Watcyn
Watcyn is a Welsh masculine given name of Norman origin.[1]
People
[edit]People with the name Watcyn include:
As first name
[edit]- Watcyn Clywedog, 17th century Welsh poet
- Watcyn o Feirion (Watkin Jones, 1882–1967), Welsh postmaster and father of Elizabeth Watkin Jones[2]
- Watcyn Powel (c. 1600–1655), Welsh bard and genealogist[3]
- Watcyn Samuel Jones (1877–1964), Welsh agriculturalist and educator
- Watcyn Thomas (1906–1977), Welsh rugby player
- Watcyn Wyn (1844–1905), Welsh schoolmaster and poet
As last name
[edit]- Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 1971), British actor, musician and producer
- David Watcyn Morgan (1859–1940), Welsh clergyman
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "JONES, WATKIN ('Watcyn o Feirion'; 1882 - 1967), postmaster, shopkeeper, folk poet, setter and tutor of cerdd dant". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "POWEL, WATCYN (c. 1600 - 1655), gentleman, bard, and genealogist, of Pen-y-fai in Tir Iarll, Glamorganshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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