<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up Rhys in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up Rhys in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> Rhys or Rhŷs is a popular Welsh given name (usually male), which is famous in Welsh history and which is also used as a surname . It is pronounced (r̥ɨːs) in North Wales, (r̥iːs) in South Wales, and / riːs / in English . Anglicised forms of the name include Reece, Rees, and Reese . </P> <Ul> <Li> Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132--1197), 12th - century ruler of southern Wales </Li> <Li> Rhys ap Tewdwr (died 1093), 11th - century prince of southern Wales </Li> <Li> Rhys ap Thomas (1449--1525), a Welsh soldier and landholder who was instrumental in the victory of Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field </Li> <Li> Rhys Lewis (born 1532), MP for New Radnor Boroughs October 1553 and 1558 </Li> <Li> Rhys Lewis (1571 MP), MP for New Radnor Boroughs 1571 </Li> </Ul>

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