Dyfed
Americannoun
noun
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
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Dyfed Edwards, chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, said it welcomed the extra support and remained "committed to delivering safe, high-quality care".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
In mitigation, barrister Dyfed Thomas said Hale was a 17-year-old who had previously been of good character.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
Dyfed Powys Police said no formal identification had taken place but the next-of-kin of the missing man had been informed and were being supported by officers.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2024
“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
What will the men of Morganwg--what will the Dyfed men say when they hear that the Saxon holds one of the line of Arthur at the value of a hundred cows?
From A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
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