The story behind Llewellyn
From Welsh Llywelyn.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ləˈwɛlɪn/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /luˈɛlɪn/
- approximating Welsh: /ɬə-
- English; dialect unspecified: hlə-
- English; dialect unspecified: klə-/
Popularity
Llewellyn ranked #9223 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Llewellyn
Llewelyn
From Welsh Llywelyn.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Gwendolyn
A variant of Gwendolen, Gwendoline with -lyn.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adhamhnán
From Old Irish Adomnán (“little Adam”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adorján
Derived from Latin Hadrianus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Agathon
From Ancient Greek Ἀγάθων (Agáthōn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Llewellyn
Artur
Borrowed from English Arthur, from the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Welsh arth, from Proto-Celtic *artos.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Arwel
From Welsh, derivation uncertain. Possibly "prominent".
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bowen
From Welsh ap Owain (“son of Owen”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Llewellyn
Cadwallader
Borrowed from Welsh Cadwaladr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Caradog
From Welsh Caradog. Doublet of Caradoc, Caratacus, Cedric, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Geraint
From Welsh Geraint, from Latin Gerontius, Latinized Greek for "old man," from Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length