Angharad (; ) is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

in the

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has ...

, having a long association with

Welsh royalty Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic p ...

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and myth. It translates to English as ''much loved one''. In Welsh mythology, Angharad Golden-Hand is the lover of Peredur in the myth cycle ''The Mabinogion''."Peredur the Son of Evrawc"
''The Mabinogion'', transl. Lady Charlotte Guest 877 ''sacred-texts.com'', pp. 100, 105. Retrieved 2012-01-02.

Historical figures

There have been a number of historical or semi-historical Angharads, most notably the daughter of

Owain Gwynedd Owain ap Gruffudd ( 23 or 28 November 1170) was King of Gwynedd, North Wales, from 1137 until his death in 1170, succeeding his father Gruffudd ap Cynan. He was called Owain the Great ( cy, Owain Fawr) and the first to be ...

(1100–1170), King of Gwynedd, who married

Gruffydd Maelor Gruffydd Maelor (died 1191) was Prince of Powys Fadog in Wales. He is known as Gruffydd Maelor I to distinguish him from his grandson, Gruffydd Maelor II (died 1269). Lineage He was a son of Prince Madog ap Maredudd by Susanna, daughter of Ki ...

. Other historical Angharads include ( signifies 'daughter of'): *

Angharad ferch Owain Angharad ferch Owain (1065–1162) was the wife of Gruffudd ap Cynan, a king of Gwynedd. Biography Angharad was born in the region of Tegeingl in Flintshire county, Wales. Her father was Owain ab Edwin (1044–1105). Her mother was Morwyl ...

(1065–1162), wife of Gruffudd ap Cynan, Prince of Gwynedd * Angharad ferch Meurig, wife of Rhodri the Great (820–878) * Angharad ferch Llywelyn, daughter of Llywelyn the Great (1173–1240), Prince of Wales * Angharad ferch

Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor Madog ap Gruffudd, or Madog ap Gruffudd Maelor, was Prince of Powys Fadog from 1191 to 1236 in north-east Wales. Early life He was elder son of Prince Gruffydd Maelor and his wife, Angharad, a daughter of King Owain Gwynedd. He succeeded his fa ...

, sister to Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran * Angharad ferch Maredudd ab Owain, wife of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth * Angharad ferch

Rhys ap Gruffydd Rhys ap Gruffydd, commonly known as The Lord Rhys, in Welsh ''Yr Arglwydd Rhys'' (c. 1132 – 28 April 1197) was the ruler of the Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales from 1155 to 1197 and native Prince of Wales. It was believed that he ...

(1132–1197) * Angharad ferch

Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran Gruffydd Maelor II (died 1269) was Prince of Powys Fadog. Lineage He was the eldest son of Prince Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor and inherited his father's lands and title in partial succession along with his four brothers Gruffydd Ial, Maredudd, Hyw ...

* Angharad of Brittany, wife of

Idwal Iwrch Idwal Iwrch ( en, Idwal the Roebuck), or Idwal ap Cadwaladr ( en, Idwal son of Cadwaladr), is a figure in the genealogies of the kings of Gwynedd. He was the son of King Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (reigned c. 655 – 682) and the father of King R ...

* Angharad, daughter of

Rhydderch Hael Rhydderch Hael ( en, Rhydderch the Generous), Riderch I of Alt Clut, or Rhydderch of Strathclyde, ( ''fl.'' 580 – c. 614) was a ruler of Alt Clut, a Brittonic kingdom in the ''Hen Ogledd'' or "Old North" of Britain. He was one of the most famous ...

, a 6th-century king of Strathclyde

People

Angharad Gatehouse Angharad M. R. Gatehouse is an entomologist in the UK. Gatehouse is Professor of Invertebrate Molecular Biology at Newcastle University, is on the Council of the International Congress of Entomology, and is the Director of Expertise for BioEconom ...

(born 1954), British entomologist *

Angharad James (poet) Angharad James (16 July 1677 – 25 August 1749) was a Welsh farmer, harpist and poet.Nia Mai Jenkins, ''A’i Gyrfa Megis Gwerful': Bywyd a Gwaith Angharad James', ''Llên Cymru'' Volume 24 (2001) Life She was born in Gelliffrydau farm at Bala ...

(1677–1749), Welsh poet * Angharad James (footballer) (born 1994), Welsh football player *

Angharad Llwyd Angharad Llwyd (15 April 1780 – 16 October 1866) was a Welsh antiquary and a prizewinner at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. She is generally considered one of the most important collectors and copiers of manuscripts of the period. Biography ...

(1780–1866), Welsh historian *

Angharad Mair Angharad Mair (born March 1960) is a Welsh television presenter; she is the lead presenter on the nightly S4C Welsh language magazine programme, ''Heno'' and the BBC Wales news programme, ''Wales Today''. Background She was born in Carmarthen ...

(born 1960), Welsh television presenter * Angharad Mason (born 1979), Welsh cyclist * Angharad Price (born 1972), Welsh academic and novelist *

Angharad Rees Angharad Mary Rees, The Hon. Mrs David McAlpine, CBE (16 July 1944 – 21 July 2012) was a British actress, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume d ...

(1944–2012), Welsh actress * Angharad Tomos (born 1958), Welsh author

Fiction

* Angharad, mother of

Princess Eilonwy Princess Eilonwy ( ) is a fictional character in Lloyd Alexander's '' The Chronicles of Prydain''. She appears in four of the five novels in the series, as well as Disney's 1985 animated film adaptation '' The Black Cauldron''. Eilonwy is a memb ...

in Lloyd Alexander's fictional land of Prydain * Angharad, fictional character in ''The Rowan'' by

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 19 ...

* Angharad, fictional character in ''The Blue Sword'' by

Robin McKinley Robin McKinley (born November 16, 1952) is an American author best known for her fantasy novels and fairy tale retellings. Her 1984 novel ''The Hero and the Crown'' won the Newbery Medal as the year's best new American children's book. In 2022 ...

* Angharad, fictional character in ''Into the Green'' by

Charles de Lint Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese ancestry. He is married to, and plays music with, MaryAnn Harris. Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has composed works of urban fantasy, cont ...

* Angharad, fictional character in ''Juniper'' by Monica Furlong * Angharad, fictional character in ''

How Green Was My Valley ''How Green Was My Valley'' is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own persona ...

'' by Richard Llewellyn * Angharad, fictional character in the ''

King Raven Trilogy The King Raven Trilogy is a series of historical novels by American writer Stephen R. Lawhead, based on the Robin Hood legend. Lawhead relocates Robin Hood from Sherwood Forest in Nottingham to Wales, and sets the story in the late eleventh cent ...

'', by Stephen R. Lawhead * Angharad, fictional character in ''

Monk's Hood ''Monk's Hood'' is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters, set in December 1138. It is the third novel in The Cadfael Chronicles. It was first published in 1980 (1980 in literature). It was adapted for television in 1994 by Central for IT ...

'' by Ellis Peters * The Splendid Angharad, fictional character in the film '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', played by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley * Angharrad, fictional horse in the young adult series ''

Chaos Walking ''Chaos Walking'' is a young adult science fiction series written by American-British novelist Patrick Ness. It is set in a dystopian world where all living creatures can hear each other's thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds call ...

'' by Patrick Ness * Angharad, sister of fictional character David in the book ''The Blue Rose'' by

Kate Forsyth Kate Forsyth (born 3 June 1966) is an Australian author. She is best known for her historical novel ''Bitter Greens'', which interweaves a retelling of the ''Rapunzel'' fairy tale with the true life story of the woman who first told the tale, ...

*Angharad is Queen Guenièvre's lady's maid in the television series

Kaamelott ''Kaamelott'' is a French comedy medieval fantasy television series created, directed, written, scored, and edited by Alexandre Astier, who also starred as the main character. Based on the Arthurian legends, it followed the daily lives of King Arth ...

* Angharad Scott, fictional character in the book ''

Piranesi (novel) ''Piranesi'' is a fantasy novel by English author Susanna Clarke, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2020. It is Clarke's second novel, following her debut ''Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'' (2004), published sixteen years earlier. The novel ...

'' by Susanna Clarke * Angharradh goddess in elven pantheon of Seldarine in Dungeons and Dragons system

References

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