Llewellyn name meaning
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What does Llewellyn mean?
Durable and Prevailing Llewellyn is used majorly in Welsh and English is a unisex name, Llewellyn means "Like a Lion or Ruling" is of Celtic and Welsh origin.
How do I pronounce Llewellyn?
You can pronounce the two syllabled name Llewellyn as ll(e)-well-yn. llewe(l)-lyn is the different way(s) to pronounce the name.
Variants of Llewellyn
How popular is the name Llewellyn?
Llewellyn is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1880 and was able to reach the top 600 names. In 1882, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 576 on boy names chart when 69 babies were named Llewellyn.
There are over 3623 babies that have been given the name Llewellyn in United States. Llewellyn is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 23 years of use, it could not make it big.
Over 208 people have been named Llewellyn in England and Wales.
But Llewellyn is a popular baby name in South Africa where every 1 in 9000 have the name. According to our evaluation, over 10000 babies have been named Llewellyn globally.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 7702 | 10 | 12134 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10808 | 6 | 12183 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6301 | 13 | 12117 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6278 | 13 | 13396 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8866 | 8 | 15501 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9653 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7532 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9651 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8735 | 8 | 11819 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9633 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Facts
What numbers say about Llewellyn?
In fact, you are known as the original weirdo who creates cool stuff. Don't ruin your gentle spirit with greediness and temporary satisfaction. The only person you need to prove yourself is the person you see in the mirror every day. Your bad habits and addictions block your way to success. You know yourself so well, that you always find a way to keep yourself amused. You are creative by soul and like to amaze people with your unusual actions.
Other names similar to Llewellyn
- Erwan - Recent and Far-out Erwan mainly is used in Breton and English, meaning of Erwan is "The Archer, Shrub or The Archeress" is a baby boy name has its origin in Celtic and Germanic
- Yvon means Yew or Shrub used for both genders which is used commonly in Finnish and Swedish has its origin in Celtic and Germanic
- Donna - Durable and Noteworthy Donna mostly is used in Danish, Icelandic and Finnish has its origin in Celtic and Italian bestowed upon both genders, meaning of Donna is "Mistress of the House, Mistress or Lady"
- Birthe - Especially used in Norwegian and Finnish, Birthe means "The Exalted One" that of Old Norse, Germanic and Celtic origin is aimed at girls
- Morgane - Trendy Morganes origin is Celtic bestowed upon both genders which is used dominantly in English, meaning of Morgane is "Sea or Birth or Sea"
Middle names for Llewellyn
These are some of the prominent and loveable options for Llewellyn middle names.
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Famous people named Llewellyn
- Llewellyn John Montford Bebb, British academic
- Llewellyn Woodward, British historian
- Llewellyn Atherley-Jones, radical British Liberal Party politician and Barrister
- Llewellyn Xavier, Saint Lucian artist
- Llewellyn Turner, Welsh politician and Deputy Constable of Caernarfon Castle
- Llewellyn Gwynne, Welsh Anglican Bishop
- Llewellyn Thomas, British physicist and applied mathematician
- Llewellyn Edwards, former Queensland state politician and state Liberal Party leader
- Llewellyn Thompson, Llewellyn E. "Tommy" Thompson Jr
- Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Sufi mystic and lineage successor
- Llewellyn Herbert, South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles
- Llewellyn Worldwide, New Age publisher, currently based in Woodbury
- Llewellyn Powers, U.S. Representative
- Llewellyn Rees in A Fish Called Wanda as Actor
- Llewellyn Wells in Under Suspicion as Producer
Lists having Llewellyn
- Boys names beginning with L
- Girls names beginning with L
- American Baby Names
- Celtic Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Welsh Baby Names
- Girl names that ends with -lyn
- Baby Names that mean Lion
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths