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Griffith - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Griffith

[ 2 syll. grif-fit(h), gr-iffi-th ] The boy name Griffith is pronounced as GRIHFIHTH KEY. Griffith is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Welsh origins. The name means prince. The name Griffin (English and Welsh) and the name Gruffydd (Welsh) are forms of Griffith. Griffie (pet form in English) and Griff (short form in English) are other variants of Griffith.

Griffith is a baby boy name of irregular use. It is not listed in the top 1000. Out of the family of boy names directly linked to Griffith, Griffin (English and Welsh) was the most widely used in 2008.

A baby name that sounds like Griffith is the name Gruffydd (Welsh).

KEY: Pronunciation for Griffith: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)"


 
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