"Rhys" meaning in English

See Rhys in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Rhyses [plural]
Etymology: From Welsh Rhys; related to Price, Reece, Rees, Reese, and Rice. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|Rhys}} Welsh Rhys, {{m|en|Price}} Price, {{m|en|Reece}} Reece, {{m|en|Rees}} Rees, {{m|en|Reese}} Reese, {{m|en|Rice}} Rice Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Rhyses}} 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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Rhys meaning in English (1.7kB)

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