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fortran77yesterday at 7:53 PM3 repliesview on HN

Why did she name him Dippy and not a proper Welsh name like "Cadwaladr" or "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?"


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Anthony-Gtoday at 1:35 PM

Off Topic: when I came across the journalist/writer, Anne Cadwallader, I used to wonder about the origin of her surname. After reading this comment, I finally decide to look it up and found that her About page at https://www.annecadwallader.com/about explains it well:

> “Cadwallader” comes from the Welsh/Briton from Cadwaladr, meaning “battle leader” or “warrior” (cad ”battle” + gwaladr “leader/ruler”). The name dates back to the 7th century, notably held by King Cadwaladr of Gwynedd.

codezeroyesterday at 8:13 PM

I think her family was visiting Wales, rather than being natives :)

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tonyarklesyesterday at 8:27 PM

"siliogogogoch" for short :)