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Cerys
Cerys is a Welsh feminine given name. It is a variant of Carys. Cerys may refer to: * Cerys Hale (born 1993), Welsh rugby union player * Cerys Matthews Cerys Matthews (; born 11 April 1969) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. She was a founding member of Welsh rock band Catatonia and a leading figure in the " Cool Cymru" movement of the late 1990s. Matthews programmes an ... (born 1969), Welsh singer and songwriter Notes and references {{given name, cat=feminine given names Welsh feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerys Matthews
Cerys Matthews (; born 11 April 1969) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. She was a founding member of Welsh rock band Catatonia and a leading figure in the "Cool Cymru" movement of the late 1990s. Matthews programmes and hosts a weekly music show on BBC Radio 6 Music, a weekly blues show on BBC Radio 2, and a weekly show on BBC Radio 4 'Add To Playlist' which won the Prix Italia and Prix Europa 2022. She also makes documentaries for television and radio and was a roving reporter for ''The One Show''. She founded 'The Good Life Experience', a festival of culture and the great outdoors in Flintshire in 2014, and is author of ''Hook, Line and Singer'' published by Penguin Books and children's stories ''Tales from the Deep'' and ''Gelert, A Man's Best Friend'', published by Gomer.Her illustrated version of Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood is released November 2022 published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Early life Matthews was born in Cardiff, the second of four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerys Hale
Cerys Hale (born 4 April 1993) is a Welsh Rugby Union professional player who plays prop for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Gloucester Hartpury. She made her debut for Wales in 2016 and represented them at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. Club career Hale started playing rugby at the age of 11 with the Newport High School Old Boys, remaining with the club until she was 18. During this time she also played for WRU regional team, the Dragons. Between 2016 and 2018 Hale played prop for Pontyclun RFC, before moving to her current club, Gloucester Hartpury. International career Hale was called up to the Wales women's squad for both the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and the 2014 Women's Six Nations Championship, but didn't gain any game time for either. She was the only member of the Wales squad not to gain any game time during the World Cup tournament and was not selected for the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship. Missing out on these opportunities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carys
Carys is a Welsh feminine given name, formed from the stem of the Welsh vocabulary word ''caru'', "to love" (''cf.'' third person '' câr'' "beloved friend" or "precious"), and the suffix ''-ys'', found in such names as '' Dilys'', '' Gladys'', '' Glenys'' and '' Nerys''. This is comparable to the similar name ''Cheryl'' which like Carys also appeared circa 1900 and is a combination of ''Cherie'' (The French form of ''Cara'' which means "precious" in Latin and is cognate to Welsh "câr") and the ''+yl'' suffix common in trendy early 20th century names such as Meryl and Beryl. Famous bearers of the name include: * Carys Bannister (1935–2010), British neurosurgeon * Carys Hawkins (born 1988), Welsh-born Australian football player * Carys Parry (born 1981), Welsh hammer thrower * Carys Phillips (born 1992), Welsh rugby union player * Carys Zeta Douglas (born 2003), daughter of Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones and American actor Michael Douglas * Cerys Matthews, Welsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |