Welshmen

Britons from Wales

Welshmen is the plural of Welshman—men from Wales or of Welsh descent.

The word appears in historical and contemporary contexts alike: The Welshmen sang in the pub, Three Welshmen made the national rugby team.

Welshwoman and Welshwomen are the feminine equivalents.

culture

rugby

Team sport with scrums

coal · leeks · daffodils · dragons · chapels · nonconformist · Eisteddfod · harps · lovespoons · rarebit

sports

rugby

Team sport with scrums

cycling · snooker · Six Nations · scarlet · supporters · fans

language

bilingual

Speaking two languages

  • EisteddfodWelsh arts and performance festival
  • bardsPoet-musicians of old
  • poetryMetrical literary composition

oratory · hymns · pronunciation · accent · dialect · literature · storytelling · proverbs · placenames · surnames

nationality

Cardiff

Welsh seat of government

Britons · United Kingdom · Cambrian · Snowdonia · valleys · compatriots · countrymen · homeland · heritage · ancestry

history

Celts

Ancient Indo-European tribal group

  • DruidsCeltic priestly caste
  • RomansAncient Italy's imperial people
  • NormansViking-descended medieval conquerors

princes · rebellions · conquest · industrialization · slate · ironworks · suffrage · devolution · nationalism · Aneurin Bevan

Opposites
British national/ethnic identity

WelshmenEnglishmen

Men from England

Scots · Scotsmen · English · Scottish people · Anglo-Saxons

Celtic vs. Anglo-Saxon heritage

WelshmenEnglishmen

Men from England

English · Anglo-Saxons · Saxons · English people

Family

Welshman

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G