Rhys

Rhys is a popular Welsh given name (usually male), which is famous in Welsh history and which is also used as a surname. It is pronounced [r̥ɨːs] in North Wales, [r̥iːs] in South Wales, and /riːs/ in English.^[1] Anglicised forms of the name include Rees, Reese and Reece.

Given name

Pronunciation of the name 'Rhys'.

Pronunciation of the name 'Reese'.

Welsh history

• Rhys ap Thomas (1449–1525), a Welsh soldier and landholder who was instrumental in the victory of Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field
• Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–1197), 12th-century ruler of southern Wales
• Rhys ap Tewdwr (died 1093), 11th-century prince of southern Wales
• Rhys Lewis (born 1532), MP for New Radnor Boroughs October 1553 and 1558
• Rhys Lewis (1571 MP), MP for New Radnor Boroughs 1571

Modern times

As a first name, Rhys may refer to:

• Rhys Bobridge (born 1981), Australian singer and dancer
• Rhys Chatham (born 1952), American avant-garde "guitar orchestra" composer
• Rhys Coiro (born 1979), American film actor and singer
• Rhys Darby (born 1974), stand-up comedian from New Zealand
• Rhys Davies (born 1985), Welsh Golfer
• Rhys Day (born 1982), Welsh footballer
• Rhys Evans (born 1982), English footballer
• Rhys Fulber (born 1970), member of Front Line Assembly
• Rhys Gemmell (born 1896), former tennis player from Australia
• Rhys Hanbury (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
• Rhys Hughes (born 1966), Welsh writer
• Rhys Ifans (born 1967), Welsh actor
• Rhys Jenkins (born 1990), rugby union player
• Rhys L. Isaac, professor
• Rhys Millen, car racer
• Rhys Muldoon (born 1965), Australian actor
• Rhys M. Thomas (born 1982), Welsh international rugby union player
• Rhys Oakley (born 1980), Wales international rugby union player
• Rhys Palmer (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
• Rhys Patchell Welsh rugby union player
• Rhys Priestland (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player
• Rhys Rhys-Williams (1865–1955), British Liberal Party politician
• Rhys Stanley (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
• Rhys Taylor (born 1990), Welsh footballer
• Rhys Thomas (comedian) (born 1978), English comedian and actor
• Rhys Wakefield (born 1988), Australian actor
• Rhys Webb (born 1988), Welsh rugby union player
• Rhys Wesser (born 1979), Australian professional rugby league footballer
• Rhys Williams (rugby player, born 1980) (born 1980),Welsh rugby union player
• Rhys H. Williams (rugby player) (1930–1993), Welsh rugby union player
• T. Rhys Thomas, Wales international rugby union player

Surname

As a last name, Rhys may refer to:

• Elen Rhys, Welsh actress
• Ernest Rhys (1859–1946), English writer
• Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953), Welsh comedian and presenter
• Gruff Rhys (born 1970), vocalist and guitarist
• Jean Rhys (1890–1979), Caribbean writer
• Sir John Rhys (1840–1915), Celtic scholar at Oxford
• John Rhys-Davies (born 1944), Welsh actor
• John Llewellyn Rhys, an airman memorialised by John Llewellyn Rhys prize
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 1977), Irish actor
• Keidrych Rhys (1915–1987), Welsh literary journalist and editor
• Matthew Rhys (born 1974), Welsh actor
• Morgan John Rhys (1760–1804), Baptist minister
• Paul Rhys (born 1963), Welsh television, film and theatre actor
• Phillip Rhys (born 1974), English actor
• Siôn Dafydd Rhys (1534 – c. 1609), Welsh physician and grammarian

Fictional characters

• Rhys (Rhysand), from the series A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• Rhys, the central character of the first generation of Phantasy Star III
• Rhys, a main player-character from the Tales from the Borderlands video game
• Rhys, in Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry book series
• Rhys, in Gail Carson Levine's The Two Princesses of Bamarre
• Rhys, in the Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance video game
• Rhys Ashworth, on the British soap Hollyoaks
• Rhys Dahl, in Amanda Hocking's Switched
• Rhys Lawson, from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
• Rhys Lewis, the eponymous subject of an 1885 novel by Daniel Owen
• Rhys Maelwaedd, a character of the Deverry Cycle book series.
• Rhys Rhysson, the Low King of the dwarfs in Terry Pratchett's Discworld books
• Rhys Williams, in the BBC science fiction series Torchwood
• Rhys, an elvish hunter in the Gilt-Leaf tribe, from the Lorwyn and Shadowmoor blocks of Magic: The Gathering, a collectible card game
• Rhys Sutherland, in the Home and Away television series
• Rhys Bauer, A rabble-rouser who systematically violated the safe spaces of Hamilton Community College students by cat calling at the liberals to go Trump themselves.

References

1. Wells, John (5 January 2010). "Rees, Rhys". John Wells's phonetic blog. Retrieved 5 March 2010.