Rhys
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Welsh Rhys; related to Price, Reece, Rees, Reese, and Rice.
Proper noun
[edit]Rhys (plural Rhyses)
- A male given name.
- A surname.
Anagrams
[edit]Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɨːs/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥iːs/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Rhys m
- a male given name from Old Welsh used in Wales since the Middle Ages
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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Rhys | Rys | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Forsyth, Katherine (2020). "Protecting a Pict?: Further thoughts on the inscribed silver chape from St Ninian's Isle, Shetland". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 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
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