Rhys
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Rhys (/riːs/[1]) is a surname or (usually male) given name of Welsh origin that means "ardour", "fervor", "passion", "ultimate strength" or "zeal". The name is also anglicised as Rice, Rees, Reese and Reece.
As a last name, Rhys may refer to:
- Ernest Rhys, English writer
- Gruff Rhys, vocalist and guitarist
- Jean Rhys, Caribbean writer
- Sir John Rhys, a Celtic scholar at Oxford
- John Llewellyn Rhys, an airman memorialised by John Llewellyn Rhys prize
- Keidrych Rhys, Welsh literary journalist and editor
- Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor
- Morgan John Rhys, Baptist minister
- Phillip Rhys, English actor
As a first name, Rhys may refer to:
- Rhys Bobridge, Australian singer and dancer
- Rhys Burriss, Sometime Senior Magistrate / Coroner of the Caribbean Island of Montserrat (q.v.); graduate of Worcester College Oxford (q.v.) and the Universidade de Lisboa (q.v.)
- Rhys Chatham, American avant-garde "guitar orchestra" composer
- Rhys Coiro, (born 1979), American film actor
- Rhys Darby, a stand-up comedian from New Zealand
- Rhys Fulber, member of Front Line Assembly
- Rhys ap Gruffydd, 12th century ruler of southern Wales
- Rhys Gapper, Published British Physicist
- Rhys Hughes, Welsh writer
- Rhys Ifans (born 1968), Welsh actor
- Rhys L. Isaac, professor
- Murder of Rhys Jones, 2007 murder in Liverpool, England
- Rhys Millen, car racer
- Rhys Muldoon, Australian actor
- Rhys ap Tewdwr, 11th century prince of southern Wales
- Rhys M. Thomas, Welsh international rugby union player
- Rhys Thomas (comedian)
- Rhys Wakefield (born 1988), Australian actor
- Rhys Webb, Welsh rugby union player
- Rhys Williams,Welsh rugby union player
- Rhys H. Williams, Welsh rugby union player
- Rhys Laven, English michalin star Chef
Fictional characters with the name Rhys include:
- Rhys, the central character of the first generation of Phantasy Star III
- Rhys, a fictional character in the Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance video game
- Rhys, fictional character in Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry book series
- Rhys, fictional character in Gail Carson Levine's The Two Princesses of Bamarre
- Rhys Ashworth, fictional character on the British soap Hollyoaks
- Rhys Lewis, the eponymous subject of an 1885 novel by Daniel Owen
- Rhys Williams, a fictional character in the BBC science fiction series Torchwood
References
- ^ Wells, John (5 January 2010). "Rees, Rhys". John Wells's phonetic blog. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
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