Rhodri

Rhodri (English: /ˈrɒdri/; Welsh: [ˈr̥ɔdrɪ]) is a male first name of Welsh origin. It is derived from the elements rhod "wheel" and rhi "king".[1]

It may refer to the following people:

  • Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal (690—754), Welsh king of Gwynedd (720—754)
  • Rhodri Mawr ap Merfyn (820—878), Welsh king of Gwynedd (844—878), king of Powys (855—878), king of Seisyllwg (872—878)
  • Rhodri ap Hyfaidd (845—905), Welsh king of Dyfed (904—905)
  • Rhodri ap Hywel (died 953), Welsh king of Deheubarth (950—953)
  • Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd (c. 1147–1195), Welsh prince of part of Gwynedd (1175–1195)
  • Rhodri ap Gruffudd (1230—1315), Welsh prince
  • Rhodri Morgan (1939—2017), Welsh politician, First Minister of Wales 2000–2009
  • Rhodri Glyn Thomas (born 1953), Welsh politician
  • Rhodri Thompson (born 1960), British lawyer
  • Rhodri Philipps (born 1966), British peer
  • Rhod Gilbert (born 1968), Welsh comedian and presenter
  • Rhodri Williams (born 1968), Welsh sports journalist
  • Rhodri Davies (musician) (born 1971), improvisational harpist
  • Rhodri Marsden (born 1971), British writer and musician
  • Rhodri Owen (born 1972), Welsh television presenter
  • Rhodri Meilir (born 1978), Welsh actor
  • Rhodri Gomer-Davies (born 1983), Welsh rugby player
  • Rhodri McAtee (born 1984), Welsh rugby player
  • Rhodri Jones (born 1991), Welsh rugby player

References

  1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Rhodri".
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