Dyfed

American

[duhv-id] / ˈdʌv ɪd /

noun

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

Dyfed British

/ ˈdʌvɛd /

noun

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”

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Dyfed

Dyfed Powys-Police said officers received reports of a fire at around 18:15 BST.

From BBC ● May 28, 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

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

Reference to cup-and-ring markings in book “Monuments of New Spain,” 68 Dyfed.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston

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