Gwydion: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
Welsh (mythological)
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
GWID-ee-on

Gwydion is a Welsh (mythological) boy's name. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Gwydion

Origin: Welsh (mythological).

A common claim: Born of trees; wizard of light Actually: 'Born of trees' is a popular but unconfirmed etymology; Wiktionary lists no settled root for Gwydion, and Celtic scholars have proposed competing derivations, so it's best treated as a folk gloss rather than an established meaning.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Gwydion

GWID-ee-onIPA /ˈɡwɪdi.ɒn/

Popularity of Gwydion

Gwydion 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.

Lists That Include Gwydion

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