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The 1997 Welsh devolution referendum was a pre-legislative referendum held in Wales on 18 September 1997 over whether there was support for the creation
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1979 referendum in Wales
The 1979 Welsh devolution referendum was a post-legislative referendum held on 1 March 1979 (Saint David's Day) to decide whether there was sufficient
1979 Welsh devolution referendum
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Transfer of legislative power to Welsh authorities from UK government
advocated different models of Welsh devolution. A 1979 referendum on devolution failed by 79%, while a 1997 referendum narrowly won. Laws were subsequently
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Granting governmental powers to parts of the UK
devolution referendum was only narrowly passed, with the majority of voters in the former industrial areas of the South Wales Valleys and the Welsh-speaking
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Welsh Assembly (no) 1997 Welsh devolution referendum, on whether there should be a National Assembly for Wales (yes) 2011 Welsh devolution referendum
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The Commission on Devolution in Wales (Welsh: Comisiwn ar Ddatganoli yng Nghymru), also known as the Silk Commission, was an independent commission established
Commission on Devolution in Wales
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Responsibilities and status of the Senedd
Since the establishment of Welsh devolution in 1999, the powers devolved to the Senedd from the UK Parliament have developed and expanded. As a result
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The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 is an act of Parliament which establishes a new framework for devolution of powers to strategic
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Measure creating a devolved Scottish Parliament
The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum held in Scotland on 11 September 1997 over whether there was support for the
1997 Scottish devolution referendum
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Referendum held in Scotland
of the Bill and Referendum to be revealed later. The scenarios were: no change; devolution per the Calman Review; further devolution; and full independence
2014 Scottish independence referendum
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Political debate in the UK
Labour. The Welsh Conservatives campaigned against devolution in the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum and the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. Presently
Opposition to devolution in the United Kingdom
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vote in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum to create a National Assembly for Wales. It was supported by the Welsh Labour Party, Welsh Liberal Democrats
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of Measures of the National Assembly for Wales; since the 2011 Welsh devolution referendum it now appears on the cover of Acts passed by the Senedd (as
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Referendum held in Greater London on 7 May 1998
suggested as possibly as constitutionally significant as Scottish devolution or Welsh devolution. "Overwhelming vote for mayor". BBC News. 8 May 1998. Archived
1998 Greater London Authority referendum
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Since 1707 Acts of Union to present day
opportunity to vote in a referendum on proposals for devolution in 1979 and, although a majority of those voting voted 'Yes', the referendum legislation also
Scottish_devolution
Territorial evolution of the UK
increased in support since devolution was introduced. Through internal struggles and dynastic marriage alliances, the Welsh became more united until Owain
Formation of the United Kingdom
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Post-legislative referendum
vote. The result was a majority in favour of devolution. A total of 1,230,937 (51.6%) voted at the referendum in favour of an Assembly, a majority of about
1979 Scottish devolution referendum
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UK law removing hereditary peerage from the House of Lords
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026
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Welsh political philosophy
However, the heavy defeat for a proposed Welsh Assembly offered by Labour in the 1979 devolution referendum "suggested that the vast majority of the inhabitants
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the power to enact Wales-specific Measures. Following the 2011 Welsh devolution referendum, the National Assembly was given the power to create Acts.
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Proposed Welsh independence referendum#Opinion polling "Welsh Independence Poll - Support Steadily Dropping?". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-07. "Welsh independence
Opinion polling on Welsh independence
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Form of devolution proposed for Scotland and Wales
also known as devolution max, devo-max, or fiscal federalism – is a proposed extension of the devolved powers of the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments over
Full fiscal autonomy for Scotland and Wales
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Regional and sub regional governance in England
Devolution in England describes the process of the UK Government delegating more powers to the subdivisions of England. The most recent version of this
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British referendum of 1975
Communities membership referendum, also known variously as the Referendum on the European Community (Common Market), the Common Market referendum and EEC membership
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Primary and secondary legislation generated by the Senedd
was later renamed the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru). Executive functions (known as powers) were transferred via Welsh devolution from the UK Government
Welsh_law
Leader of the Welsh Government
(Welsh: Prif Weinidog Cymru) is the head of the Welsh Government and keeper of the Welsh Seal. Established in 1999 as a result of Welsh devolution and
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Component parts of the UK since 1922
and Wales have also gained significant autonomy through the process of devolution. The UK Parliament and UK Government deal with all reserved matters for
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Act of the UK Parliament
European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made legal provision for a consultative referendum to be held
European Union Referendum Act 2015
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Personal union of the kingdoms of Scotland, England, and Ireland from 1603
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1978 proposed Welsh legislature
post-legislative referendum. The assembly was not established as the proposals were defeated in the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum. A devolved Welsh assembly
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1998 agreements between the UK and Ireland
Conservative government's proposals as an attempt to seize power and undo devolution. Most parties in Northern Ireland expressed concern at the Bill, though
Good_Friday_Agreement
Welsh nationalist political party
the March 2011 referendum. In the 2011 National Assembly election, Plaid slipped from second place to third, being overtaken by the Welsh Conservatives
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UK constitutional legislation
Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 and reinstated the prior constitutional situation, by reviving the power
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
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UK Labour Party branch in Wales
wiping out the Conservatives' Welsh representation and polling 55 per cent. The stage was set for another devolution referendum, this time won by the narrowest
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following the passing of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and the 2011 Welsh devolution referendum, the Senedd can now legislate in some areas through an Act
Politics of the United Kingdom
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Labour government, following a referendum in 1997. It was given greater powers under the 2011 Welsh devolution referendum. As of 2026, six parties have
List of political parties in Wales
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Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Orders in Council ceased to have effect, on 5 May 2011 following the 2011 Welsh devolution referendum. The act was further amended to rename the assembly
Government_of_Wales_Act_2006
1979–1982 Welsh political organisation
Welsh devolution in the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum. On 1 March 1979, the people of Wales rejected devolution by a ratio of almost 4 to 1, with only
Welsh Socialist Republican Movement
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Acts of the Parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland which united those two Kingdoms
1994 1994 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum 1997 1998 GLA referendum 1998 Bank
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Devolved parliament of Wales
in referendum vote". BBC News. 4 March 2011. Dougan, Michael; Hunt, Jo; McEwen, Nicola; McHarg, Aileen (2022). "Sleeping with an Elephant: Devolution and
Senedd
Nationalism in Wales
nation or country. Welsh nationalism may also include calls for further autonomy or self-determination, which includes Welsh devolution, meaning increased
Welsh_nationalism
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Act 2011, section 4". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2015. "2015 Welsh assembly election delayed, says Carwyn Jones". BBC News. 16 March 2011. Retrieved
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
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2007 government body regarding Holyrood's powers
Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales 2011 Welsh devolution referendum 2014 Scottish independence referendum Home rule Asymmetric federalism "holyrood
Commission on Scottish Devolution
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Independent agency that regulates the electoral process in the United Kingdom
North East England Devolution Referendum, the 2011 Welsh Devolution Referendum and also the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum. The commission has
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2011 referendum in the UK on reforming the voting system
Alternative Vote referendum, also known as the UK-wide referendum on the Parliamentary voting system, was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 in the United Kingdom
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remains a unitary state in which Parliament is sovereign, a process of devolution began in the 20th and 21st centuries that saw Parliament restore self-government
History of the constitution of the United Kingdom
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Political movement for Scotland leaving the UK
form of demands for home rule within the United Kingdom. Two referendums on devolution were held in 1979 and in 1997, and a devolved Scottish Parliament
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Welsh politician (born 1946)
the devolution referendum on 18 September 1997. Though Labour reversed a 4 to 1 majority against devolution recorded in the 1979 referendum, the slender
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Aspect of Welsh history
increased support for devolution within the Labour party and a Devolution Bill was introduced in late 1976. However a referendum on the creation of an
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the numbers of members were increased to 96 were adopted. 2011 Welsh devolution referendum "All Wales Convention Q & A". BBC News. British Broadcasting
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Uncodified national constitution
UK a legal partner in the European Union. The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland devolution Acts of 1998 (as amended) creating an executive and legislature
Constitution of the United Kingdom
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Political party in Wales
to the UK Parliament. In 2011, the Green Party campaigned in support of a yes vote in the 2011 Welsh devolution referendum. In 2013, the Wales Green
Wales_Green_Party
Agreement that led to the creation of the new state of Great Britain
20 October 2024. Great Britain Parliament (2013). Scotland analysis : devolution and the implications of Scottish independence. Stationery Office. ISBN 978-0-10-185542-6
Treaty_of_Union
1921 agreement which ended the Irish War of Independence
comment on the delegates' credentials Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Murray, Paul (2011). The Irish Boundary Commission And Its Origins. Dublin:
Anglo-Irish_Treaty
Acts of Parliament creating the Kingdom of Great Britain
London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-7181-9673-8. OCLC 1004568536. "Scottish Referendums". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 16 March
Acts_of_Union_1707
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Jackson 2004, p. 368–370. Sproule, Luke (27 June 2021). "NI 100: How NI devolution changed the face of the UK". BBC News. Retrieved 19 February 2026. McCluskey
Government of Ireland Act 1920
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Devolved government of Wales
Prior to devolution in 1999 many executive functions for Wales were carried out by the Secretary of State for Wales and the Welsh Office. The Welsh Office
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Ministers and the Permanent Secretary. Following the referendum on Welsh devolution in 1997, the Welsh Office was formally disbanded on 1 July 1999 and the
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1266 treaty between Norway and Scotland
and Constituencies Act 2011 2011 Welsh devolution referendum 2011 Alternative Vote referendum 2011 European Union Act 2011 2011 Police Reform and Social
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deal with Welsh issues, as an aspect of proposed further Welsh devolution. Cyfraith Hywel or "Laws of Hywel Dda" was a system of medieval Welsh Law that
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1494 law subordinating the Irish parliament to England
and Constituencies Act 2011 2011 Welsh devolution referendum 2011 Alternative Vote referendum 2011 European Union Act 2011 2011 Police Reform and Social
Poynings' Law (on certification of acts)
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UK law relating to internal trade
significant and regressive impact of the IMA on devolution. Devolution Since the Brexit Referendum The Welsh Government has described it as "an attack on
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
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European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, was a referendum that took place on Thursday
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
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Defunct ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom
the Welsh devolution settlement, specific policy areas are transferred to the Welsh Government rather than reserved to Westminster. Feltag Budget 2011 (PDF)
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department_for_Business,_Innovation_and_Skills
British politician (1952–2021)
it in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. However, after becoming Shadow Welsh Secretary, she declared that she supported the Welsh Assembly, and had
Cheryl_Gillan
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
and Constituencies Act 2011 2011 Welsh devolution referendum 2011 Alternative Vote referendum 2011 European Union Act 2011 2011 Police Reform and Social
Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
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Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
and Constituencies Act 2011 2011 Welsh devolution referendum 2011 Alternative Vote referendum 2011 European Union Act 2011 2011 Police Reform and Social
British_Nationality_Act_1948
The 2004 North East England devolution referendum was an all postal ballot referendum that took place on 4 November 2004 throughout North East England
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Seal used in Wales
Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru). The sealed bill is thereby enacted, becoming an Act of Senedd Cymru. From the start of Welsh devolution in
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devolved legislatures in referendums in 1997 and 1998 (see 1997 Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 Welsh devolution referendum, and 1998 Northern Irish
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transferred devolved powers to the assembly. The act followed the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. A bound version of the act was presented to Queen Elizabeth
Government_of_Wales_Act_1998
of all Welsh Government ministerial teams which have existed since the introduction of devolution for Wales in 1999. From the onset of devolution in Wales
List_of_Welsh_Governments
on the establishment of a democratically elected Welsh Assembly. In an unusual move the referendums bill was introduced to the House of Commons by the
Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997
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Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
for lacking any recognised ID card. The new Labour government's English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, published in December 2024, planned to
Elections_Act_2022
Chair of the UK Electoral Commission (born 1964)
Act 2011 has increased the commission's authority with regard to referendums. She formally announced the results of the Welsh devolution referendum "in
Jenny_Watson_(civil_servant)
Movement to make Wales a republic
Wales". The Welsh Socialist Republican Movement was a short lived political group that emerged following the 1979 devolution referendum which campaigned
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UK Conservative Party branch
result since devolution. In the Senedd, the Welsh Conservative Group have their own leader who is often referred to as the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives
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Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
by the Labour government in 1998 to give effect to the Scottish devolution referendum in 1997 which showed that Scotland was in favour of both of the
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Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Section 1". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2011. Bradley, Ewing (2007). p. 68. Barnett, Jago (2011). p. 445. Bradley, Ewing (2007). p. 74. [2005]
Parliament_Act_1949
Act of the Parliament of Ireland
and Constituencies Act 2011 2011 Welsh devolution referendum 2011 Alternative Vote referendum 2011 European Union Act 2011 2011 Police Reform and Social
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Laws that incorporated Wales into England
in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 (Welsh: Y Deddfau Cyfreithiau yng Nghymru 1535 a 1542), also called the Acts of Union (Welsh: Y Deddfau Uno), were acts of
Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542
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Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
September 2015). "Mike Gordon: The Permanence of Devolution: Parliamentary Sovereignty and Referendum Requirements". scottishconstitutionalfutures.org
Scotland_Act_2016
Political movement favouring continuance of the UK
party largely remained opposed to devolution in the 1997 Scottish devolution referendum campaign. That referendum was passed with a large majority, the
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UK constitutional anomaly
House of Commons debates on devolution. In 2011 the UK Government set up the Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons, chaired
West_Lothian_question
Elections featuring UK political party
modify already existing laws. The devolution plans were endorsed by the public in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum by 50.3% of the vote. The Government
Electoral history of the Labour Party (UK)
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12th-century papal bull
full of domestic troubles with the refractory barons in England, with the Welsh, and with the discordant elements in his French dominions, and could not
Laudabiliter
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Elections to county councils were held on 12 April, for metropolitan and Welsh districts on 10 May, and for non-metropolitan district councils on 7 June
Local_Government_Act_1972
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to increase Scottish devolution
particular the return of an SNP majority government in 2011 and the consequent independence referendum. There is a proposal to amend section 57(2) of the
Scotland_Act_2012
Welsh walk to devolution". BBC News website. BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2010. "Welsh referendum: Voters give emphatic Yes on powers". BBC News. 2011-03-04
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Directly elected leaders of strategic authorities in England
term strategic authority mayor was introduced as part of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 to cover the mayor of London and mayors
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Ministerial department of the UK Government
Government. It replaced the former Welsh Office, which had extensive responsibility for governing Wales prior to Welsh devolution in 1999. In the past, the Office
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constituent countries of the UK such as proposed further Welsh devolution and Scottish devolution and perhaps further Northern Irish reform. Adopt a federal
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Scottish independence referendum. People in the rest of the United Kingdom were polled on a variety of issues such as further devolution for Wales, an English
Opinion polling for the 2014 Scottish independence referendum
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Invocation of the EU's withdrawal process for "Brexit"
unanimously ruled against the Scottish Government's claim in respect of devolution. Consequently, the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
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EU proper standing in British law" and that it was consistent with the referendum result in providing "more control over how we are governed to the UK Parliament
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
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Possible future referendum
then-leader, Alex Salmond, noting the eighteen-year gap between the devolution referendums held in 1979 and in 1997 as an example of the generational opportunity
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Male
Welsh
Welsh name ALED means "offspring."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HEULWEN means "sunshine."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name RHOSYN means "rose."
Male
Welsh
Welsh name ARWEL means "prominent."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name TIWLIP means "tulip."
Male
Welsh
Welsh name CELYN means "holly."
Male
Welsh
Welsh name HAUL means "sun."
Male
Welsh
Welsh name EMYR means "king."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HAF means "summer."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name GWAWR means "dawn."
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Welshman; From Wales
Girl/Female
Welsh
Welsh forrn of Helen.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Welsh surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh.German : variant of Welk.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Welsch.
Boy/Male
English
From Wales.
Female
Welsh
Welsh name RHAMANTUS means "romantic."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name ELAIN means "fawn."
Girl/Female
Welsh
Welsh woman.
Male
Welsh
Welsh name GRWN means "ridge."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name SEREN means "star."
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Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : perhaps, as MacLysaght suggests, a shortened form of the Welsh patronymic ap Richard, assimilated to the name of one of the patron saints of Ireland. In England the name is found chiefly in the Midlands. It has been recorded in Ireland (chiefly Ulster) since the 17th century.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Male
English
Scottish Anglicized unisex form of Gaelic Aonghas, INNES means "excellent valor."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Hebrew
Golden
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English popinjay, papejai ‘parrot’ (via Old French papageai from Arabic bab(b)aghÄ). The ending of the English word was altered by folk etymological association with the bird name jay. The nickname was probably acquired by a talkative person or by someone who habitually dressed in bright colors, but occasionally it may have denoted someone who was connected with or who excelled at the medieval sport of tilting or shooting at a wooden parrot (popinjay) on a pole.
Boy/Male
Tamil
King, Whole
Girl/Female
Tamil
Line, Sentence
Female
Japanese
(美咲) Japanese name MISAKI means "beauty bloom."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Family of God
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Andreas, ANDRZEJ means "man; warrior." In use by the Romani.
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a.
Welsh.
n.
The motion of any body, as a planet or satellite, in a curved line or orbit, until it returns to the same point again, or to a point relatively the same; -- designated as the annual, anomalistic, nodical, sidereal, or tropical revolution, according as the point of return or completion has a fixed relation to the year, the anomaly, the nodes, the stars, or the tropics; as, the revolution of the earth about the sun; the revolution of the moon about the earth.
n.
The Welsh language.
n.
The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg.
n.
A thing consecrated; an object of devotion.
n.
A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See Welsh rabbit, under Rabbit.
a.
Making a revolution or revolutions; rotating; -- used also figuratively of time, seasons, etc., depending on the revolution of the earth.
n.
The act or process of raising a quantity to any power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into itself a given number of times; -- the reverse of evolution.
n.
A total or radical change; as, a revolution in one's circumstances or way of living.
n.
The language of Wales, or of the Welsh people.
n.
Evolution of one's self; development by inherent quality or power.
n.
The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the revolution of a wheel, of a top, of the earth on its axis, etc.
n.
The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes.
n.
The extraction of roots; -- the reverse of involution.
a.
See Welsh.
n.
The wels.
n.
The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.
n.
The motion of a point, line, or surface about a point or line as its center or axis, in such a manner that a moving point generates a curve, a moving line a surface (called a surface of revolution), and a moving surface a solid (called a solid of revolution); as, the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of its sides generates a cone; the revolution of a semicircle about the diameter generates a sphere.
n.
Return to a point before occupied, or to a point relatively the same; a rolling back; return; as, revolution in an ellipse or spiral.
n.
Involution in one's self; hence, abstraction of thought; reverie.