Rhys
English
Etymology
From Welsh Rhys; related to Price, Reece, Rees, Reese, and Rice.
Proper noun
Rhys (plural Rhyses)
- A male given name.
- A surname.
Anagrams
- syrh
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh Ris (“ardor, fiery warrior”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”).[1] Related to modern rhysfa (“attack”), rhys (“war hammer”)[2], though these could have originated from the name.[3]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɨːs/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥iːs/
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Proper noun
Rhys m
- a male given name from Old Welsh used in Wales since the Middle Ages
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Descendants
- English surnames: Price, Reece, Rees, Reese, Rice
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Rhys | Rys | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Forsyth, Katherine - Protecting a Pict?: Further thoughts on the inscribed silver chapefrom St Ninian’s Isle, Shetland. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (2020) p. 11
- Legendary Poems from the Book of Taliesin. (2007). United Kingdom: CMCS, p. 207
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies