Cynan (also spelled
Conan or
Kenan) is a Welsh masculine given name. It may refer to:
* Cynan, the bardic name of
Albert Evans-Jones (1895–1970), Welsh poet and dramatist
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Cynan ab Iago (11th century), prince of Gwynedd and father of Gruffydd ap Cynan
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Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd
Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd (died 1174) was an illegitimate son of Owain Gwynedd, a Prince of the ancient Kingdom of Gwynedd, Wales. He held the title "Lord of Meirionnydd".
In the battle for the throne of Gwynedd after the death of his father, he wa ...
(fl. 1169–1174), Lord of Meirionnydd, illegitimate son of Owain Gwynedd
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Cynan ap Hywel (fl. 999–1005), Prince of Gwynedd
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Cynan ap Maredudd
Cynan ap Maredudd (died 1295) was a Welsh nobleman who assumed leadership of the Welsh revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn in the mid-Wales area in 1294 and 1295.
He is recorded in the Welsh chronicle Brut y Tywysogyon as having jointly led the revolt in ...
(fl. 1294–1295), Welsh nobleman
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Cynan Dindaethwy, king of Gwynedd
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Cynan Garwyn (fl. 6th century), king of Powys
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Cynan Jones
Cynan Jones (born 1975) is a Welsh writer, who lives and works in Ceredigion. Jones published his first novel, ''The Long Dry'', in 2006. In 2010 he published '' Le Cose Che Non Vogliamo Più (Things We Don't Want Anymore)'' in Italian. He later ...
(born 1975), Welsh writer
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Cynan Nant Nyfer
Cynan Nant Nyfer ("Cynan of the Nevern Valley"; fl. 865 Harleian MS. 3859. Op. cit. Phillimore, Egerton. ''Y Cymmrodor'' 9 (1888), pp. 141–83. ) was a 9th-century Welsh warrior whose death was recorded by most of the surviving Welsh histor ...
(9th century), Welsh warrior
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Welsh masculine given names