Peredur: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Hard/steel spears
Origin
Welsh (Arthurian legend)
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
peh-RED-ir

Peredur is a Welsh (Arthurian legend) boy's name meaning “hard/steel spears”. It appears in our list of 175+ Welsh Baby Boy Names With Ancient Bardic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Peredur

Meaning: Hard/steel spears.

Origin: Welsh (Arthurian legend).

How to Pronounce Peredur

peh-RED-irIPA /pɛˈrɛdɪr/

Popularity of Peredur

Peredur 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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