https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virius_Lupus
The well-established etymology for Gwrci son of Eleutherius of York:
gwr, man
ci, hound, dog [coed ci = wild dog, wolf]
Virius could very easily have been associated with Latin vir, 'man', while lupus is, of course, 'wolf' in Latin.
Admittedly, the usual Welsh word for wolf is blaidd. But another Gwrci/Gwrgi, found in the far North, is mentioned in the 'Pa Gur' poem. He is one of the 'dogheads' (the Cynbyn, originally the Roman period Venicones of Fife), enemies of Arthur at Edinburgh and the Tribruit (North Queensferry). One recent scholarly book has portrayed this Gwrci as a werewolf, i.e. 'man-wolf':
https://books.google.com/books?id=NUUODgAAQBAJ&pg=PT47&lpg=PT47&dq=%22gwrgi%22%2B%22werewolf%22&source=bl&ots=VrDHva_wjk&sig=TA7w1stiJSvamyuYg2vExKchqG8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiors-H19TeAhVrJTQIHX_lAS8Q6AEwBXoECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22gwrgi%22%2B%22werewolf%22&f=false
If Gwrci were named after Virius Lupus or is an actual anachronistic reflection of the latter, this would add yet more impact to the theory of Dr. Linda Malcor, who has always placed great importance on LAC, her "prototype" for the Arthur claimed by the British as a Dark Age hero.
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