Cadair Idris & Idris the Giant according to Siôn Dafydd Rhys, c.1600, via http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/giants_wales.html … @AlistairCorbettpic.twitter.com/YS5IkYh3k7
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.@caitlinrgreen I didn't say the Arabic name is the origin of the Welsh name, the Welsh is older than Arab expansion. Thanx
.@caitlinrgreen NB: the name in Arabic is not Arabic origin exactly as many names e.g: Ibrahim.
.@caitlinrgreen but it is not biblical too.
.@caitlinrgreen Idris is neither Arabic origin nor biblical; Egyptian nationalists attribute it to Osiris & others to Hermes without bases.
@Archatgs interesting....
.@caitlinrgreen The origin of the name is mysterious; it is mentioned in Quran 2 times in short verses; any information else is w/out bases.
.@caitlinrgreen How old is the name (Idris) in Wales? What is the oldest accurate record?
@Archatgs Idris (Iudris) ap Gwyddno died 632 according to the Annales Cambriae, for what it's worth...
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