Maldwyn

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From the Welsh words 'mal', meaning misfortune, and 'du', meaning black. Therefore, the name Maldwyn can be interpreted as 'black misfortune' or 'unfortunate'.
Popularity
Maldwyn is a very rare name and not ranked in any popularity charts.

cartoon of the name Maldwyn
Cartoon of Maldwyn

Maldwyn Name meanings & History

From the Welsh words 'mal', meaning misfortune, and 'du', meaning black. Therefore, the name Maldwyn can be interpreted as 'black misfortune' or 'unfortunate'. From Maldwyn, another name for the old Welsh county of Montgomeryshire. It is so called from Trefaldwyn, the Welsh name for the county town of Montgomery, misinterpreting it as if meaning "town of Maldwyn". In fact it means "town of Baldwin" (in Welsh both m and b mutate to f). Maldwyn is a name that is primarily used in Wales and among people of Welsh descent. However, it is still a very rare name even in Wales.

Zodiac Sign of Maldwyn: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Maldwyn:

M: Maternal,Mommy,Memorabilia,Manipulative,Mother,Mushy,Memory

A: Ambitious,Angry,Argumentative,Assertive,Aggressive,Action

L: Lazy,Liaison,Legal,Lover,Languid,Lovely,Luscious

D: Doting,Domestic,Determined,Dutiful,Daddy,Demanding

W: Wonderful,Wonderment,Wishful,Willful,Wild

Y: Youth-giving,Yin/Yang,Yen/money

N: Neurosis,Nutrition,Nitpicking,Neat,Nagging,Nice,Nervous

Maldwyn is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Youthful name

Related Names to Maldwyn

Other Welsh names that are similar to Maldwyn include Maelgwn, Medwyn, and Maldwynne.