Rhys
Rhys is a Welsh male given name meaning "enthusiasm", "zeal", which also occurs as a family name . Anglicized forms of the name are Rees, Reese or Reece, as a family name also Rice or Price (an abbreviation of ap Rhys = son of Rhys ).
Name bearer
Historical personalities
- Rhys from Owain († 1078), King of Deheubarth in South Wales
- Rhys ap Tewdwr († 1093), Prince of Deheubarth
- Lord Rhys (actually Rhys ap Gruffydd; 1132–1197), ruler of Deheubarth
- Rhys Ieuanc († 1222), Lord of Deheubarth
- Rhys Gryg († 1234), son of Lord Rhys and Lord von Deheubarth
- Rhys Mechyll († 1244), son of Rhys Gryg and Lord von Deheubarth
- Rhys ap Gruffydd († 1256) , Welsh Lord of Senghenydd
- Rhys Fychan († 1271) , Lord of Dinefwr
- Rhys ap Maredudd († 1292), Lord of Deheubarth and rebel
- Rhys Fychan († 1302) , Lord of Ceredigion
- Rhys ap Gruffydd († 1356) , Welsh military
- Rhys ap Thomas (1448 / 49–1525), Welsh nobleman, military man and statesman
- Rhys Mansel (also Rice Mansel; 1487–1559), Welsh nobleman, military man and statesman
- Rhys ap Gruffydd FitzUrien (around 1508–1531), Welsh nobleman and rebel
- Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (1803–1890), Welsh nobleman, politician and industrialist
First name
- Rhys Carpenter (1889–1980), American classical archaeologist
- Rhys Gemmell (1896-19 **), Australian tennis player
- Rhys Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran (1907–1991), British lawyer and politician
- Rhys Chatham (* 1952), American composer and musician
- Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953), Welsh writer, comedian, actor, producer and director
- Rhys Ifans (born 1967), Welsh actor
- Rhys Coiro (born 1979), American actor
- Rhys Pollock (* 1980), Australian cyclist
- Rhys Day (born 1982), Welsh football player
- Rhys Thomas (born 1982), Welsh rugby union player
- Rhys Lloyd (* 1989), Welsh road cyclist
- Daniel Rhys Biggar (known as Dan Biggar; born 1989), Welsh rugby union player
- Rhys Taylor (born 1990), Welsh football player
- Rhys Tyler (* 1992), English soccer player
- Rhys Clark (* 1994), Scottish snooker player
- Rhys Williams (actor) (1897–1969), Welsh actor
- Rhys Williams (athlete) (born 1984), Welsh athlete
- Rhys Williams (soccer player) (born 1988), Australian-Welsh soccer player
family name
- Jean Rhys (1890–1979), Caribbean writer
- Juliet Rhys-Williams (1898–1964), British economist
- John Llewellyn Rhys († 1940), British Royal Air Force bomber pilot and writer
- John Rhys-Davies (born 1944), British film, television and stage actor
- Matthew Rhys (born 1974), Welsh actor
- Paul Rhys (born 1963), Welsh actor
- Phillip Rhys (* 1974), English actor
- Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones , wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, see Sophie Helen Mountbatten-Windsor
- Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien (* 1964), British-American mountaineer
- Walter Rhys, 7th Baron Dynevor (1873–1956), British nobleman and politician, member of the House of Commons
family
- Rhys (family) , Anglo-Welsh noble family
stage name
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers (* 1977), Irish theater and film actor
- Rhys (band) , Australian pop band
Web links
- Rhys on en.wiktionary.org (Eng.)