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Emyr Hywel
Emyr is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Emyr Humphreys (born 1919), leading Welsh novelist, poet and author *Emyr Jones Parry Sir Emyr Jones Parry (born 21 September 1947) is a British retired diplomat. He is a former Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and former UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council. Education Jo ..., GCMG, FInstP (born 1947), retired British diplomat * Emyr Lewis (born 1968), former Wales international rugby union player * Emyr Llewelyn, Welsh political activist * Emyr Wyn Lewis (born 1982), Welsh rugby union footballer * Gwilym Emyr Owen III (born 1960), American singer-songwriter * Emyr Huws (Born 1993), Welsh Professional Footballer Welsh masculine given names Welsh given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emyr Humphreys
Emyr Humphreys (; 15 April 191930 September 2020) was a Welsh novelist, poet, and author. His career spanned from the 1940s until his retirement in 2009. He published in both English and Welsh. Early life and career Humphreys was born on 15 April 1919 at Prestatyn in Denbighshire. He was educated at Rhyl High School, where, as E. O. Humphreys, he started composing poetry and wrote for ''The Welsh Nationalist,'' the monthly English-language newspaper of the Welsh Nationalist Party, later called by Plaid Cymru. He went on to study history and English at University of Wales, Aberystwyth, after winning a scholarship to study there. However, he did not graduate due to the start of the Second World War. During the war, Humphreys registered as a conscientious objector and worked on a farm. He subsequently undertook relief work in Egypt and Italy. After the war he worked as a teacher, as a radio producer at the BBC, and later became a lecturer in drama at Bangor University. Having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emyr Jones Parry
Sir Emyr Jones Parry (born 21 September 1947) is a British retired diplomat. He is a former Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and former UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council. Education Jones Parry was educated at Gwendraeth Grammar School, and went on to take theoretical physics at University College Cardiff (where he was President of the Students' Union). Later, he gained a PhD degree in polymer physics at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Diplomatic career Jones Parry joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1973 and his first posting was to the British High Commission in Ottawa as First Secretary (1974–79). He returned to the FCO to work in the European Community Department (Internal) for the period 1979–82. Following this he entered the Office of UK Representation to the European Community in Brussels as First Secretary (Energy) and then (Institutions) 1982–86. He followed this with a period a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emyr Lewis
Emyr Lewis (born 29 August 1968) Scrum.com is a former Wales international rugby union player. He attained 41 caps for Wales between 1991 and 1996. He also captained the national team. Lewis was born in Carmarthen. A flanker, he played his club rugby for Cardiff RFC
Cardiff Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Caerdydd) is a rugby union club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876Pa ...
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Emyr Llewelyn
Emyr Llywelyn Jones is a Welsh political activist, who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. Mudiad Adfer was established based on his philosophies, and those of Owain Owain and Professor J. R. Jones. Commonly known as Emyr Llywelyn, he is also known as Emyr Llew. He is the son of author and poet T. Llew Jones. Llywelyn was educated at Ysgol Gynradd Coed-y-bryn, Llandysul Grammar School, and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is one of the founders and a contributor to the Welsh monthly publication, '' Y Faner Newydd''. Llywelyn was imprisoned in 1963 for causing damage to the building site of the dam at Tryweryn; he was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. In 2000 Llywelyn, who at that time was a member of Cylch Yr Iaith, was imprisoned again, this time for a week for not paying his TV licence. He worked as a Welsh teacher for several decades, at schools in Port Talbot, Llanon and Aberaeron, and now resides in Ffostrasol, Ceredigion. Bibliography *''Llwybrau Llên' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emyr Wyn Lewis
Emyr Wyn Lewis (born 3 October 1982) blackandambers.co.uk is 17 stone, 6 ft retired Welsh rugby union footballer. Emyr signed on to play for for the 2009–2010 season. He moved from Spanish Giants, at the end of the 2008–2009 season, after coming runners up in the countries Division De Honor league. In 2007-2008 Emyr made his European Challenge Cup debut against Connacht at Pepe Rojo (Spain) and also went on to play against Newcastle at Kingston Park. In 2008-2009 Emyr played in the competition again for |
Gwilym Emyr Owen III
Gwilym "Gwil" Emyr Owen III (born July 24, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter of Welsh heritage. Career Gwil was born in Syracuse, New York, grew up in Granville, Ohio, and attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, but did not graduate. He moved to Boston in 1981 and played in the formerly Spartanburg, South Carolina-based band The Detonators along with long-time musical partner Jeff Finlin. They moved to Nashville in 1983 and formed the band The Thieves, which recorded the album Seduced by Money for Bug/Capitol Records in 1988. Since then, he has performed as a solo singer-songwriter, and his songs have been covered by Toni Price, Irma Thomas, Little Feat, and Jack Ingram, among others. The song "Deuce and a Quarter" (co-written with Kevin Gordon) was recorded by Keith Richards and Levon Helm for the album ''All The Kings Men''. He was an Academy Award nominee in 1999 for the song "A Soft Place to Fall" (co-written with Allison Moorer) featured in Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emyr Huws
Emyr Wyn Huws (born 30 September 1993) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Wales national team. He came through the youth systems of Swansea City and Manchester City before turning professional with the latter. He spent time on loan at Northampton Town and Birmingham City, and signed for Wigan Athletic in 2014 after a brief loan spell. During his time at Wigan Athletic, he spent time on loan at Huddersfield Town, before signing for Cardiff City in 2016. He spent one season at Cardiff, spending most of his time at the club out on loan at Ipswich Town. He signed permanently for Ipswich in 2017. After representing his country at youth levels up to under-21, Huws made his debut for the Wales senior team in 2014. Club career Manchester City Huws started his career with a five-year spell at Swansea City, since he was seven, before he was signed by Premier League club Manchester City in 2009. He developed to become captain of the club's und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Masculine Given Names
Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic people) Animals * Welsh (pig) Places * Welsh Basin, a basin during the Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian geological periods * Welsh, Louisiana, a town in the United States * Welsh, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the United States See also * Welch (other) * * * Cambrian + Cymru Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 202 ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
