Llywelyn

The Welsh name Llywelyn (pronounced|ɬəˈwɛlɪn, or often IPAlink|luːˈɛlɪn by non-Welsh-speakers) most likely derives from Old British "Lugubelenus", a compound word formed from the names of the Celtic gods "Lug" or "Lugh" and "Belenus". It is sometimes spelt Llywellyn, Llewelyn or Llewellyn (the doubling of the second -l- is by analogy; the name is never pronounced IPA2|ɬəw'ɛɬɪn).

People

Historical

Historically it may refer to any of several Welshmen:

*Llywelyn ap Merfyn (d. 942) early 10th century King of Powys
*Llywelyn ap Seisyll (d. 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 (d. 1263), minor Welsh prince, last vassal Lord of Meirionydd
*Llywelyn the Last (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 (d. 1318), a nobleman who led a Welsh rebellion in 1316
*Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan (1341-1401), a 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 (d. 1440), Welsh poet
**Llywelyn Siôn (c. 1540-1615), Welsh poet

As a last name

More recent bearers of the surname include:

Arts

*Sir William Llewellyn (1858-1941) English painter and President of the Royal Academy
*Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (1866-1910) and her children (the "Llewelyn Davies boys"), the namesakes of the characters in "Peter Pan"
*Desmond Llewelyn (1913-1999), Welsh actor who played Q in the James Bond series of films
*Richard Llewellyn (1906-1983), English author of Welsh descent
*Grace Llewellyn (?- ), Welsh author of several books on homeschooling
*Morgan Llywelyn (1937- ), American historical author
*Roddy Llewellyn (1947- ), British landscape gardener, author, and television presenter
*Robert Llewellyn (1956- ), English actor, presenter, and writer
*Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (1965- ), interior designer and television personality
*David Llewellyn (1978- ) Welsh author of Eleven

Politics

*Evan Henry Llewellyn (1847–1914), British politician
*W. Llewelyn Williams (1867-1922), Welsh journalist, lawyer and politician
*Karl N. Llewellyn (1893-1962), American jurisprudential scholar associated with the school of legal realism

ports

*Charles Llewellyn (1876-1964), first non-white South African Test cricketer
*Willie Llewellyn, (1878-1973) Welsh international rugby captain
*Harry Llewellyn (1911-1999), British equestrian champion
*Steve Llewellyn (1924-2002), Welsh rugby league footballer
*Gareth Llewellyn (1969- ), Welsh rugby union footballer
*Chris Llewellyn (1979- ), Welsh footballer

Other

*John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810–1882), Welsh botanist and photographer
*Edward Llewellyn (1917-1984), Canadian professor
*Peter Rodney Llewellyn (1947- ), English businessman and alleged fraduster
*Doug Llewelyn, Host of The People's Court

ee also

*David Llewellyn (multiple persons)
*Dafydd ap Llewelyn (multiple persons)
*Fluellen Shakespeare's stage Welshman

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 (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 (1935- ), Australian politician and chancellor of the University of Queensland
*Llewellyn Thomas Smith (Llew Smith) (1944- ), Welsh politician
*Llywelyn Williams (1911-1965), Welsh politician
*Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. (1944-), American Libertarian political commentator

ports

*Llewelyn "Alan" Curbishley (1957- ), English football manager for West Ham United
*Llewelyn Kenrick (1847-1933), Welsh international footballer
*Llewellyn Herbert (1977- ), South African athlete

Other

*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 Price (1905-1980), Brazilian paleontologist
*Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (1953- ), British Sufi mystic and author
*Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith (physicist), British physicist
*Professor Sir Arthur Llewellyn Armitage MA LLD (1916-1984), British academic, lawyer, and President of Queens' College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge [Who's Who, -1983 and Who Was Who both edited by A. and C. Black]

ee also

*Llewelyn Williams (multiple persons)

Places

*Carnedd Llewelyn, a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales
*Llewellyn Park, a neighborhood in West Orange, New Jersey, founded in 1853 by Llewellyn Solomon Haskell
*Llewellyn Formation, a geologic formation in eastern Pennsylvania
*Llewellyn, Pennsylvania, a community in eastern Pennsylvania

Other

In addition, Llewellyn may refer to:

*Llewellyn Baronets
*Llewellyn Worldwide, a New Age and Occult publishing house
*John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, a British based literary prize initiated in 1942
*Lloyd Llewellyn, comic book series by Daniel Clowes
*Llywelyn's coronet, crown seized by Edward I in 1284
*Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello, a fictional character of the American television series CHiPs

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