Rhys 1770250 221240814 2008-06-23T17:49:14Z 87.115.67.41 {{wiktionary}} '''Rhys''' is a surname or given name of Welsh Origin that translates to the word Ardour, meaning Eagerness, Love and Passion. It also exists in the Anglicised forms [[Rice (surname)|Rice]], [[Rees]], [[Reese]] and [[Reece]]. Welsh word for Enthusiasm - meaning "inspired by God" or "breathed by God".{{Facts|date=April 2008}} Rhys is the ''last name'' of: * [[Keidrych Rhys]], Welsh literary journalist and editor * [[Phillip Rhys]], American actor * [[Matthew Rhys]], Welsh actor * [[Ernest Rhys]], English writer * [[Jean Rhys]], Caribbean writer * [[Gruff Rhys]], vocalist and guitarist * [[Morgan John Rhys]], Baptist minister * Sir [[John Rhys]], a Celtic scholar at Oxford * [[John Rhys-Davies]], Welsh actor * [[John Llewellyn Rhys]], an airman memorialised by John Llewellyn Rhys prize ''first name'' of: Rhys Burriss - graduate of Worcester College, Oxford, and sometime Senior Magistrate of Montserrat, West Indies (q.v.) * [[Rhys Thomas (rugby player)]] * [[Rhys Thomas (comedian)]] * [[Rhys Muldoon]], Australian actor * [[Rhys Fulber]], member of Front Line Assembly * [[Rhys Hughes]], Welsh writer * [[Rhys Chatham]], American avant-garde "guitar orchestra" composer * [[Rhys Ifans]], Welsh actor * [[Rhys ap Gruffydd]], 12th century ruler of southern Wales * [[Rhys ap Tewdwr]], 11th century prince of southern Wales * [[Rhys L. Isaac]], professor * [[Rhys Lewis]] Welsh bassist * {{cite web | title = Rhys McInerney | url = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_McInerney}}, Australian Comedian * [[Rhys McEwan]], Teenage metalhead * [[Rhys Millen]], car racer * [[Rhys Wakefield]] (born 1988), Australian actor * [[Rhys Darby]], a stand-up comedian from New Zealand * [[Rhys Coiro]], (born 1979), American film actor * [[Rhys Ashworth]], a fictional character in the Channel 4 British soap ''Hollyoaks'' * [[Rhys Webb]], A famous Folk/Rock singer usually referred to as "Big Rhys" * [[List of Torchwood minor characters#Rhys Williams|Rhys Williams]], a fictional character in the BBC science fiction series ''Torchwood'' and ''middle name'' of: * [[Griff Rhys Jones]], comedian * [[Thomas William Rhys Davids]], British scholar * [[Sophie Rhys Jones Windsor]] Countess of Wessex, Married to [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Prince Edward]] * [[Jonathan Rhys Meyers]], actor also ''fictional characters with the name Rhys'' are: * Rhys, member of the Griel Mercenaries in 2005's [[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]] for [[Nintendo GameCube]] * [[Rhys Ashworth]], fictional character on the British soap [[Hollyoaks]] <!-- It does not help to add disambig or hndis tags where the page only contains people who share a given name or surname --> [[Category:Surnames]] [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[br:Rhys]] [[de:Rhys]] [[fr:Rhys]]