Llywelyn

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Prince Llywelyn of Wales at his death in 1240, with his sons Gruffydd and Dafydd mourning. Llywelyn is spelt Léolin above his head in the French manuscript.

The Welsh name Llywelyn (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬəˈwɛlɪn], English: /luːˈɛlɪn/) 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, Lewellen or Llewellyn (the doubling of the second -l- is by analogy; the name is never pronounced *[ɬəˈwɛɬɪn]). Additional variations include Fluellen. The name may occasionally be rendered in French as Léolin.^[1]

[edit] People

[edit] 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

[edit] As a last name

More recent bearers of the surname include:

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
• Royce Lewellen, Judge for whom Lewellen Justice Center in Santa Maria, California is named

[edit] Sports

• 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

[edit] 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
• Michael Llewellyn, Managing Director of EFM Management Limited

[edit] See also

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

[edit] As a first name

Bearers of the Given name include:

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Sports

• Llewelyn "Alan" Curbishley (b. 1957), English football manager for West Ham United
• Llewelyn Kenrick (1847-1933), Welsh international footballer
• Llewellyn Herbert (b. 1977), South African athlete
• Llewellyn Starks (b. 1967), American long jumper

[edit] 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^[2]

[edit] See also

• Llewelyn Williams (multiple persons)

[edit] 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
• Lewellen, a village in Nebraska

[edit] 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
• Llewelyn Moss, a fictional character of No Country For Old Men
• 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

[edit] References

1. ^ La Grande chronique d'Angleterre, Tome 4 : 1199-1216, Jean sans Terre de Matthieu Paris, éditions Paléo (2004). ISBN 978-2849090565
2. ^ Who's Who, -1983 and Who Was Who both edited by A. and C. Black

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