Llywelyn, Llewelyn or Llewellyn is a name of

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 ...

origins. See

Llywelyn (name) Llywelyn is a Welsh personal name, which has also become a family name most commonly spelt Llewellyn (). The name has many variations and derivations, mainly as a result of the difficulty for non-Welsh speakers of representing the sound of the ...

for the name's etymology, history and other details.

As a surname

Arts

* Carmen Llywelyn, American actress and photographer *

Chris Llewellyn (poet) Chris Llewellyn is an American poet. Life Llewellyn graduated from Warren Wilson College. Her work has appeared in ''Pudding House''. She married a Justice Department lawyer, Edward Bordley. They live in northeast Washington, D.C., and have a da ...

, American poet *

David Llewellyn (author) David Llewellyn (born 1978), is a Welsh novelist and script writer. He grew up in Pontypool and graduated from Dartington College of Arts in 2000. His first novel, '' Eleven'', was published by Seren Press in 2006. His second, '' Trace Memory'', ...

(born 1978), Welsh author of '' Eleven'' *

Desmond Llewelyn Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (; 12 September 1914GRO Register of Births: DEC 1914 11a 490 NEWPORT M. – Desmond W. Llewelyn, mmn = Wilkinson – 19 December 1999GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 2000 A70E 247 EASTBOURNE – Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn, D ...

(1914–1999), Welsh actor who played Q in several

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 19 ...

films * Dylan Llewellyn, English actor *

Grace Llewellyn Grace Llewellyn (born March 18, 1964) is an American educator, author, and publisher in the fields of youth liberation, unschooling and homeschooling. She is the founder of ''Lowry House Publishers'', founder and director of ''Not Back To Sc ...

, American author of several books on homeschooling * Kate Llewellyn, (born 1936), Australian poet *

Morgan Llywelyn Morgan Llywelyn (born December 3, 1937) is an American-Irish historical interpretation author of historical and mythological fiction and historical non-fiction. Her interpretation of mythology and history has received several awards and has ...

(born 1937), U.S.-born Irish historical author * Olivia Llewellyn (born 1980), English actress * Patricia Llewellyn (1962–2017), British television producer * Richard Llewellyn (1906–1983), English author of Welsh descent *

Robert Llewellyn Robert Llewellyn (born 10 March 1956) is a British actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He plays the mechanoid Kryten in the sci-fi television sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' and formerly presented the engineering gameshow '' Scrapheap Challenge''. ...

(born 1956), English actor, presenter, and writer *

Roddy Llewellyn Sir Roderic Victor Llewellyn, 5th Baronet (born 9 October 1947), is a British baronet, garden designer, journalist, author, and television presenter. He had an eight-year relationship with Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, the younger sist ...

(born 1947), British landscape gardener, author, and television presenter *

Roger Llewellyn Roger Llewellyn († 17 April 2018) was a British actor. He played Sherlock Holmes in 1997, 2007 and 2008 in stage versions of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by Briti ...

, British actor *

Sam Llewellyn Sam Llewellyn (born 1948) is a British author of literature for children and adults. Biography Sam Llewellyn was born on Tresco, Isles of Scilly, where his ancestors lived for many years. He grew up in Norfolk. He attended Eton College and la ...

(born 1948), British author of literature for children and adults *

William Llewellyn (painter) Sir Samuel Henry William Llewellyn (1 December 1858 – 28 January 1941) was a Welsh painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who served as President of the Royal Academy from 1928 to 1938. He was awarded the Albert Medal by the Roya ...

(1858–1941), English painter and President of the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purp ...

Politics

* Evan Henry Llewellyn (1847–1914), British politician * Karl Llewellyn (1893–1962), American jurisprudential scholar * Royce R. Lewellen, California Superior Court judge

Sports

Bert Llewellyn Herbert Arthur Llewellyn (5 February 1939 – 8 September 2016) was an English footballer. A centre-forward, he scored 114 goals in 239 league and cup appearances in a nine-year career in the Football League. He began his career at Everton ...

(1939–2016), English footballer *

Carl Llewellyn Carl Llewellyn (born 29 July 1965) is an assistant racehorse trainer to Nigel Twiston-Davies and a retired Welsh professional National Hunt jockey. Llewellyn won the Grand National on two occasions along with the Welsh Grand National and Scott ...

(born 1965), Jockey and trainer * Charlie Llewellyn (1876–1964), first non-white South African Test cricketer *

Chris Llewellyn Christopher Mark Llewellyn (born 28 August 1979) is a Welsh football coach and former professional footballer who is currently manager of the Swansea City Ladies. He has made over 350 appearances in the Football League for Norwich City, Bri ...

(born 1979), Welsh footballer *

Gareth Llewellyn Gareth Owen Llewellyn (born 27 February 1969), is a Welsh former rugby union player who gained a record 92 caps for Wales as a lock. His record for Wales caps was surpassed by Gareth Thomas in May 2007. His brother, Glyn Llewellyn, also play ...

(born 1969), Welsh rugby union footballer *

Harry Llewellyn Sir Henry Morton Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet, (18 July 1911 – 15 November 1999) was a British equestrian champion. He was born the second son of a colliery owner, Sir David Llewellyn, 1st Baronet. Background A younger son, Llewellyn was seco ...

(1911–1999), British equestrian champion * Steve Llewellyn (1924–2002), Welsh rugby league footballer *

Willie Llewellyn William Morris "Willie" Llewellyn (1 January 1878 – 12 March 1973) was a Welsh international rugby union player. He captained Wales in 1905 and London Welsh in 1902. He was a member of the winning Welsh team who beat the 1905 touring All Bl ...

, (1878–1973) Welsh international rugby captain

Other

* David Llewellyn (disambiguation) *

Doug Llewelyn Doug Llewelyn (born November 26, 1938) is an American television personality, best known as the original host of the court show ''The People's Court'' from 1981 to 1993. Previously a news reporter, Llewelyn has also been the producer of a number ...

(born 1938), original host of ''

The People's Court ''The People's Court'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show, featuring an arbitrator handling small claims disputes in a simulated courtroom set. Within the court show genre, it is the first of all arbitration-based reality st ...

'' *

John Dillwyn Llewelyn John Dillwyn Llewelyn FRS FRAS (12 January 1810 – 24 August 1882) was a Welsh botanist and pioneer photographer. Early life He was born in the parish of Llangyfelach, Swansea, Wales, the eldest son of Lewis Weston Dillwyn and Mary Dillwy ...

(1810–1882), Welsh botanist and photographer *

Paula Llewellyn Paula Vanessa Llewellyn CD KC is a Jamaican lawyer who serves as the country's director of public prosecutions (DPP), in office since 2008. She is the first woman to hold the position. Early life Llewellyn was born at the Victoria Jubilee Hosp ...

, Jamaican lawyer * Peter Rodney Llewellyn (born 1947), English businessman and con artist *

Reese J. Llewellyn Reese James Llewellyn (30 August 1862 – 15 December 1936) was a Welsh-American businessman. He was the co-founder and president of Llewellyn Iron Works, a company based in Los Angeles, which provided iron works and steel for the construction of ...

(c. 1862–1936), Welsh-born American businessman

As a given name

Middle Ages

:''Ordered chronologically'' * Llywelyn ap Merfyn (died 942), king of

Powys Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...

* Llywelyn Aurdorchog (c. 1005–1065) Welsh war-chief, lord of Ial. *

Llywelyn ap Seisyll Llywelyn ap Seisyll (died 1023) was an 11th-century King of Gwynedd, Powys and Deheubarth. Llywelyn was the son of Seisyll, a man of whom little is known. Llewelyn first appears on record in 1018, the year he defeated and killed Aeddan ap Blegy ...

(died 1023), king of

Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the North West Wales, north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County B ...

and

Deheubarth Deheubarth (; lit. "Right-hand Part", thus "the South") was a regional name for the realms of south Wales, particularly as opposed to Gwynedd (Latin: ''Venedotia''). It is now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under the House o ...

Llywelyn the Great Llywelyn the Great ( cy, Llywelyn Fawr, ; full name Llywelyn mab Iorwerth; c. 117311 April 1240) was a King of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually " Prince of the Welsh" (in 1228) and "Prince of Wales" (in 1240). By a combination of war and d ...

(Llywelyn Fawr; Llywelyn ab Iorwerth; c. 1173–1240), Prince of Gwynedd and ruler of most of Wales * Llywelyn Fawr ap Maredudd, early 13th century lord of

Meirionnydd Meirionnydd is a coastal and mountainous region of Wales. It has been a kingdom, a cantref, a district and, as Merionethshire, a county. Kingdom Meirionnydd (Meirion, with -''ydd'' as a Welsh suffix of land, literally ''Land adjoined to Meirion ...

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1223 – 11 December 1282), sometimes written as Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, also known as Llywelyn the Last ( cy, Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf, lit=Llywelyn, Our Last Leader), was the native Prince of Wales ( la, Princeps Wall ...

(c. 1228–1282), last crowned Welsh Prince of Wales * Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan (died 1263), minor Welsh prince, last vassal lord of Meirionnydd *

Llywelyn ap Dafydd Llywelyn ap Dafydd (c.1267–1287), potential claimant to the title Prince of Gwynedd, was the eldest son of Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the last free ruler of Gwynedd, and his wife Elizabeth Ferrers. Nothing is known of his early life, though i ...

(c. 1260–1288), heir to the Welsh crown imprisoned in 1283 * Llywelyn Bren (died 1317), nobleman who led a Welsh rebellion in 1316 *

Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan of Caeo ( 1341–1401) was a wealthy Carmarthenshire landowner who was executed in Llandovery by Henry IV of England in punishment for his support of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh rebellion. Until recently Llewelyn was little ...

(1341–1401), Welsh landowner executed for assisting

Owain Glyndŵr Owain ap Gruffydd (), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr or Glyn Dŵr (, anglicised as Owen Glendower), was a Welsh leader, soldier and military commander who led a 15 year long Welsh War of Independence with the aim of ending English rule in W ...

's escape from English forces

Arts

Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen (fl. c. 1350–1390) was a Welsh language court poet from Merionethshire, in the north west of Wales. Llywelyn is credited, along with Iolo Goch, with introducing and popularizing the cywydd metre in the north of Wales. ...

(c. 1350–1390), Welsh-language court poet *

Llywelyn ab y Moel Llywelyn ab y Moel (died 1440) was a Welsh-language poet and rebel, and father of the poet Owain ap Llywelyn ab y Moel. Life Llywelyn was raised in Llanwnnog, a village in Arwystli, Powys. He was also connected through his maternal relatives to ...

(died 1440), Welsh-language poet and rebel * Llewelyn Wyn Griffith (1890–1977), Welsh novelist * Llewelyn Powys (1884–1939), British writer * Llywelyn Siôn (c. 1540–1615), Welsh-language poet * Llewellyn Xavier (born 1945), Saint Lucian artist

Military

Llewellyn Chilson Llewellyn Morris Chilson (April 1, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was a United States Army master sergeant and one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War II. He received twelve individual decorations for combat from the U.S. Army includ ...

(1920–1981), highly decorated United States Army master sergeant *

Llewellyn Garrish Estes Llewellyn Garrish Estes (December 27, 1843 to February 21, 1905) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Estes received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Flint River ...

(1843–1905), American Civil War soldier awarded the Medal of Honor *

Llewellyn F. Haskell Llewellyn Frost Haskell (born Thomas Frost Haskell; October 8, 1842 – November 26, 1929) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Life Born in Belleville, New Jersey, he was originally named Thomas Frost Haskell. His father was ...

(1842–1929), Union Army officer * Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies (1878–1965), British soldier and recipient of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

Politics

* Llewellyn Atherley-Jones (1851–1929), British politician and judge * Llewellyn Edwards (born 1935), Australian politician and chancellor of the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = ...

* Llewellyn Powers (1836–1908), member of the US House of Representatives from Maine *

Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell Jr. (born July 1, 1944) is an American author, editor, and political consultant. A libertarian and a self-professed anarcho-capitalist, he founded and is the chairman of the Mises Institute, a non-profit dedicated to ...

(born 1944), American libertarian political commentator *

Llewellyn Thomas Smith Llewellyn Thomas Smith (16 April 1944 – 26 May 2021) was a British Labour Party politician. Early life and education According to Smith, his father was born in England and moved to Wales as a child. He began working at the local colliery (Ne ...

(Llew Smith) (born 1944), Welsh politician *

Llewellyn Thompson Llewellyn E. "Tommy" Thompson Jr. (August 24, 1904 – February 6, 1972) was an American diplomat. He served in Sri Lanka, Austria, and for a lengthy period in the Soviet Union, where his tenure saw some of the most significant events of the Cold ...

(1904–1972), American diplomat *

Llewellyn Turner Sir Llewelyn Turner (February 11, 1823 – September 18, 1903), was a Welsh politician and Deputy Constable of Caernarfon Castle. He was born at Parkia, Criccieth, the son of William Turner of Parkia, who had been High Sheriff of both Caern ...

(1823–1903), Welsh politician * Llywelyn Williams (1911–1965), Welsh politician

Sports

*Llewelyn Alan Curbishley (born 1957), English football manager *

Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert (born 21 July 1977 in Bethal) is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance. Achievements Affiliations * TuksSport – Un ...

(born 1977), South African athlete *

Llewelyn Kenrick Samuel Llewelyn Kenrick (9 June 1847 – 29 May 1933) was a Welsh solicitor who became the founder of the Football Association of Wales and organised the first Welsh international football match against Scotland in 1876. As such he became the "f ...

(1847–1933), Welsh international footballer *

Llewellyn Starks Llewellyn Starks (born February 10, 1967) is a retired male long jumper who competed for the United States in the 1980s and early-1990s. He was a silver medalist at the Pan American Games in 1991, and a bronze medalist at the US National Champions ...

(born 1967), American long jumper

Other

Llewellyn John Montfort Bebb Llewellyn John Montfort (or Montford) Bebb (16 February 1862 – 22 November 1915) was a British academic. Life Bebb was born in Cape Town, South Africa, the son of a clergyman, Revd. William Bebb, and educated at Winchester College. in 188 ...

(1862–1915), British academic * Llewellyn Henry Gwynne (1863–1957), first Bishop of Egypt and Sudan * Llewelyn Lewellin (1798–1878), British cleric and university educator * Llewellyn Ivor Price (1905–1980), Brazilian paleontologist * Llewellyn Thomas, British physicist and applied mathematician * Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (born 1953), British Sufi mystic and author * Llewelyn Williams (disambiguation) * Llewellyn Woodward (1890–1971), British historian

As a patronymic

* Dafydd ap Llewelyn (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

* Louie Duck, full name Llewellyn Louis Duck, a Disney cartoon character, one of Donald Duck's nephews *Llewelyn Moss, from

Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr., July 20, 1933) is an American writer who has written twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays and three short stories, spanning the Western fiction, Western and Apocalyptic and post-apocalypt ...

's novel ''

No Country for Old Men ''No Country for Old Men'' is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, the ...

'' and its film adaption of the same name *Llewelyn, a young archer in the video game '' Valkyrie Profile'' *Llewellyn, an anthropomorphic dragon from the webcomic ''

Ozy and Millie ''Ozy and Millie'' is a daily comic strip that ran from 1998 to 2008, created by Dana Simpson (originally published under D.C. Simpson). It follows the adventures of assorted anthropomorphized animals, centering on Ozy and Millie, two young foxes ...

'' *Bronwen "Stormy" Llewellyn, in the novel '' Odd Thomas''

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