Rhys
Rhys (English pronunciation: /ˈriːs/[1]) is
- a Welsh given name (usually male), famous in Welsh history
- a surname of Welsh origin that means "Dragon", "fervor", "passion", "ultimate strength", "king" or "zeal"
The name is also anglicised as Rice, Rees, Reese and Reece
Given name
Welsh history
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
- 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
- Murder of Rhys Jones (died 2007), 2007 murder in Liverpool, England
- 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 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),Welsh rugby union player
- Rhys H. Williams (rugby player) (1930–1993), Welsh rugby union player
Surname
As a last name, Rhys may refer to:
- Ernest Rhys (1859–1946), English writer
- 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), English actor of Welsh descent
- 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
Fictional characters
Fictional characters with the name Rhys include:
- Rhys, the central character of the first generation of Phantasy Star III
- Rhys, in the Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance video game
- Rhys, in Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry book series
- Rhys, in Gail Carson Levine's The Two Princesses of Bamarre
- Rhys Ashworth, on the British soap Hollyoaks
- Rhys Lawson, from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Rhys Lewis, the eponymous subject of an 1885 novel by Daniel Owen
- Rhys Rhysson, the Low King of the dwarfs in Terry Pratchett's Discworld books
- Rhys Williams, in the BBC science fiction series Torchwood
- Rhys, elf in the Lorwyn and Shadowmoor sets of Magic: The Gathering, a collectible card game
- Rhys Sutherland, in the Home and Away television series
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