Angharad (/əŋˈhɑːrəd/; 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 is the lover of Peredur in the myth cycle The Mabinogion.[1][2]
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
People
- Angharad Gatehouse (born 1954), British entomologist
- Angharad James (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
Fiction
- Angharad, daughter of Rhydderch Hael, a king in the Welsh Triads
- 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 The Blue Rose (Novel) by Kate Forsyth
- Angharad Scott, fictional character in the book Piranesi (novel) by Susanna Clarke
References
- ^ "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.