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Pre-legislative referendum in Wales
The 1997 Welsh devolution referendum was a pre-legislative referendum held in Wales on 18 September 1997 over whether there was support for the creation
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Measure creating a devolved Scottish Parliament
The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum held in Scotland on 11 September 1997 over whether there was support for the
1997 Scottish devolution referendum
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1979 referendum in Wales
The 1979 Welsh devolution referendum was a post-legislative referendum held on 1 March 1979 (Saint David's Day) to decide whether there was sufficient
1979 Welsh devolution referendum
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Post-legislative referendum
Referendums". www.bbc.co.uk. Taylor, Brian. "1979 Remembered". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2012. Dewdney, Richard (1997). Results of Devolution
1979 Scottish devolution referendum
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Transfer of legislative power to Welsh authorities from UK government
advocated different models of Welsh devolution. A 1979 referendum on devolution failed by 79%, while a 1997 referendum narrowly won. Laws were subsequently
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1997 devolution referendum may refer to: 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum This disambiguation page lists articles
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Labour. The Welsh Conservatives campaigned against devolution in the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum and the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. Presently
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(Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru). It was the first devolved general election held in Wales after the successful 1997 Welsh devolution referendum.
1999 National Assembly for Wales election
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The 2004 North East England devolution referendum was an all postal ballot referendum that took place on 4 November 2004 throughout North East England
2004 North East England devolution referendum
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Referendum held in Scotland
returned to power in a landslide electoral victory in May 1997. A second Scottish devolution referendum was held later that year, as promised in the Labour
2014 Scottish independence referendum
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Granting governmental powers to parts of the UK
diminishing support for the abolition of the Assembly. The 2011 Welsh devolution referendum saw a majority of 21 local authority constituencies to 1 voting
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Welsh Assembly (no) 1997 Welsh devolution referendum, on whether there should be a National Assembly for Wales (yes) 2011 Welsh devolution referendum
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The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 is an act of Parliament which establishes a new framework for devolution of powers to strategic
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026
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Referendum held in Greater London on 7 May 1998
suggested as possibly as constitutionally significant as Scottish devolution or Welsh devolution. "Overwhelming vote for mayor". BBC News. 8 May 1998. Archived
1998 Greater London Authority referendum
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transferred devolved powers to the assembly. The act followed the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. A bound version of the act was presented to Queen Elizabeth
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1979 Welsh devolution referendum. Following their 1997 manifesto commitments, the incoming Labour UK government held a referendum on devolution in September
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Welsh branch of the Liberal Democrats
seat. In 1979, however, the Welsh Liberals suffered from the Lib–Lab pact, and support for the failed devolution referendum resulted in a poor election
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European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, was a referendum that took place on Thursday
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1978 proposed Welsh legislature
the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum leading to the Government of Wales Act 1998 establishing a National Assembly for Wales, now the Senedd (or Welsh Parliament)
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committed to devolution for both Scotland and Wales, and in 1997 it was elected with a mandate to hold referendums on a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly
Welsh_independence
Devolved parliament of Wales
creation of a Welsh Assembly. However, Welsh voters overwhelmingly rejected the proposals in a referendum held in 1979. Following the 1997 general election
Senedd
Responsibilities and status of the Senedd
Since the establishment of Welsh devolution in 1999, the powers devolved to the Senedd from the UK Parliament have developed and expanded. As a result
Powers and status of Welsh devolution
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Political party in Wales
establishment of a new National Assembly for Wales in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. In the 1999 Welsh local elections, Klaus Armstrong-Braun became the
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2011 referendum in the UK on reforming the voting system
legislation for a referendum was not put forward. Proportional systems were introduced for the new Scottish Parliament and Welsh and London Assemblies
2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
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UK Labour Party branch in Wales
wiping out the Conservatives' Welsh representation and polling 55 per cent. The stage was set for another devolution referendum, this time won by the narrowest
Welsh_Labour
vote in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum to create a National Assembly for Wales. It was supported by the Welsh Labour Party, Welsh Liberal Democrats
Yes_for_Wales
Nationalism in Wales
nation or country. Welsh nationalism may also include calls for further autonomy or self-determination, which includes Welsh devolution, meaning increased
Welsh_nationalism
Territorial evolution of the UK
Retrieved 9 July 2006. "Welsh Referendum". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022. "Devolution at 20 – Parliaments and
Formation of the United Kingdom
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The Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 (c. 61) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which made legal provision for the holding of
Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997
Referendums_(Scotland_and_Wales)_Act_1997
Welsh politician (born 1946)
in the devolution referendum on 18 September 1997. Though Labour reversed a 4 to 1 majority against devolution recorded in the 1979 referendum, the slender
Ron_Davies_(Welsh_politician)
Proposed Welsh independence referendum#Opinion polling "Welsh Independence Poll - Support Steadily Dropping?". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-07. "Welsh independence
Opinion polling on Welsh independence
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1998 Northern Irish referendum for approval for the Good Friday Agreement
A referendum was held in Northern Ireland on 22 May 1998 over whether there was support for the Good Friday Agreement. The result was a majority (71.1%)
1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum
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Component parts of the UK since 1922
and Wales have also gained significant autonomy through the process of devolution. The UK Parliament and UK Government deal with all reserved matters for
Countries of the United Kingdom
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modify already existing laws. The devolution plans were endorsed by the public in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum by 50.3% of the vote. The Government
Electoral history of the Labour Party (UK)
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Welsh Parliament electoral districts
members. Following the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum, where a narrow majority voted in support of the creation of a devolved Welsh Assembly, constituencies
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1998 agreements between the United Kingdom and Ireland
Conservative government's proposals as an attempt to seize power and undo devolution. Most parties in Northern Ireland expressed concern at the Bill, though
Good_Friday_Agreement
Welsh Labour Party leadership election
to hold a devolution referendum in Wales to determine whether to establish a devolved Welsh assembly. The 1997 Welsh devolution referendum returned a
1999 Welsh Labour leadership election
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Devolved government of Wales
Prior to devolution in 1999 many executive functions for Wales were carried out by the Secretary of State for Wales and the Welsh Office. The Welsh Office
Welsh_Government
Granting of some competences of central government to local government
Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional
Devolution
2011 British government body
The Commission on Devolution in Wales (Welsh: Comisiwn ar Ddatganoli yng Nghymru), also known as the Silk Commission, was an independent commission established
Commission on Devolution in Wales
Commission_on_Devolution_in_Wales
British banker (1904–2004)
Jersey, Hodge helped fund the campaign for a "No" vote in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum and his son, Robert Hodge, was chairman of the "Just Say No"
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Referendum held in Northern Ireland
The 1973 Northern Ireland border poll was a referendum held in Northern Ireland on 8 March 1973 on whether Northern Ireland should remain part of the United
1973 Northern Ireland border poll
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referendum 1973 Northern Ireland sovereignty referendum 1979 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1979 Welsh devolution
Referendums_by_country
UK law removing hereditary peerage from the House of Lords
1994 1994 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum 1997 1998 GLA referendum 1998 Bank
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026
House_of_Lords_(Hereditary_Peers)_Act_2026
Proposed constitutional reform of a division of powers
Scottish devolution referendum – Measure creating a devolved Scottish Parliament 1997 Welsh devolution referendum – Pre-legislative referendum in Wales
Federalism in the United Kingdom
Federalism_in_the_United_Kingdom
Welsh nationalist political party
intellectual and moral in outlook and socially conservative." Morgan, K. O., Welsh Devolution: the Past and the Future in Scotland and Wales: Nations Again? (ed
Plaid_Cymru
British referendum of 1975
Communities membership referendum, also known variously as the Referendum on the European Community (Common Market), the Common Market referendum and EEC membership
1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum
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UK constitutional legislation
1994 1994 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum 1997 1998 GLA referendum 1998 Bank
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022
the power to enact Wales-specific Measures. Following the 2011 Welsh devolution referendum, the National Assembly was given the power to create Acts. Wales
Politics_of_Wales
Since 1707 Acts of Union to present day
the referendum. The referendum resulted in a narrow Yes majority but fell short of the 40% requirement. The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was
Scottish_devolution
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
the Labour government in 1998 to give effect to the Scottish devolution referendum in 1997 which showed that Scotland was in favour of both of the set
Scotland_Act_1998
Former Deputy First Minister of Wales
rule for Wales, German led the Welsh Liberal Democrats' campaign for a Yes vote in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum as its campaign director. During
Mike_German,_Baron_German
Era of culture, music, politics and art
vote on devolution for Wales in its manifesto, with a referendum being held shortly after the UK election on 18 September 1997. The new referendum saw a
Cool_Cymru
Political movement for Scotland leaving the UK
demands for home rule within the United Kingdom. Two referendums on devolution were held in 1979 and in 1997, and a devolved Scottish Parliament was established
Scottish_independence
Personal union of the kingdoms of Scotland, England, and Ireland from 1603
1994 1994 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum 1997 1998 GLA referendum 1998 Bank
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Act of the UK Parliament
European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made legal provision for a consultative referendum to be held
European Union Referendum Act 2015
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Seal used in Wales
Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru). The sealed bill is thereby enacted, becoming an Act of Senedd Cymru. From the start of Welsh devolution in
Welsh_Seal
Agreement that led to the creation of the new state of Great Britain
20 October 2024. Great Britain Parliament (2013). Scotland analysis : devolution and the implications of Scottish independence. Stationery Office. ISBN 978-0-10-185542-6
Treaty_of_Union
of all Welsh Government ministerial teams which have existed since the introduction of devolution for Wales in 1999. From the onset of devolution in Wales
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UK Conservative Party branch
result since devolution. In the Senedd, the Welsh Conservative Group have their own leader who is often referred to as the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives
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Form of devolution proposed for Scotland and Wales
also known as devolution max, devo-max, or fiscal federalism – is a proposed extension of the devolved powers of the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments over
Full fiscal autonomy for Scotland and Wales
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Welsh Labour political strategy
to a distinct political culture in the country. After the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum resulted in a majority in favour of creating a national assembly
Clear_red_water
1921 agreement which ended the Irish War of Independence
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Anglo-Irish_Treaty
Primary and secondary legislation generated by the Senedd
was later renamed the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru). Executive functions (known as powers) were transferred via Welsh devolution from the UK Government
Welsh_law
Welsh think tank founded in 1999
established following the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum and during the debate about implementing the programme of devolution in Wales. The Centre produces
Wales_Governance_Centre
remains a unitary state in which Parliament is sovereign, a process of devolution began in the 20th and 21st centuries that saw Parliament restore self-government
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Executive leaders of local authorities
following a Government-mandated referendum. However, a House of Lords amendment to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 amended the Local Government
Directly elected mayors in England
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Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Jackson 2004, p. 368–370. Sproule, Luke (27 June 2021). "NI 100: How NI devolution changed the face of the UK". BBC News. Retrieved 19 February 2026. McCluskey
Government of Ireland Act 1920
Government_of_Ireland_Act_1920
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
September 2015). "Mike Gordon: The Permanence of Devolution: Parliamentary Sovereignty and Referendum Requirements". scottishconstitutionalfutures.org
Scotland_Act_2016
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Act - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2020. "AV Referendum Question Published". BBC News. 22 July 2010. George Eaton (12 May 2010)
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Fixed-term_Parliaments_Act_2011
1979–1982 Welsh political organisation
Welsh devolution in the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum. On 1 March 1979, the people of Wales rejected devolution by a ratio of almost 4 to 1, with only
Welsh Socialist Republican Movement
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UK law relating to internal trade
significant and regressive impact of the IMA on devolution. Devolution Since the Brexit Referendum The Welsh Government has described it as "an attack on
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
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First Minister of Wales from 2000 to 2009
1997 Welsh devolution referendum, Morgan campaigned for the Yes vote. He was also considering standing for election to the assembly if the referendum
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Former British government ministry
Ministers and the Permanent Secretary. Following the referendum on Welsh devolution in 1997, the Welsh Office was formally disbanded on 1 July 1999 and the
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First Minister of Wales since 2026
a journalist at BBC Westminster. Returning to Wales after the 1997 devolution referendum, he became BBC Wales's Chief Political Correspondent in 2001,
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Acts of Parliament creating the Kingdom of Great Britain
London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-7181-9673-8. OCLC 1004568536. "Scottish Referendums". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 16 March
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Welsh news presenter (born 1961)
(Everyone to his Opinion). He fronted the BBC's coverage of the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum, and coverage of the 1999 local elections in England and Wales
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1994 1994 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum 1997 1998 GLA referendum 1998 Bank
Acts_of_Union_1800
September 2012, that investigated the state of Welsh poetry in English since the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. Poets included were: Tiffany Atkinson, Zoe
Welsh_literature_in_English
devolved legislatures in referendums in 1997 and 1998 (see 1997 Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 Welsh devolution referendum, and 1998 Northern Irish
Politics_of_England
and a leader of the unsuccessful Just Say NO campaign in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum, was widely seen as the preferred candidate of UK party leader
1999 Welsh Conservatives leadership election
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Uncodified national constitution
UK a legal partner in the European Union. The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland devolution Acts of 1998 (as amended) creating an executive and legislature
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1266 treaty between Norway and Scotland
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Act of the Parliament of Ireland
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Crown_of_Ireland_Act_1542
subsequent elections being as the 'Senedd'). This follows the 1997 devolution referendum where Welsh voters narrowly approved the formation of the devolved institution
Elections_in_Wales
First Minister of Wales from 2018 to 2024
particular interest in Welsh-medium education. Having been part of the successful Yes for Wales campaign in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum, he was selected
Mark_Drakeford
UK constitutional anomaly
in 1977 during a British House of Commons debate about Scottish and Welsh devolution proposals. In the 14 November sitting, Tam Dalyell, the Labour MP for
West_Lothian_question
General election held in Wales on 6 May 2021
Radnorshire from the Welsh Liberal Democrats. On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union. This followed a referendum on the matter in
2021_Senedd_election
British politician (born 1974)
of the Welsh NHS Confederation, replacing Emma Woollett. Morgan was a proponent of Welsh devolution during the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum campaign
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Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
1994 1994 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum 1997 1998 GLA referendum 1998 Bank
Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
Royal_and_Parliamentary_Titles_Act_1927
Welsh Labour politician (born 1957)
campaign for the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. During the referendum campaign he produced a paper with Gareth Hughes, then of the Welsh Federation of
Leighton_Andrews
Lembit Öpik, who would remain as leader until 2007. Plaid to seek devolution referendum after election, Wales, 3 January 2007, accessed on 8 February 2007
2007 National Assembly for Wales election
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General election held in Wales on 7 May 2026
Scottish Parliament election. Welsh Labour lost government and its status as the largest party for the first time since devolution began in 1999, ending a winning
2026_Senedd_election
12th-century papal bull
full of domestic troubles with the refractory barons in England, with the Welsh, and with the discordant elements in his French dominions, and could not
Laudabiliter
Support for continued unity of the UK
majority of seats at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. This led to a referendum on Scottish independence in 2014, where voters were asked: "Should Scotland
Unionism in the United Kingdom
Unionism_in_the_United_Kingdom
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
1994 1994 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum 1997 1998 GLA referendum 1998 Bank
Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019
Early_Parliamentary_General_Election_Act_2019
1914 United Kingdom law providing Ireland with home rule
territories). However, the implementation of both it and the equally controversial Welsh Church Act 1914 was formally postponed for a minimum of twelve months with
Government of Ireland Act 1914
Government_of_Ireland_Act_1914
Proposed institution in the UK
January 2012). "Scottish independence referendum: Liberal Democrats deputy leader Simon Hughes calls for English devolution". Scotland on Sunday. Edinburgh:
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Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
1994 1994 Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum 1997 1998 GLA referendum 1998 Bank
British_Nationality_Act_1948
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Boy/Male
English
From Wales.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Welsh surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh.German : variant of Welk.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Welsch.
Male
Welsh
Welsh name HAUL means "sun."
Girl/Female
Welsh
Welsh woman.
Male
Welsh
Welsh name ALED means "offspring."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name RHOSYN means "rose."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name ELAIN means "fawn."
Girl/Female
Welsh
Welsh forrn of Helen.
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HEULWEN means "sunshine."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name RHAMANTUS means "romantic."
Male
Welsh
Welsh name GRWN means "ridge."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name SEREN means "star."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HAF means "summer."
Male
Welsh
Welsh name CELYN means "holly."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name TIWLIP means "tulip."
Male
Welsh
Welsh name ARWEL means "prominent."
Female
Welsh
Welsh name GWAWR means "dawn."
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Welshman; From Wales
Male
Welsh
Welsh name EMYR means "king."
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Tamil
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English
English : variant of Garrett.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Indestructible
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, German, Norse, Scandinavian, Teutonic
Rules his Household; A Nickname for Henry; Estate Ruler; Army Ruler; Home Ruler
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Durga
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hillier 1.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Twinkle
Boy/Male
Hindi
Sunbeam.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Desert
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Larcombe in Devon, so named from Old English læfer ‘rush’, ‘reed’ or lÄwerce ‘lark’ + Old English cumb ‘valley’.
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n.
The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg.
n.
Evolution of one's self; development by inherent quality or power.
n.
The language of Wales, or of the Welsh people.
n.
The wels.
n.
A total or radical change; as, a revolution in one's circumstances or way of living.
n.
A thing consecrated; an object of devotion.
n.
The Welsh language.
a.
Making a revolution or revolutions; rotating; -- used also figuratively of time, seasons, etc., depending on the revolution of the earth.
n.
The motion of a point, line, or surface about a point or line as its center or axis, in such a manner that a moving point generates a curve, a moving line a surface (called a surface of revolution), and a moving surface a solid (called a solid of revolution); as, the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of its sides generates a cone; the revolution of a semicircle about the diameter generates a sphere.
n.
Return to a point before occupied, or to a point relatively the same; a rolling back; return; as, revolution in an ellipse or spiral.
n.
Involution in one's self; hence, abstraction of thought; reverie.
n.
A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See Welsh rabbit, under Rabbit.
n.
The motion of any body, as a planet or satellite, in a curved line or orbit, until it returns to the same point again, or to a point relatively the same; -- designated as the annual, anomalistic, nodical, sidereal, or tropical revolution, according as the point of return or completion has a fixed relation to the year, the anomaly, the nodes, the stars, or the tropics; as, the revolution of the earth about the sun; the revolution of the moon about the earth.
n.
The extraction of roots; -- the reverse of involution.
a.
See Welsh.
n.
The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the revolution of a wheel, of a top, of the earth on its axis, etc.
n.
The act or process of raising a quantity to any power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into itself a given number of times; -- the reverse of evolution.
a.
Welsh.
n.
The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes.
n.
The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.