Maredudd, also found in the form Meredydd and in other spellings, is a
Welsh male
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 f ...
. The English-language name
''Meredith'' derives from it. A pet form of the name was
''Bedo'', which has also entered the English language in names such as ''Beddoe'' and ''Beddoes''.
Below is a list of people who have borne the name.
Maredudd
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Maredudd ab Ieuan ap Robert (died 1525), a landed gentleman
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Maredudd ab Owain (died c. 999), king of
Deheubarth
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Maredudd ab Owain Glyndŵr ( late 14th – early 15th centuries), a participant in his father
Owain Glyndŵr's revolt against English rule
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Maredudd ab Owain ab Edwin (died 1072), a prince of Deheubarth
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Maredudd ap Bleddyn (1047–1132), king of
Powys
Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...
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Maredudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd ({{circa, 1150 – 1212), a member of the royal house of
Gwynedd
Gwynedd () is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The ci ...
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Maredudd ap Gruffydd (1131–1155), prince of Deheubarth
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Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan (died 1255), thought to have been lord of
Meirionnydd
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Maredudd ap Rhobert (died 1244), lord of
Cedewain
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Maredudd ap Rhys (fl. 1450 – 1485), a poet and priest
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Maredudd ap Rhys Gryg (died 1271), a prince of Deheubarth
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Maredudd ap Tewdws (died c. 797), king of
Dyfed
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Maredudd ap Tudur (c. 1406), a soldier and nobleman of the family subsequently known as the
Tudors
Meredydd
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Meredydd Barker, a playwright
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Meredydd Evans (1919–2015), a singer and scholar of Welsh folk music; also a television producer and activist
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Meredydd Hughes, a police officer
See also
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Bedo (disambiguation)
Welsh masculine given names