Welsh names

Idris: how to pronounce it and what it means

Boys' names

Name and meaning

Welsh given name; origin uncertain

Origin

From Old Welsh Iudris, from *jʉð (“lord”) + an uncertain second element, likely the root of the name Rhys.

How to pronounce it

Idris

Sources

Name definitions adapted from Wiktionary via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0

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