Etymology

From Middle Welsh hwyat, from Proto-Brythonic *(s)awyetos (compare Cornish hos, Breton houad), from Proto-Celtic *awis (compare dialectal Irish aoi ‎(“swan”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis ‎(“bird”) (compare Latin avis).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊɨ̯.ad/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊi̯.ad/