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Peredur
OriginWelsh
Meaning"hard spears"
About Peredur
This was the name of several figures from Welsh mythology, and was also used by 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Arthurian tales, borne by a hopeful knight. The character of Percival was probably based on him.
Pronounced PAIR-uh-dur.
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