At a Glance
- Meaning
- Great gain, great treasure
- Origin
- Welsh
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- MOR-vith
Morfudd is a Welsh girl's name meaning “great gain, great treasure”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Morfudd
Meaning: Great gain, great treasure.
Origin: Welsh.
A common claim: Morfudd means 'sea modesty' Actually: This appears to misread the 'Mor-' element as Welsh môr ('sea') rather than mawr ('great'), which underlies the more standard 'great treasure/victory' glosses.
How to Pronounce Morfudd
MOR-vithIPA /ˈmɔrvɪð/
Popularity of Morfudd
Morfudd 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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