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Name Beddgelert
Type Settlement
Usage Welsh
Other Forms FormsFeddgelert
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

A village in northwest Wales. The name means 'Gelert's grave', from Welsh bedd, 'grave' & Gelert, whose identity is a subject of debate.

According to legend, Gelert was a dog belonging to Llewellyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd.

Gelert, however, was more likely a 7th Century Welsh saint.
Added 12/12/2016 by McLeeds