Peryf
masculine; pr. pɛrɪv
detailed pronunciation
p = as in open
e (ɛ) = as in well
r = as in right
y (ɪ) = e, as in roses
f (v) = as n very
The meaning of Peryf is not known but it likely comes from pareu, an older form of the word peri (spears). To comapre, the name Selyf (Welsh form of Solomon) was written as Seleu in Old Welsh.
The only official recorded use of Peryf as a given name is 2001, but old Welsh texts indicate it has been used as early as 1170.
Notable People
Peryf ap Difwng
He is listed as the father of Onwedd in some versions of the genealogical tracts on the Life of St [name_m]David[/name_m].
Peryf ap Cedifor Wyddel (c.1170)
A Welsh-language poet who composed elegies to honour his 7+ brothers. His most notable work is a series of verses to his foster brother, [name_m]Hywel[/name_m] ap [name_m]Owain[/name_m] [name_m]Gwynedd[/name_m], found within the manuscript collection The Myvyrian Archaiology of [name_m]Wales[/name_m].