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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Rhys m. Old Welsh rīs 'ardor; fiery warrior'.

The name of an 11th C Welsh prince and a 12th C Welsh prince.

England
Early Modern English
● 1560 Ryce BarnstapleBap p. 11; 1562 Ryse ibid. p. 12; 1563 Rise StAnthonlin p. 16; 1591 Rice bruton-vol1 p. 9
Wales
Latin
● 1198 Ris (gen) Pryce-1st no. 8; 1223 Res' (gen) ibid. no. 20; 1452 Rys (nom) ArchCambIII p. 71; 1453 Rys (nom) ibid. p. 69; 1454 Rys (nom) ibid. p. 70; 1455 Rys (nom) ibid. p. 72; 1456 Rys (nom) ibid. p. 258; 1457 Rys (nom) ibid. p. 259; 1497 Rees (nom) ibid. p. 66; 1535 Resi (gen) ibid. p. 211
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Rhys". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Rhys.