Etymology

Tudor

Tu·dor
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Today it means: A monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century, specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne. Full definition →

Welsh Tudur ← Proto-Celtic *Toutorīxs
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  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*Toutorīxs
  2. Welsh · borrowed fromTudur“Theodoric”
  3. English todayTudor

Borrowed from Welsh Tudur (“Theodoric”), from Proto-Celtic *Toutorīxs, later adopted as the surname of a British royal family. Piecewise doublet of Theodoric, Theoderic, Terry, and Derek.

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