Angharad

Angharad (/æŋˈhærəd/;^[1] Welsh pronunciation: [aˈŋ̊arad]) is a feminine given name in the Welsh language, having a long association with Welsh royalty, history and myth. It translates to English as much loved one. In Welsh mythology, Angharad Golden-Hand is the lover of Peredur in the myth cycle The Mabinogion.^[2]^[3]

Historical figures[]

There have been a number of historical or semi-historical Angharads, most notably the daughter of Owain Gwynedd (1100–1170), King of Gwynedd, who married Gruffydd Maelor. Other historical Angharads include:

Angharad ferch Owain (1065–1162), daughter of Owain ab Edwin of Tegeingl, mother of Owain Gwynedd, wife of Gruffudd ap Cynan, Prince of Gwynedd
Angharad ferch Meurig, wife of Rhodri the Great (820–878)
Angharad ferch Llywelyn, daughter of Llywelyn the Great (1173–1240), Prince of Wales
Angharad ferch Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor and sister to Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran
Angharad ferch Maredudd ab Owain, wife of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth, and mother of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn with her second husband
Angharad ferch Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–1197)
Angharad ferch Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran
Angharad of Brittany, wife of Idwal Iwrch
Angharad, daughter of Rhydderch Hael, a 6th-century king of Strathclyde

People[]

Angharad Gatehouse (born 1954), British entomologist
Angharad James (poet) (1677–1749), Welsh poet
Angharad James (footballer) (born 1994), Welsh football player
Angharad Llwyd (1780–1866), Welsh historian
Angharad Mair (born 1960), Welsh television presenter
Angharad Mason (born 1979), Welsh cyclist
Angharad Price (born 1972), Welsh academic and novelist
Angharad Rees (1944–2012), Welsh actress
Angharad Tomos (born 1958), Welsh author
Angharad Roberts (born 2006), Child actor

Fiction[]

Angharad, mother of Princess Eilonwy in Lloyd Alexander's fictional land of Prydain
Angharad, fictional character in The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey
Angharad, fictional character in The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Angharad, fictional character in Into the Green by Charles de Lint
Angharad, fictional character in Juniper by Monica Furlong
Angharad, fictional character in How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
Angharad, fictional character in the King Raven Trilogy, by Stephen R. Lawhead
The Splendid Angharad, fictional character in the film Mad Max: Fury Road, played by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Angharrad, fictional horse in the young adult series Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness
Angharad, sister of fictional character David in the book by Kate Forsyth
Angharad is Queen Guenièvre's lady's maid in the television series Kaamelott
Angharad Scott, fictional character in the book Piranesi (novel) by Susanna Clarke

References[]

^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
^ "Peredur the Son of Evrawc" (translation by Lady Charlotte Guest), The Camelot Project at the University of Rochester. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
^ "Peredur the Son of Evrawc". The Mabinogion, transl. Lady Charlotte Guest [1877], sacred-texts.com, pp. 100, 105. Retrieved 2012-01-02.

[1] Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.

[2] "Peredur the Son of Evrawc" (translation by Lady Charlotte Guest), The Camelot Project at the University of Rochester. Retrieved 2012-01-02.

[3] "Peredur the Son of Evrawc". The Mabinogion, transl. Lady Charlotte Guest [1877], sacred-texts.com, pp. 100, 105. Retrieved 2012-01-02.

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