Re: paleonet Lhwyd

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Edward Lhwyd (or Lhuyd, or Lloyd) is pronounced thl-oo-id. As well as
being a naturalist, he was a linguist, who learnt some of the Celtic
languages - Irish and Cornish (he even wrote, in Cornish, a Cornish
grammar, one of the longest pieces of Cornish writing known) as well as
Welsh. The spelling Lh, for ll, was his attempt at rendering the thl sound
for english eyes.
He was from Cardiganshire (now Ceredigion) and was the illegitimate son of
one of the local gentry, Bridget Pryse. The father, Edward Lloyd, paid for
his education at Oxford.

Denis Bates
Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences
University of Wales Aberystwyth



> I am descended from the Lloyds and I believe it is the same
> name.  I would guess the pronunciation would be the same,
> unless there's a special Welsh one that I don't know.
>
> --- Carl Mehling <cosm@amnh.org> wrote:
>
>> Someone out there must know how to pronounce "Lhwyd"
>> (early
>> paleontologist). Is it the same as Lloyd?
>> Best,
>> Carl
>>
>>
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