Where does “Gruffudd” come from?
Gruffudd (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh Gripiud, from Proto-Brythonic Grifujʉð, from Proto-Brythonic grif, from Latin gryphus, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.
Ancestry of “Gruffudd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | Gripiud | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | Grifujʉð | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | grif | — |
| 4 | Latin | gryphus | Alternative form of gryps; griffin |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γρύψ | griffin |