ap-(1)
ap-(2)
威尔士家谱和姓名中的父系成分,早期为 map “儿子”,与盖尔语 mac 同源。自17世纪起合并为姓氏,并缩写为 P- 或 B-(Ap Rhys = Price, Ap Evan = Bevan, Bowen = Ap Owen 等)。
It is said that a Welshman who evidently was not willing to be surpassed in length of pedigree, when making out his genealogical tree, wrote near the middle of his long array of 'aps' — "about this time Adam was born." ["Origin and Significance of our Names," The Chautauquan, Oct. 1887-July 1888]
据说有一个威尔士人显然不愿在家谱长度上被超越,当他列出他的家谱树时,在他漫长的“aps”序列中间写道:“大约在这个时候,亚当出生了。”["我们名字的起源和意义",The Chautauquan,1887年10月至1888年7月]