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Cymbeline
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English
Etymology
From en cy Cynfelyn. from en cel-bry-pro *Kunobelinos Cunobeline, meaning something like "strong as a dog," composed of:
cel-bry-pro *kuno- dog, oblique/plural stem of cel-bry-pro *ki,
and cel-bry-pro *belino- strong; cf. br Konvelen, from en cel-pro *belo- powerful, strong, connected by Delamarre to Gaulish names like la Belisama and en Belenus, and ultimately from en ine-pro *bʰel- to swell, be strong blow.
Proper noun
Cunobeline, a king of Britain in the 1st century AD