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Buddug.

a female given name, equivalent to English Boadicea or Boudicca

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡ/North-Wales/ˈbiːðɪɡ/South-Wales/ˈbɪðɪɡ/South-Wales
  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Boadicea or Boudicca

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *Bʉðig, from Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā. Analysable as coming from buddug (“victorious”). Sometimes used to translate the name Victoria (as with Queen Victoria), of which Welsh Fictoria is a direct borrowing from English.

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