- Proto-Celtic *dubnos 'deep'. In the
Brittonic languages,
Devon is
known as Welsh:
Dyfnaint, Breton:
Devnent and Cornish: Dewnens, each
meaning 'deep valleys'. (For...
- from his
understanding of the
Welsh of his time. The
modern Welsh term is
Dyfnaint. John Rhŷs
later theorized that the
tribal name was
derived from the name...
-
which survives today in the name of the
county of
Devon (Modern Welsh:
Dyfnaint, Cornish: Dewnans, Breton: Devnent).
There is evidence,
based on an entry...
- the
Roman occupation: for example,
Llundain (London),
Cernyw (Cornwall),
Dyfnaint (Devon), and Ebrauc/Efrog (York). The
origin of the
modern Welsh name for...
- Dumnonii:
possibly meaning "deep
valley dwellers" (Cornish: Dewnens, Welsh:
Dyfnaint, Breton: Devnent) or "worshippers of the god Dum****s". This
tribal name...
- name Dumnonii,
which is of
unknown origin. The
Welsh name for
Devon is
Dyfnaint and the
Cornish name is Dewnans.
Dorset DO
Ancient Old
English Dorsǣt Literally...
- Cofentri,
Cwyntry Coventry English Crewe Cryw, Criw
Crewe English Devon Dyfnaint Devon English Doncaster Dinas y Garrai;
Caerdaun Doncaster English Dover...
