Bedwyr: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bedwyr – Meaning: sometimes explained as 'birch' plus a heroic element, though this isn't certain – Origin: Welsh (Arthurian legend) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BED-weer


Bedwyr is a Welsh (Arthurian legend) boy's name meaning “sometimes explained as 'birch' plus a heroic element, though this isn't certain”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Bedwyr

Meaning: Sometimes explained as 'birch' plus a heroic element, though this isn't certain.

Origin: Welsh (Arthurian legend).

A common claim: Bedwyr is widely translated as 'birch hero' or 'birch-man.' Actually: This birch-tree explanation is a popular guess rather than a settled fact — the name is most securely known as the Welsh equivalent of Bedivere.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Bedwyr

Phonetic: BED-weer   IPA: /ˈbɛdwɪr/

Popularity of Bedwyr

Bedwyr doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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