The name Myrddin is usually given to a Boy.
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Meaning
Original
Welsh form of
Merlin. It is probably ultimately from the name of the Romano-British settlement Moridunum, derived from
Celtic *mori "sea" and *dūnom "rampart, hill fort". Prefixed with
Welsh caer "fort", this town has been called Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen in
English) from medieval times. It is thought that Caerfyrddin may have mistakenly been interpreted as meaning "fort of
Myrddin", as if
Myrddin were a personal name instead of a later development of Moridunum [1].
Myrddin appears in early
Welsh poems, as a prophet who lives in the Caledonian
Forest after being driven insane witnessing the slaughter of his king
Gwenddoleu and his forces at the Battle of Arfderydd. His character seems to be based on the
North Brythonic figure
Lailoken, and perhaps also the
Irish figure
Suibhne.
Geoffrey of Monmouth adapted him into
Merlin in the 12th century.
Origin
Welsh Mythology, Welsh