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Old Welsh roots
Language context for this entry: Welsh
/r̥ɪˈðɛrχ/ · Welsh (South Wales)
01 / Meaning & origin
Rhydderch is a masculine given name documented in Welsh. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Welsh Riderch.
From Old Welsh Riderch, from an uncertain element + *derch (“sight, appearance, or splendour”). The first element may either be the root of rhy (“great, highest, excessive”) or rhi (“king”).
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RHYDDERCH
The Irish Ruadri, Ruadhan, Ruadhaic, the Scottish Ruaridh, and Welsh Rhydderch, have all alike disguised themselves as Roderick, which is in each case supposed to be the full name of those who in ordinary parlance call themselves Rory or Roy.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part V, Chapter III (Gaelic Names), Section IX (Names of Complexion) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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