"Rhys" meaning in All languages combined

See Rhys on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Rhyses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh Rhys; related to Price, Reece, Rees, Reese, and Rice. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cy|Rhys}} Borrowed from Welsh Rhys Head templates: {{en-prop|+}} Rhys (plural Rhyses)
  1. A male given name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Rhys-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Rhys-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Proper name [Welsh]

IPA: /ˈr̥ɨːs/ [North-Wales], /ˈr̥iːs/ [South-Wales] Audio: Rhys.wav Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Rhys [error-unrecognized-form], Rys [soft]
Etymology: From Old Welsh Ris (“ardor, fiery warrior”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”). Related to modern rhysfa (“attack”), rhys (“war hammer”), though these could have originated from the name. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|owl|Ris|t=ardor, fiery warrior}} Old Welsh Ris (“ardor, fiery warrior”), {{der|cy|ine-pro|*Hreth₂-||to run}} Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”) Head templates: {{cy-proper noun|m}} Rhys m Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. a male given name from Old Welsh used in Wales since the Middle Ages Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Welsh given names, Welsh male given names
    Sense id: en-Rhys-cy-name-81Oa0VZA Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 9 56 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 6 65 11 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Rhys-cy-name-T3OhlWf~ Categories (other): Welsh surnames

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for Rhys meaning in All languages combined (3.6kB)

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