd (or Gruffydd) ap Llywelyn.