Peredur

Welsh
"hard spears"

Peredur Origin and Meaning

The name Peredur is a boy's name meaning "hard spears".

This was the name of several figures from Welsh mythology, and was also used by 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Arthurian tales. The character of Percival was probably based on him.

Famous People Named Peredur

  • Peredur ap Gwynedd
    b. 1975, Welsh guitarist

Peredur in Pop Culture

  • Celtic name
    perhaps literally meaning "hard spears"
  • Peredur
    name of several figures in Welsh mythology
  • Peredur
    a minor king in Cornwall in the series The Last Kingdom