Iolo is a diminutive of
Iorwerth Iorwerth () is a Welsh name, composed of two elements: meaning 'lord' and meaning 'fair', 'fine', or 'handsome'. (Both morphemes are somewhat archaic in Modern Welsh.) The name has historically been associated with the name Edward, although the n ...
, a Welsh name. It may refer to:
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Iolo Goch
Iolo Goch (c. 1320 – c. 1398) (meaning ''Iolo the Red'' in English) was a medieval Welsh bard who composed poems addressed to Owain Glyndŵr, among others.
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Iolo was the son of Ithel Goch ap Cynwrig ap Iorwerth Ddu ap Cynwrig Dd ...
(1320–1398), Welsh bard
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Iolo Morganwg
Edward Williams, better known by his bardic name Iolo Morganwg (; 10March 174718December 1826), was a Welsh antiquarian, poet and collector.Jones, Mary (2004)"Edward Williams/Iolo Morganwg/Iolo Morgannwg" From ''Jones' Celtic Encyclopedia''. R ...
(1747–1826), Welsh poet, antiquarian, and literary forger
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Iolo Ceredig Jones (born 1947), Welsh chess player
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Iolo Williams
Iolo Tudur Williams (; , born 22 August 1962) is a Welsh ornithologist, nature observer, television presenter and author, best known for his BBC and S4C nature programmes, working in both English and his first language of Welsh. After a 14-y ...
(born 1962), Welsh television presenter
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Iolo FitzOwen, character in the computer game series ''Ultima''
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