Rhys m. Old Welsh rīs 'ardor; fiery warrior'.

England

Early Modern English

● 1559 Rys RegSASel p. 4; 1560 Ryce BarnstapleBap p. 11, Rys RegSASel p. 5; 1562 Ryse BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1563 Rise StAnthonlin p. 16; 1564 Ryce BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1591 Rice bruton1 p. 9; 1599 Rees RegFord p. 3

Ireland

Latin

● 1585 Riceo (dat) IORCHAR-II p. xvi, Riceus (nom) ibid. p. xvii

Early Modern English

● 1522 Rees Fiants-1 4; 1585 Rees IORCHAR-II p. xv, Ryse ibid. p. xvi, Rysse ibid. p. xvii; 1591 Rice ibid. p. xix

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

Early Modern English

● 1571 Rice RegLlantrithyd p. 32; 1576 Rice ibid. p. 61; 1581 Pric (obl) ibid. p. 33; 1583 Rice ibid. p. 33; 1588 Price (obl) ibid. p. 33, Rice ibid. p. 33; 1592 Rice ibid. p. 34; 1594 Price (obl) ibid. p. 34; 1596 Price (obl) ibid. p. 35; 1597 Price (obl) ibid. p. 35, Res ibid. p. 1; 1599 Price (obl) ibid. p. 1

Welsh

● 1544 Rees RegCon1 p. 7, Res ibid. p. 7, Ris ibid. p. 7; 1560 Ris ibid. p. 18; 1582 Ris ibid. p. 36; 1583 Ris ibid. p. 40; 1589 Rees ibid. p. 56, Ris ibid. p. 56