Llywelyn
Llywelyn is a name of Welsh origin, with many spelling variations.Personal names: historical
Historically the name may refer to any of several Welshmen:
- Llywelyn ap Merfyn early 10th century King of Powys
- Llywelyn ap Seisyll, king of Gwynedd and Deheubarth
- Llywelyn the Great , Prince of Gwynedd and ruler of most of Wales
- Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan, minor Welsh prince, last vassal Lord of Meirionydd
- Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last crowned Welsh Prince of Wales
- Llywelyn ap Dafydd, the heir to the Welsh crown imprisoned in 1283
- Llywelyn Bren, nobleman who led a Welsh rebellion in 1316
- Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan, Welsh landowner executed for assisting Owain Glyndŵr's escape from English forces
- A number of Welsh language poets:
- *Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen, Welsh poet
- *Llywelyn ab Y Moel, Welsh poet
- *Llywelyn Siôn, Welsh poet
As a last name
More recent bearers of the surname include:Arts
- Carmen Llywelyn, American actress and photographer
- Chris Llewellyn, American poet
- David Llewellyn, Welsh author of Eleven
- Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor who played Q in several James Bond films
- Grace Llewellyn, American author of several books on homeschooling
- Kate Llewellyn,, Australian poet
- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, interior designer and television personality
- Morgan Llywelyn, U.S.-born Irish historical author
- Olivia Llewellyn, English actress
- Patricia Llewellyn, British television producer
- Richard Llewellyn, English author of Welsh descent
- Robert Llewellyn, English actor, presenter, and writer
- Roddy Llewellyn, British landscape gardener, author, and television presenter
- Roger Llewellyn, British actor
- Sabe Lewellyn, American contemporary artist and writer.
- Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, and her children, namesakes of the characters in Peter Pan
- Sir William Llewellyn, English painter and President of the Royal Academy
Politics
- Evan Henry Llewellyn, British politician
- W. Llewelyn Williams, Welsh journalist, lawyer and politician
- Karl Llewellyn, American jurisprudential scholar associated with the school of legal realism
- Royce R. Lewellen, California Superior Court judge
Sports
- Bert Llewellyn, English footballer
- Carl Llewellyn, Jockey and trainer
- Charlie Llewellyn, first non-white South African Test cricketer
- Chris Llewellyn, Welsh footballer
- Gareth Llewellyn, Welsh rugby union footballer
- Harry Llewellyn, British equestrian champion
- Steve Llewellyn, Welsh rugby league footballer
- Willie Llewellyn, Welsh international rugby captain
Other
- Dafydd ap Llewelyn
- David Llewellyn
- Doug Llewelyn, original host of The People's Court
- Edward Llewellyn-Thomas, Canadian professor
- John Dillwyn Llewelyn, Welsh botanist and photographer
- Paula Llewellyn, Jamaican lawyer
- Peter Rodney Llewellyn, English businessman & international con artist.
- Reese J. Llewellyn, Welsh-born American businessman.
As a first name
Bearers of the given name include:Arts
- Llewelyn Powys, British writer
- Llewellyn Woodward, British historian
- Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, Welsh novelist
- Llewellyn Xavier, Saint Lucian artist
Politics
- Llewellyn Turner, Welsh politician
- Llewellyn Powers, member of the US House of Representatives from Maine
- Llewellyn Atherley-Jones, British politician and judge
- Llewellyn Thompson, American diplomat
- Llewellyn Edwards, Australian politician and chancellor of the University of Queensland
- Llewellyn Thomas Smith , Welsh politician
- Llywelyn Williams, Welsh politician
- Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., American libertarian political commentator
Sports
- Llewelyn "Alan" Curbishley, English football manager for West Ham United
- Llewelyn Kenrick, Welsh international footballer
- Llewellyn Herbert, South African athlete
- Llewellyn Starks, American long jumper
Other names
- Llewelyn Lewellin, British cleric and university educator
- Llewellyn John Montfort Bebb, British academic
- Llewellyn Henry Gwynne, first Bishop of Egypt and Sudan
- Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies, British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Llewellyn Ivor Price, Brazilian paleontologist
- Llewellyn Morris Chilson, United States Army career soldier who served heroically in the European Theater of Operations
- Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, British Sufi mystic and author
- Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith, British physicist
- Llewellyn Thomas, British physicist and applied mathematician
- Llewelyn Williams
Fictional characters
- Fluellen, a Welshman from Shakespeare's history Henry V
- Louie Duck, full name Llewellyn Louis Duck
- Llewelyn Moss, a character in Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men
- Llewelyn, a young archer in the video game Valkyrie Profile
- Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello, fictional character on the U.S. television series CHiPs
- CSI supervisor head of NYPD crime lab McKenna Llewellyn 'Mac' Taylor on the U.S television series
- Llewellyn, an anthropomorphic dragon from the comic Ozy and Millie.
- Jesper Llewellyn Fayhey, a character from Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows duology
