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'''Rhys''' or '''Rhŷs''' is a popular Welsh given name (usually male) that is famous in Welsh history and is also used as a surname. It originates from Deheubarth, an old region of South West Wales, with famous kings such as Rhys ap Tewdwr.

It is pronounced {{IPA|cy|r̥ɨːs|}} in North Wales, {{IPA|cy|r̥iːs|}} in South Wales, and {{IPAc-en|r|iː|s}} {{respell|REESS}} in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://phonetic-blog.blogspot.com/2010/01/rees-rhys.html|title=Rees, Rhys|last=Wells|first=John|authorlink=John C. Wells|date=5 January 2010|work=John Wells's phonetic blog|accessdate=5 March 2010}}</ref> Anglicised forms of the name include Reece, Rees, Reese and Rice.

==People with the given name== thumb|Pronunciation of the name 'Rhys'. thumb|Pronunciation of the name 'Reese'.

===History ===  * Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–1197), 12th-century ruler of southern Wales * Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd (died 1356), 14th-century Welsh nobleman * Rhys ap Gruffydd (rebel) (1508–1531), executed 16th-century Welsh landowner * Rhys ap Tewdwr (died 1093), 11th-century prince of southern Wales * Rhys ap Thomas (1449–1525), a Welsh soldier and landholder who was instrumental in the victory of Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field * Rhys Lewis (born 1532), MP for New Radnor Boroughs October 1553 and 1558 * Rhys Hooe (c. 1599 – after 1655), Virginia colonist from Wales

===20th and 21st centuries===  * Rhys Bobridge (born 1981), Australian singer and dancer * Rhys Chatham (born 1952), American avant-garde "guitar orchestra" composer * Rhys (singer) (Rhys Clarstedt, born 1997), Swedish-American singer * Rhys Coiro (born 1979), American film actor and singer * Rhys Dakin (born 2004), Australian-American football player * Rhys Darby (born 1974), stand-up comedian from New Zealand * Rhys Davies (born 1985), Welsh golfer * Rhys Day (born 1982), Welsh footballer * Rhys Evans (born 1982), English footballer * Rhys Frake-Waterfield, English filmmaker * Rhys Fulber (born 1970), Canadian musician (Front Line Assembly) * Rhys Gemmell (1896–1972), Australian tennis player * Rhys Hanbury (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer * Rhys Hoskins (born 1993), American professional baseball player * Rhys Huber (born 1986), Canadian voice actor * Rhys Hughes (born 1966), Welsh writer * Rhys Ifans (born 1967), Welsh actor * Rhys Isaac, professor * Rhys James, English comedian * Rhys Jenkins (born 1990), rugby union player * Rhys Jones (disambiguation), the name of several people * Rhys McClenaghan (born 1999), Irish artistic gymnast * Rhys Millen (born 1972), car racer * Rhys Muldoon (born 1965), Australian actor * Rhys Nicholson (born 1990), Australian comedian and actor * Rhys Oakley (born 1980), Wales international rugby union player * Rhys Palmer (born 1989), Australian rules footballer * Rhys Patchell Welsh rugby union player * Rhys Priestland (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player * Rhys Rhys-Williams (1865–1955), British Liberal Party politician * Rhys Stanley (born 1990), Australian rules footballer * Rhys Taylor (born 1990), Welsh footballer * Rhys Thomas (comedian) (born 1978), English comedian and actor * Rhys M. Thomas (born 1982), Welsh international rugby union player * Rhys Wakefield (born 1988), Australian actor * Rhys Webb (born 1988), Welsh rugby union player * Rhys Wesser (born 1979), Australian professional rugby league footballer * Rhys Williams (rugby union, born 1980), Welsh rugby player * R. H. Williams (rugby union) (1930–1993), Welsh rugby player

==People with the middle name or compound last name== * Arthur Rhys-Davids (1897–1917), British flying ace * Brandon Rhys-Williams (1927–1988), British Conservative Party politician * Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953), Welsh comedian and presenter * John Rhys-Davies (born 1944), Welsh actor * John Rhys Davies (priest), Welsh Anglican priest * John Rhys Plumlee (born 2001), American football quarterback for the University of Central Florida Knights * Micael Rhys Bennett (born 1965), Native American broadcast announcer *Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 1977), Irish actor * Samaire Rhys Armstrong, (born 1980), American actress * Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, (born Sophie Rhys-Jones; 1965) member of the British royal family * Tim Rhys-Evans (born 1972), Welsh musician * T. Rhys Thomas, Wales international rugby union player * Rhys Rhys-Williams (1865–1955), British Liberal Party politician

==People with the surname==  * Beti Rhys, (1907–2003), Welsh bookstore owner and author * Elen Rhys, (born 1983), Welsh actress * Elspeth Rhŷs (Elspeth Hughes-Davies), Welsh teacher, linguist, and campaigner for women's suffrage and education * Ernest Rhys (1859–1946), English writer * Gruff Rhys (born 1970), vocalist and guitarist * Jean Rhys (1890��1979), Caribbean writer * Sir John Rhŷs (1840–1915), Celtic scholar at Oxford * John Llewellyn Rhys, an airman memorialised by John Llewellyn Rhys prize * Keidrych Rhys (1915–1987), Welsh literary journalist and editor * Matthew Rhys (born 1974), Welsh actor * Morgan John Rhys (1760–1804), Baptist minister * Myvanwy Rhys, Welsh suffragist and historian * Paul Rhys (born 1963), Welsh television, film and theatre actor * Siôn Dafydd Rhys (1534 – c. 1609), Welsh physician and grammarian

==Fictional characters==  * Lt Cmdr Gen Rhys, from ''Star Trek: Discovery'', portrayed by Patrick Kwok-Choon. * Rhys (Rhysand), from the series ''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' by Sarah J. Maas * Knight Rhys, a member of the Brotherhood of steel in the video game ''Fallout 4'' * Rhys Winterborne from Marrying Winterborne, by Lisa Kleypas * Rhys, in the video game ''Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' * Rhys, in the Merry Gentry book series by Laurell K. Hamilton * Rhys, the central character of the first generation of the video game ''Phantasy Star III'' * Rhys Strongfork, a main player-character from the ''Tales from the Borderlands'' video game, CEO of the Atlas corporation in the video games ''Borderlands 3'' and ''New Tales from the Borderlands'' * Rhys, in ''The Two Princesses of Bamarre'' by Gail Carson Levine * Rhys Ashworth, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Rhys Dahl, in ''Switched'' by Amanda Hlcking * Rhys Dallows, from the video game ''Star Wars: Starfighter'' * Rhys Lawson, from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Rhys Lewis, the eponymous subject of the 1885 novel by Daniel Owen * Rhys Maelwaedd, a character of the Deverry Cycle book series * Rhys Montrose, from the television series You * Rhys Rhysson, the Low King of the dwarfs in Terry Pratchett's Discworld books * Rhys Williams, in the BBC science fiction series ''Torchwood'' * Rhys, an elvish hunter in the Gilt-Leaf tribe, from the ''Lorwyn'' and ''Shadowmoor'' blocks of the collectible card game, ''Magic: The Gathering'' * Rhys Sutherland, in the ''Home and Away'' television series * Rhys Larsen, in the twisted series, Twisted games by the author Ana Huang

==The patronymic form== {{main|Price (surname)|Prys|Preece}}

The surnames Price, Prys, Pris and Preece are derived from the Welsh ''ap Rhys'' meaning 'son of Rhys'. Notable people with this surname include:

* John Prise or Price (1501–1555), also called Syr Siôn ap Rhys, Welsh scholar and author of the first book to be printed in Welsh, * Hywel ap Rhys (c. 840 – 886), ancient Welsh king of Glywysing * Tomos Prys (c. 1564 – 1634), Welsh soldier, sailor and poet

==See also== * {{Lookfrom|Rhys}} * {{Intitle|Rhys}} * {{Intitle|ap Rhys}} * Reece (disambiguation) * Rees (disambiguation) * Reese (disambiguation) * Reis (disambiguation) * Rhees (disambiguation) * Rhyce Shaw (born 1981) Australian rules football player * Rhyse (disambiguation) * Rice (disambiguation) * Rise (disambiguation) * Ryce (surname) * Rys (disambiguation)

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Category:Welsh-language surnames Category:Welsh masculine given names Category:Masculine given names