Dyfed

American  

[duhv-id] / ˈdʌv ɪd /

noun

1. a former administrative county in Wales, now part of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire.

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Dyfed British  

/ ˈdʌvɛd /

noun

1. a former county in SW Wales: created in 1974 from Cardiganshire, Pembrokeshire, and Carmarthenshire; in 1996 it was replaced by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, and Ceredigion

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Etymology

Origin of Dyfed

From Welsh, ultimately from Demetae, the (Latin) name of an Iron Age Celtic tribe that inhabited the area, and deriving from a Celtic element related to the Welsh defaid “sheep,” and the Ancient British defod “wealth, property, riches”

Example Sentences

In mitigation, barrister Dyfed Thomas said Hale was a 17-year-old who had previously been of good character.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Police's hate crime lead Ch Insp Dyfed Bolton said a complaint the force received about its handling of a hate crime was investigated and a response was given.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2023

Cooper was found guilty of the offences following a cold case review set up by Dyfed Powys Police in 2006 called Operation Ottawa.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2023

“People are literally, you know, living for the Wrexham game on the weekend,” said Dyfed Avalon-Thomas, the 36-year-old Wrexham-born, Las Vegas-living founder of Wrexham USA, an online fan community.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023

But this did not tell me how he knew the plans of Tregoz after I set him free in Dyfed.

From A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)