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Welsh feminine name
Angharad (;
[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 into English as much loved one . In Welsh mythology,
Angharad Golden-Hand is the lover of
Peredur in the myth cycle The
Mabinogion .
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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 (ferch signifies 'daughter of'):
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 , 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
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
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
Angharad, fictional character in
Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters
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 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
Angharad, fictional character in A Study in Drowning by
Ava Reid
Angharad, offscreen fictional character in the film I am love by
Luca Guadagnino
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