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Griffith (M)>

Griffith (male)

Variants:Griffinus (M) Griffudd (M) Gruffudd (M)
Diminutive(s):Griff (M)
Pet Name(s):Guto (M) Gutun (M) Gutyn (M)
Derivative(s):Griffin (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Welsh, Anglicized form of Gruffudd/Griffudd, from Old Welsh meaning "{---}" + "lord, prince" [the meaning of the qualifying first element is unknown].

In medieval documents Griffith was recorded as Griffinus, with appropriate case endings. The forename Griffin is derived from this form.