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Tudor (name)

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Tudor is a surname and given name of Welsh origin. It comes from the Brythonic Tudur,[1] itself a derivation of Toutorīx which was conflated with Tewdwr or Tewdr. It is related to the name Theodore.[2] Tudor (and Tudora in its female form) is also a first name of Moldovan and Romanian origin, also related to Teodor.[3]

The English royal dynasty, the House of Tudor (descended from the Welsh Tudors of Penmynydd) including prominent members:

Tudor, as a surname, may also refer to:

As a given name:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zimmer, Stefan (2006). "Some Names and Epithets in "Culhwch ac Olwen"". Studi Celtici. 3: 163–179. Retrieved 13 January 2016. (See p. 11, n. 34 in the online version.)
  2. ^ "Tudor Name Meaning & Tudor Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  3. ^ DOMNIȚA TOMESCU: "Raportul dintre sacru și profan în antroponimia românească medievală (sec. 15–17)" ("The relationship between the sacred and the profane in medieval Romanian anthroponymy (15th–17th centuries)"). DOI: 10.30816/ICONN4/2017331. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Onomastics: "Name and Naming" Sacred and Profane in Onomastics (2017). "ACTELE CONFERINȚEI INTERNAȚIONALE DE ONOMASTICĂ „NUMELE ȘI NUMIREA” Ediția a IV-a: Sacru și profan în onomastică". https://onomasticafelecan.ro/iconn4/iconn4_proceedings.php