Rhys

//ɹiːs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name.

    "Vodafone has also dropped its claim against one of Rhys Edwards’s travelling companions – who had been at the same reunion and had his phone pickpocketed two hours later in almost identical circumstances to Rhys Edwards."

  2. 2
    A surname.

Example

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"Vodafone has also dropped its claim against one of Rhys Edwards’s travelling companions – who had been at the same reunion and had his phone pickpocketed two hours later in almost identical circumstances to Rhys Edwards."

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Rhys. Doublet of Price, Reece, Rees, Reese, and Rice.

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