Cymbeline

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proper noun

Cunobeline, a king of Britain in the 1st century AD

OriginWelsh Cynfelyn ← Proto-Brythonic *Kunobelinos ← Proto-Celtic *belo- →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Cunobeline, a king of Britain in the 1st century AD

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-“to swell, be strong”
  2. Proto-Celtic*belo-“powerful, strong”
  3. Proto-Brythonic*Kunobelinos“Cunobeline”
  4. WelshCynfelyn
  5. EnglishCymbeline

From Welsh Cynfelyn. from Proto-Brythonic *Kunobelinos (“Cunobeline”), meaning something like "strong as a dog," composed of: * *kuno- (“dog”), oblique/plural stem of *ki, * and *belino- (“strong”); cf. Breton Konvelen, from Proto-Celtic *belo- (“powerful, strong”), connected by Delamarre to Gaulish names like Belisama and Belenus, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to swell, be strong”).

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APA

Cymbeline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cymbeline

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“Cymbeline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cymbeline. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cymbeline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cymbeline.

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