Is Cymry a Word?

The modern Welsh name for themselves is Cymry, and Cymru is the Welsh name for Wales. These words (both of which are pronounced [ˈkəm. rɨ]) are descended from the Brythonic word combrogi, meaning "fellow-countrymen".

What is Cymru?

noun. the Welsh name for Wales.

What is the meaning of the word Wales?

While 'Cymru' is the Welsh word for Wales and means 'friends' or 'fellow countrymen', the word Wales, by which most people know the country, stems from a word used by the invading Anglo Saxons to mean 'foreigners' or 'outsiders', despite the Welsh being native to the land.

Robert Thorne

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