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'''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]]
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