Rhisiart
Appearance
Rhisiart is a Welsh masculine given name of Norman origin.[1] It is the Welsh form of Richard.[2] The surnames Prichard, Pritchard and Pritchett are anglicisations of Welsh ap Rhisiart (son of Richard).[3][4] The Welsh surname Richards is also derived from Rhisiart.[1]
People
[edit]People with the name Rhisiart include:
- Rhisiart Clwch (Richard Clough, c. 1530–1570), Welsh merchant
- Rhisiart Fynglwyd, 16th century Welsh poet[5]
- Rhisiart Morgan Davies (1903–1958), Welsh physicist
- Rhisiart ap Rhys, 15th-16th century Welsh poet
- Rhisiart Tal-e-bot (born 1975), Welsh activist and politician
References
[edit]- ^ a b Schmidt, Karl Horst (1995). "Keltische Namen". In Eichler, Ernst (ed.). Namenforschung (in German). Vol. 1. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 762–774. ISBN 978-3-11-020342-4. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (1 January 2006). "Rhisiart". A Dictionary of First Names (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "Pritchett". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "Prichard". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "RHISIART FYNGLWYD, poet, fl. 1510-1570". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 9 December 2023.