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ab

[ab]

prefix

LanguageWelsh

Meaning
  1. A patronymic indicator; son of.
  2. son of
  3. A prefix used before a name to show that someone is the son of a specific father.
Examples

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd.

Llywelyn son of Gruffudd.

Pronunciationab

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteUsed in traditional Welsh naming conventions; note that it often becomes 'ap' before a consonant.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.