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Llywelyn is a name of Welsh origin, with many spelling variations (see Llywelyn (name)).

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Personal names: Historical

Historically the name may refer to any of several Welshmen:

  • Llywelyn ap Merfyn (died 942) early 10th century King of Powys
  • Llywelyn ap Seisyll (died 1023), king of Gwynedd and Deheubarth
  • Llywelyn the Great (Llywelyn ab Iorwerth) (c. 1173 – 1240), Prince of Gwynedd and ruler of most of Wales
  • Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan (died 1263), minor Welsh prince, last vassal Lord of Meirionydd
  • Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1228 – 1282), the last crowned Welsh Prince of Wales
  • Llywelyn ap Dafydd (c. 1260 – 1288), the heir to the Welsh crown imprisoned in 1283
  • Llywelyn Bren (died 1318), nobleman who led a Welsh rebellion in 1316
  • Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan (1341–1401), Welsh landowner executed for assisting Owain Glyndŵr's escape from English forces
  • A number of Welsh language poets:
  • Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen (c. 1350 – 1390), Welsh poet
  • Llywelyn ab Y Moel (died 1440), Welsh poet
  • Llywelyn Siôn (c. 1540 – 1615), Welsh poet
  • As a last name

    More recent bearers of the surname include:

    Arts

  • Carmen Llywelyn, American actress and photographer
  • Chris Llewellyn, American poet
  • David Llewellyn (born 1978), Welsh author of Eleven
  • Desmond Llewelyn (1914–1999), Welsh actor who played Q in several James Bond films
  • Grace Llewellyn, American author of several books on homeschooling
  • Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (born 1965), interior designer and television personality
  • Llewellyn (born Jamie Trott), New Age musician
  • Morgan Llywelyn (born 1937), U.S.-born Irish historical author
  • Olivia Llewellyn (born 1980), English actress
  • Richard Llewellyn (1906–1983), English author of Welsh descent
  • Robert Llewellyn (born 1956), English actor, presenter, and writer
  • Roddy Llewellyn (born 1947), British landscape gardener, author, and television presenter
  • Roger Llewellyn, British actor
  • Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (1866–1910), and her children (the "Llewelyn Davies boys"), namesakes of the characters in Peter Pan
  • Sir William Llewellyn (1858–1941), English painter and President of the Royal Academy
  • Politics

  • Evan Henry Llewellyn (1847–1914), British politician
  • W. Llewelyn Williams (1867–1922), Welsh journalist, lawyer and politician
  • Karl Llewellyn (1893–1962), American jurisprudential scholar associated with the school of legal realism
  • Royce R. Lewellen, California Superior Court judge
  • Sports

  • Bert Llewellyn (1939–2016), English footballer
  • Carl Llewellyn (born 1965), Jockey and trainer
  • Charlie Llewellyn (1876–1964), first non-white South African Test cricketer
  • Chris Llewellyn (born 1979), Welsh footballer
  • Gareth Llewellyn (born 1969), Welsh rugby union footballer
  • Harry Llewellyn (1911–1999), British equestrian champion
  • Steve Llewellyn (1924–2002), Welsh rugby league footballer
  • Willie Llewellyn, (1878–1973) Welsh international rugby captain
  • Other

  • John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810–1882), Welsh botanist and photographer
  • Edward Llewellyn-Thomas (1917–1984), Canadian professor
  • Peter Rodney Llewellyn (born 1947), English businessman & international con artist.
  • Doug Llewelyn (born 1938), original host of The People's Court
  • David Llewellyn (disambiguation) (multiple persons)
  • Dafydd ap Llewelyn (disambiguation) (multiple persons)
  • Reese J. Llewellyn (c. 1862–1936), Welsh-born American businessman.
  • As a first name

    Bearers of the given name include:

    Arts

  • Llewelyn Powys (1884–1939), British writer
  • Llewellyn Woodward (1890–1971), British historian
  • Llewelyn Wyn Griffith (1890–1977), Welsh novelist
  • Llewellyn Xavier (born 1945), Saint Lucian artist
  • Politics

  • Llewellyn Turner (1823–?), Welsh politician
  • Llewellyn Powers (1836–1908), member of the US House of Representatives from Maine
  • Llewellyn Atherley-Jones (1851–1929), British politician and judge
  • Llewellyn Thompson (1904–1972), American diplomat
  • Llewellyn Edwards (born 1935), Australian politician and chancellor of the University of Queensland
  • Llewellyn Thomas Smith (Llew Smith) (born 1944), Welsh politician
  • Llywelyn Williams (1911–1965), Welsh politician
  • Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. (born 1944), American libertarian political commentator
  • Sports

  • Llewelyn "Alan" Curbishley (born 1957), English football manager for West Ham United
  • Llewelyn Kenrick (1847–1933), Welsh international footballer
  • Llewellyn Herbert (born 1977), South African athlete
  • Llewellyn Starks (born 1967), American long jumper
  • Other Names

  • Llewelyn Lewellin (1798–1878), British cleric and university educator
  • Llewellyn John Montfort Bebb (1862–1915), British academic
  • Llewellyn Henry Gwynne (1863–1957), first Bishop of Egypt and Sudan
  • Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies (1878–1965), British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Llewellyn Ivor Price (1905–1980), Brazilian paleontologist
  • Llewellyn Morris Chilson (1920–1981), United States Army career soldier who served heroically in the European Theater of Operations
  • Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (born 1953), British Sufi mystic and author
  • Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith, British physicist
  • Llewellyn Thomas, British physicist and applied mathematician
  • Llewelyn Williams (disambiguation) (multiple persons)
  • Fictional characters

  • Fluellen, a Welshman from Shakespeare's history Henry V
  • Llewelyn Moss, a character in Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men
  • Llewelyn, a young archer in Valkyrie Profile
  • Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello, fictional character on the U.S. television series CHiPs
  • CSI supervisor head of NYPD crime lab McKenna Llewellyn 'Mac' Taylor on the U.S television series "CSI:NY"
  • Llewellyn, an anthropomorphic dragon from the comic Ozy and Millie.
  • Jesper Llewellyn Fayhey, a character from Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows duology.
  • References

    Llywelyn Wikipedia