Uther

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12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
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6/13/2019, 12:17 AM	Mike C	update #104
9/1/2013, 10:30 PM	Mike C	added

Gender Masculine

Usage Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle

Pronounced Pron. /ˈuθ.əɹ/(American English) /ˈjuθ.əɹ/(American English) /ˈuːθ.ə/(British English) /ˈjuːθ.ə/(British English)

Meaning & History

From the Welsh name Uthyr, derived from Welsh uthr meaning "terrible". In Arthurian legend Uther was the father of King Arthur. He appears in some early Welsh texts, but is chiefly known from the 12th-century chronicles [1] of Geoffrey of Monmouth.