Rhys

Rhys is in the English language, a male first name Welsh origin, meaning " enthusiasm ", " zeal ", which occurs as a family name. An anglicised form of the name is Rice.

Bearers of the name

Historical time

  • Rhys from Owain († 1078 ), king of Deheubarth in south Wales
  • Rhys ap Tewdwr († 1093 ), Prince of Deheubarth
  • Lord Rhys ( Rhys ap Gruffydd actually; 1132-1197 ), ruler of Deheubarth
  • Rhys Gryg († 1234), son of Lord Rhys and Lord of Deheubarth
  • Rhys Mechyll († 1244), son of Rhys Gryg and Lord of Deheubarth
  • Rhys ap Maredudd († 1292 ), Lord of Deheubarth and rebel
  • Rhys ap Thomas ( 1448/49-1525 ), Welsh nobleman, military and statesman
  • Rhys Mansel (also Rice Mansel; 1487-1559 ), Welsh nobleman, military 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 Daniel Biggar ( Dan Biggar, * 1989), Welsh rugby union player
  • Rhys Carpenter (1889-1980), American classical archaeologist
  • Rhys Chatham ( born 1952 ), American composer and musician
  • Rhys Coiro ( born 1979 ), American actor
  • Rhys Day ( b. 1982 ), Welsh football player
  • Rhys Gemmell ( 1896-19 **), Australian tennis player
  • Rhys Ifans ( born 1968 ), Welsh actor
  • Griff Rhys Jones ( born 1953 ), Welsh author, comedian, actor, producer and director
  • Rhys Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran (1907-1991), British lawyer and politician
  • Rhys Lloyd ( * 1989), Welsh road bicycle racer
  • Rhys Pollock ( born 1980 ), Australian cyclist
  • Rhys Taylor ( * 1990), Welsh football player
  • Rhys Thomas ( b. 1982 ), Welsh rugby union player
  • Rhys Tyler (* 1992), English footballer
  • Rhys Williams (actor ) ( 1897-1969 ), Welsh actor
  • Rhys Williams ( athlete ) ( born 1984 ), Welsh athlete
  • Rhys Williams ( footballer ) (* 1988), Australian- Welsh footballer

Family name

  • Jean Rhys (1890-1979), Caribbean writer
  • John Rhys- Davies ( born 1944 ), British film, television and theater actor
  • John Llewellyn Rhys († 1940), British bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force and writer
  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers ( born 1977 ), Irish theater and film actor
  • Juliet Rhys- Williams (1898-1964), British economist
  • Matthew Rhys ( b. 1974 ), Welsh actor
  • Paul Rhys ( born 1963 ), Welsh actor
  • Phillip Rhys ( born 1974 ), English actor
  • Sophie Helen Rhys- Jones ( Sophie Helen Mountbatten -Windsor, born in 1965 when Rhys - Jones), wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

Artist Name

  • Rhys (band), Australian pop band
Rhys ap Gruffydd (rebel) Rhys Lloyd (cyclist) Rhys M. Thomas Rhys Williams (actor) Rhys Williams (athlete) John Rhys-Davies Juliet Rhys-Williams
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