Rhys Name Meaning & Origin

Rhys

Pronunciation: REES (key)

Origin of the name Reese:

Anglicized form of the Welsh Rhys (ardor). It also represents the transferred use of the surname derived from the personal name.

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Reece, Reese

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Comments and insights on the name Rhys

It's a handsome, masculine name.

Rhys is such a powerful, strong name. I am considering naming my son Rhys Channing

Personal experiences with the name Rhys

I know two Rhyses in Wales. It's a very popular name there.

Nicknames for Rhys
Meanings and history of the name Rhys

Pronounced: HREES
Means enthusiasm in Welsh.

Famous real-life people named Rhys

Rhys Ifans, Welsh actor.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Irish actor.
Rhys Coiro, American actor.
Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh actor, writter and comedian.
Rhys Darby, New Zealand comedian who plays the band manager in the HBO series Flight of the Conchords
John Rhys-Davies, British Actor (played Gimli in the Lord of the Rings trilogy)
Rhys Edward McIntyre, son of Joey McIntyre (boy band NKOTB)
Rhys McQuigg , Professional footballer

Rhys in song, story & screen

Occurs in some incarnations of the Arthur mythology
"Rhys Williams," character on the BBC tv program "Torchwood"

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