Gwrtheyrn
"Supreme king", from Old Welsh guor, "over", and tigirn, "king, monarch".
Meaning and origin
Gwrtheyrn is the modern Welsh spelling used for a name first recorded in early medieval texts as Guorthigirn, most likely a title along the lines of "high king" rather than an everyday given name.
How to pronounce Gwrtheyrn
| Welsh (United Kingdom) | GOOR-thairn /ˈɡurθɛirn/ |
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