Maelor: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Maelor – Origin: Welsh (place name) – Gender: Boy


Maelor is a Welsh (place name) boy's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Welsh Baby Boy Names With Ancient Bardic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Maelor

Origin: Welsh (place name).

A common claim: Sometimes glossed as 'iron prince.' Actually: This is speculative; the place name's etymology is not firmly established, so 'iron prince' can't be confirmed.

Popularity of Maelor

Maelor 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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