Cambria
/ˈkæm.bri.ə/noun
A poetic or literary name for Wales.
Did you know?The name Cambria comes from the native Welsh self-name Cymry, showing how a people’s own identity survived into Latinized literary tradition.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Celtic
Brittonic
*kom-brogī
“'fellow countrymen' or 'people of the same land'”
Medieval Welsh
Welsh
Cymry
“the Welsh people”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Cambria
“Wales”
Middle English
English
Cambrie / Cambria
“poetic name for Wales”
Modern English
English
Cambria
“a literary or poetic name for Wales”