Cymric (cat)

Cymric
Other names	Manx Longhair, Longhair Manx, Semi-longhair Manx Variant, long-haired Manx
Origin	Canada (breeding programme), Isle of Man Manx stock)
Breed standards
CFA	standard
FIFe	standard
TICA	standard
WCF	standard
AACE	standard
ACF	standard
ACFA/CAA	standard
CCA-AFC	standard
CCC of A	standard
CFF	standard
GCCF	standard
LOOF	standard
NZCF	standard
SACC	standard
Notes
Whether recognized as a separate Cymric breed, a Cymric sub-breed of Manx or simply a coat length variant of Manx, varies from registry to registry. The only major registry to ignore it completely is Federation Feline Europe.
Domestic cat (Felis catus)

The Cymric (/ˈkɪmrᵻk/ KIM-rik or /ˈkʌmrᵻk/ KUM-rik) is a breed of domestic cat. Some cat registries consider the Cymric simply a semi-long-haired variety of the Manx breed, rather than a separate breed. Except for the length of fur, in all other respects the two varieties are the same, and kittens of either sort may appear in the same litter. The name comes from Cymru (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkəmrɨ]), the indigenous Welsh name of Wales, though the breed is not associated with Wales, and the name was possibly given as an attempt to provide a "Celtic"-sounding name for the breed. The breed's Manx bloodline originated in the Isle of Man, though Canada claims to have developed the long-haired variant. The breed is called the Longhair Manx or a similar name by some registries.