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in reply to a message by Joan
So "ap" means son of and "merch" means daughter of in the Welsh language, and I'm pretty sure it's the same for naming conventions. I don't think it changes after marriage. So, Rhiannon merch Sion is Rhiannon, daughter of Sion, and Sion ap Llywellyn is Sion, son of Llywellyn.
Humphreys, apparently, is both Welsh and English, and it comes from the given name Humphrey.
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"That cynicism you refer to I acquired the day I discovered I was different from little boys."
Humphreys, apparently, is both Welsh and English, and it comes from the given name Humphrey.
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"That cynicism you refer to I acquired the day I discovered I was different from little boys."
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There's also a Welsh surname Pumfrey, which is ap Humfrey. The Welsh seems to have favoured the name Humphrey more than the English did.
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