Founder of the House of Gwynedd.

Cunedda ap Edern, also called Cunedda Wledig, was an important early Welsh leader, and the progenitor of the Royal dynasty of Gwynedd, one of the very oldest of Western Europe.

The name Cunedda (spelled Cunedag in the AD 828 pseudo-history Historia Brittonum) derives from the Brythonic word *Cuno-dagos, meaning "Good Hound/Warrior" or "Having Good Hounds/Warriors". His title, "Wledig", is an obscure and difficult to translate epithet. It literally means, "of a gwlad" or "country". However, as an epithet, Wledig was possibly applied to some official or claimed position within the Roman hierarchy. It has been argued that the term is likely a rendition of a Roman title since all known figures with the title are either genealogically connected with the Roman aristocracy or associated with the Roman government.

These figures also all ruled in the century after the Roman withdrawal from Britain. However, this interpretation is subject to criticism. The historian Rachel Bromwich argued that translating Latin titles into Welsh is unusual for contemporary Welsh leaders, who typically used the original Latin titles. There are other competing theories concerning the true meaning of the term. The word "Gwledig" is a cognate with the Irish word "flaith," which means ruler. Therefore, the word may simply mean "lord" or "ruler."