Buddug

See also: buddug

Welsh

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbiːðɪɡ/, /ˈbɪðɪɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡ

Proper noun

Buddug f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Boadicea or Boudicca
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