Llywelyn
For other uses, see Llywelyn (disambiguation).
Llywelyn is a name of Welsh origin, with many spelling variations (see Llywelyn (name)).
Personal names: Historical
Historically the name may refer to any of several Welshmen:
- Llywelyn ap Merfyn (died 942) early 10th century King of Powys
- Llywelyn ap Seisyll (died 1023), king of Gwynedd and Deheubarth
- Llywelyn the Great (Llywelyn ab Iorwerth) (c. 1173 – 1240), Prince of Gwynedd and ruler of most of Wales
- Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan (died 1263), minor Welsh prince, last vassal Lord of Meirionydd
- Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1228 – 1282), the last crowned Welsh Prince of Wales
- Llywelyn ap Dafydd (c. 1260 – 1288), the heir to the Welsh crown imprisoned in 1283
- Llywelyn Bren (died 1318), nobleman who led a Welsh rebellion in 1316
- Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan (1341–1401), Welsh landowner executed for assisting Owain Glyndŵr's escape from English forces
- A number of Welsh language poets:
- Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen (c. 1350 – 1390), Welsh poet
- Llywelyn ab Y Moel (died 1440), Welsh poet
- Llywelyn Siôn (c. 1540 – 1615), Welsh poet
As a last name
More recent bearers of the surname include:
Arts
- Carmen Llywelyn, American actress and photographer
- Chris Llewellyn, American poet
- David Llewellyn (born 1978), Welsh author of Eleven
- Desmond Llewelyn (1914–1999), Welsh actor who played Q in several James Bond films
- Grace Llewellyn, American author of several books on homeschooling
- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (born 1965), interior designer and television personality
- Morgan Llywelyn (born 1937), U.S.-born Irish historical author
- Olivia Llewellyn (born 1980), English actress
- Richard Llewellyn (1906–1983), English author of Welsh descent
- Robert Llewellyn (born 1956), English actor, presenter, and writer
- Roddy Llewellyn (born 1947), British landscape gardener, author, and television presenter
- Roger Llewellyn, British actor
- Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (1866–1910), and her children (the "Llewelyn Davies boys"), namesakes of the characters in Peter Pan
- Sir William Llewellyn (1858–1941), English painter and President of the Royal Academy
Politics
- Evan Henry Llewellyn (1847–1914), British politician
- W. Llewelyn Williams (1867–1922), Welsh journalist, lawyer and politician
- Karl Llewellyn (1893–1962), American jurisprudential scholar associated with the school of legal realism
- Royce R. Lewellen, California Superior Court judge
Sports
- Bert Llewellyn (1939–2016), English footballer
- Carl Llewellyn (born 1965), Jockey and trainer
- Charlie Llewellyn (1876–1964), first non-white South African Test cricketer
- Chris Llewellyn (born 1979), Welsh footballer
- Gareth Llewellyn (born 1969), Welsh rugby union footballer
- Harry Llewellyn (1911–1999), British equestrian champion
- Steve Llewellyn (1924–2002), Welsh rugby league footballer
- Willie Llewellyn, (1878–1973) Welsh international rugby captain
Other
- John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810–1882), Welsh botanist and photographer
- Edward Llewellyn-Thomas (1917–1984), Canadian professor
- Peter Rodney Llewellyn (born 1947), English businessman & international con artist.
- Doug Llewelyn (born 1938), original host of The People's Court
- David Llewellyn (disambiguation) (multiple persons)
- Dafydd ap Llewelyn (disambiguation) (multiple persons)
- Reese J. Llewellyn (c. 1862–1936), Welsh-born American businessman.
As a first name
Bearers of the given name include:
Arts
- Llewelyn Powys (1884–1939), British writer
- Llewellyn Woodward (1890–1971), British historian
- Llewelyn Wyn Griffith (1890–1977), Welsh novelist
- Llewellyn Xavier (born 1945), Saint Lucian artist
Politics
- Llewellyn Turner (1823–?), Welsh politician
- Llewellyn Powers (1836–1908), member of the US House of Representatives from Maine
- Llewellyn Atherley-Jones (1851–1929), British politician and judge
- Llewellyn Thompson (1904–1972), American diplomat
- Llewellyn Edwards (born 1935), Australian politician and chancellor of the University of Queensland
- Llewellyn Thomas Smith (Llew Smith) (born 1944), Welsh politician
- Llywelyn Williams (1911–1965), Welsh politician
- Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. (born 1944), American libertarian political commentator
Sports
- Llewelyn "Alan" Curbishley (born 1957), English football manager for West Ham United
- Llewelyn Kenrick (1847–1933), Welsh international footballer
- Llewellyn Herbert (born 1977), South African athlete
- Llewellyn Starks (born 1967), American long jumper
Other Names
- Llewelyn Lewellin (1798–1878), British cleric and university educator
- Llewellyn John Montfort Bebb (1862–1915), British academic
- Llewellyn Henry Gwynne (1863–1957), first Bishop of Egypt and Sudan
- Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies (1878–1965), British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Llewellyn Ivor Price (1905–1980), Brazilian paleontologist
- Llewellyn Morris Chilson (1920–1981), United States Army career soldier who served heroically in the European Theater of Operations
- Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (born 1953), British Sufi mystic and author
- Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith, British physicist
- Llewellyn Thomas, British physicist and applied mathematician
- Llewelyn Williams (disambiguation) (multiple persons)
Fictional characters
- Fluellen, a Welshman from Shakespeare's history Henry V
- Llewelyn Moss, a character in Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men
- Llewelyn, a young archer in Valkyrie Profile
- Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello, fictional character on the U.S. television series CHiPs
- CSI supervisor head of NYPD crime lab McKenna Llewellyn 'Mac' Taylor on the U.S television series "CSI:NY"
- Llewellyn, an anthropomorphic dragon from the comic Ozy and Millie.
See also
- Llewellin
- Llewellyn Baronets
- Fluellen, Shakespeare's stage Welshman
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