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Angharad

A name meaning "much loved".

PronunciationWelsh /aŋ.ˈha.rad/
Usage languagesOld Welsh, Welsh, Welsh Mythology

Meaning and history

Angharad is an Old Welsh name recorded in forms such as Acgarat and Ancarat. It means “much loved,” from the intensive prefix an- combined with a mutated form of caru, “to love.” In the medieval Welsh romance Peredur son of Efrawg, Angharad Golden-Hand is the lover of the knight Peredur.