Dafydd is a Welsh masculine given name, related to

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

, and more rarely a surname. People so named include:

Given name

Medieval era

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Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd ( – 1203) was Prince of Gwynedd from 1170 to 1195. For a time he ruled jointly with his brothers Maelgwn ab Owain Gwynedd and Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd. Dafydd was the son of Owain Gwynedd by Cristin ferch Goronwy ab ...

(c. 1145-1203), Prince of Gwynedd *

Dafydd ap Gruffydd Dafydd ap Gruffydd (11 July 1238 – 3 October 1283) was Prince of Wales from 11 December 1282 until his execution on 3 October 1283 on the orders of King Edward I of England. He was the last native Prince of Wales before the conquest of Wa ...

(1238–1283), Prince of Wales **

Dafydd Goch Gruffudd Leiaf was a 15th-century Welsh poet, known almost exclusively from his works. He was reputed to descend from the royal family of Gwynedd. Gruffudd Leiaf was born in Denbighshire, the son of Gruffudd Fychan, in turn son of Welsh knight Gr ...

, said to be the illegitimate son of Dafydd ap Gruffydd *

Dafydd ap Gwilym Dafydd ap Gwilym ( 1315/1320 – 1350/1370) is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and amongst the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages. Life R. Geraint Gruffydd suggests 1315- 1350 as the poet's dates; others place him a little ...

(c. 1315/1320–c. 1350/1370), Welsh poet *

Dafydd ap Llywelyn Dafydd ap Llywelyn (''c.'' March 1212 – 25 February 1246) was Prince of Gwynedd from 1240 to 1246. He was the first ruler in Wales to claim the title Prince of Wales. Birth and descent Though birth years of 1208, 1206, and 1215 have ...

(1215–1246), Prince of Gwynedd and first Prince of Wales ** Dafydd ap Dafydd ap Llywelyn (born between 1240 and 1246-?), illegitimate son of Dafydd ap Llywelyn *

Dafydd Bach ap Madog Wladaidd Dafydd Bach ap Madog Wladaidd, also known as Sypyn Cyfeiliog (fl. 1340–1390), was a Welsh-language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some ...

(fl. 1340-1390), Welsh poet *

Dafydd Benfras Dafydd Benfras () was a court poet in the Welsh language, regarded by Saunders Lewis and others as one of the greatest of the Poets of the Princes (''Beirdd y Tywysogion''). Dafydd Benfras was a poet of the court of the kingdom of Gwynedd and most ...

(fl. 1230-1260), Welsh court poet *

Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug (died 1371), also known as Dafydd Ddu Athro o Hiraddug, was a Welsh language poet, grammarian, and Roman Catholic priest in the diocese of Llanelwy (St Asaph). He was once believed to be the son of a certain Hywel ap Madog o ...

(died 1371), Welsh poet, grammarian and cleric *

Dafydd Gam Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel (c. 1380 – 25 October 1415), better known as Dafydd Gam, anglicized to David or Davy Gam, was a Welsh warrior, a prominent opponent of Owain Glyndŵr. He died at the Battle of Agincourt fighting for Henry V, King o ...

(1380-1415), Welsh soldier and nobleman who died at the Battle of Agincourt * Dafydd ab Ieuan or

David Holbache Dafydd ab Ieuan ( 1350 – 1422/23), better known by his English name David Holbache, was a Welsh politician, best known for founding Oswestry School in 1407. Family background Dafydd, was born in the mid-14th century to Ieuan "Gôch" ap D ...

(died 1422/3), Welsh politician *

Dafydd Gorlech Dafydd Gorlech (c. 1410 – c. 1490) was a Welsh language poet. Dafydd's poetry is characterised by prophetic themes. His other surviving work suggests that he was captured alongside Sir Roger Vaughan by Jasper Tudor. Sir Roger was executed where ...

(c. 1410-c. 1490), Welsh poet *

Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (Dafydd Llwyd o Fathafarn) Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, usually referred to as Dafydd Llwyd o Fathafarn (fl. c.1400–c.1490) was a Welsh language poet, a native of Mathafarn, Powys. The bulk of Dafydd Llwyd's surviving poetry is characterised by his hopes and as ...

(fl. c.1400–c.1490), Welsh poet *

Dafydd Nanmor Dafydd Nanmor ( fl. 1450 – 1490) was a Welsh language poet born at Nanmor (or Nantmor), in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. He is one of the most significant poets of this period. It is said that he was exiled to south Wales for overstepping the mar ...

(fl. 1450–1490), Welsh poet *

Dafydd ab Edmwnd Dafydd ap Edmwnd (fl. c. 1450–97) was one of the most prominent Welsh language poets of the Later Middle Ages. Life Dafydd was born into a family of Norman ancestry in Hanmer, in Flintshire (now Wrexham County Borough), north-east Wales. As a ...

(fl. c. 1450–1497), Welsh poet

Modern era

Dafydd Trystan Davies Dafydd Trystan Davies (born 11 August 1974) is a Welsh academic and politician, who was chair of Plaid Cymru from 2013 until 2019, when he was replaced by Alun Ffred Jones. Trystan is currently the Senior Academic Manager and Registrar for Coleg C ...

(born 1974), Welsh academic and politician *

Dafydd Elis-Thomas Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas (born 18 October 1946) is a Welsh politician who served as the Leader of Plaid Cymru from 1984 to 1991 and represented the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency in the Senedd from 1999 to 2021. Born in Carmar ...

(born 1946), Welsh politician * Dafydd Hellard (born 1985), Welsh rugby league footballer and coach *

Dafydd Hewitt Dafydd Hewitt (born 21 August 1985) is a retired Welsh rugby union player. A centre, from Llantwit Major RFC he played at every level for his local club before stepping up to regional rugby in 2004 with the Cardiff Blues. He was selected for t ...

(born 1985), Welsh retired rugby union player * Dafydd Howells (born 1995), Wales rugby union player *

Dafydd ab Hugh Dafydd ab Hugh is an author whose novelette, "The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks, A Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk" in '' Asimov's Science Fiction'', was nominated for a Nebula Award in 1990. Simon & Schuster has published eleven ab Hugh ...

(born 1960), American science fiction author born David Friedman *

Dafydd Ieuan Dafydd Ieuan (born 1 March 1969) is a Welsh musician and producer, best known as the drummer with the band Super Furry Animals, The Peth and The Earth (band). Ieuan played with Gruff Rhys in their early band Ffa Coffi Pawb. He was a drummer f ...

(born 1969), Welsh musician and producer *

Dafydd Ifans Dafydd Ifans (born 21 April 1949) is a contemporary Welsh language novelist and translator, born in Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, west Wales. Personal life Dafydd Ifans was born in Aberystwyth, Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country tha ...

(born 1949), Welsh novelist and translator *

Dafydd James Dafydd Rhys James (born 24 July 1975) is a Welsh former rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes o ...

(born 1975), Wales retired rugby union player *

David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) David Richards (22 January 1751 – 12 May 1827), better-known by his bardic name Dafydd Ionawr, was a Welsh-language poet, born at Glanyrafon near Bryn-crug in the parish of Tywyn in Merionethshire (now Gwynedd), north-west Wales. He took an ...

(1751-1827), Welsh poet *

Dafydd Iwan Dafydd Iwan Jones (born 24 August 1943) is a Welsh singer and nationalist politician who rose to fame writing and performing folk music in the Welsh language. From 2003 to 2010, Iwan was the president of Plaid Cymru, a political party which ad ...

(born 1943), Welsh folk singer and politician *

Dafydd Jones (disambiguation) Dafydd Jones is a Welsh rugby union player. Dafydd Jones may also refer to: * Dafydd Jones (footballer), Welsh footballer * Dafydd Jones (Dewi Dywyll), Welsh balladeer *Dafydd Glyn Jones, Welsh scholar and lexicographer * Dafydd Jones (Dafydd Jone ...

David Edward Lewis David (Dafydd) Edward Lewis (7 March 1866 – 17 August 1941) was a Welsh businessman and philanthropist.T. A. Hazell,, ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 10, MUP, 1986, p. 86. Retrieved 5 September 2010 Lewis was born in Llan ...

(1866–1941), Welsh businessman and philanthropist *

Dafydd Llywelyn Dafydd Llywelyn (10 January 1939, in South Wales – 25 March 2013, in Munich) was a Welsh composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. Biography Llywelyn, born in South Wales, received his first piano lessons from his fatherForstenried-Konze ...

(1939–2013), Welsh composer, pianist, conductor and teacher * Dafydd

Elystan Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan Dafydd Elystan Elystan-Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan (7 December 1932 – 7 July 2021), known as Elystan Morgan, was a Welsh politician. He sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords from 1981 to 2020, and served as a Labour MP from 1966 to 197 ...

(1932–2021), Welsh politician * Dafydd Rogers (born 1969), West End and Broadway theatre producer * Dafydd Rowlands (1931–2001), Welsh Congregational minister, lecturer, writer and poet * Dafydd Stephens (1942-2012), Welsh audiological physician and professor *

Dafydd Wigley Dafydd Wynne Wigley, Baron Wigley, (born David Wigley; 1 April 1943) is a Welsh politician. He served as Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament (MP) for Caernarfon from 1974 until 2001 and as Assembly Member for Caernarfon from 1999 until 2003. He w ...

(born 1943), Welsh politician *

Dafydd Williams Dafydd Rhys Williams (alternately known as David Rhys Williams) OC OOnt CCFP FCFP FRCPC FRCP FRCGS (born May 16, 1954) is a Canadian physician, public speaker, CEO, author and a retired CSA astronaut. Williams was a mission specialist o ...

(born 1954), Canadian physician and retired astronaut

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Catrin Dafydd Catrin Dafydd (born c. 1982) is a Welsh author, scriptwriter and poet, who was awarded the Crown at the 2018 National Eisteddfod of Wales. Background Dafydd is of a Welsh language family from Gwaelod y Garth, near Cardiff and attended her loc ...

, Welsh writer, winner of the Crown at the 2018 National Eisteddfod *

Einir Dafydd Einir Dafydd is a Welsh singer who won the third series of the television talent show Wawffactor and the 2007 Cân i Gymru (''A Song for Wales'') competition. Dafydd started her career as the lead singer in the band Garej Dolwen, but first cam ...

, Welsh singer who won the third series of the television talent show ''Wawffactor'' and the 2007 Cân i Gymru competition *

Fflur Dafydd Fflur Dafydd (born 1 August 1978) is a Welsh novelist, singer-songwriter and musician. Though mainly publishing in Welsh, she also writes in English. She contributes regularly in Welsh to Radio Cymru. Early life Dafydd is the daughter of Welsh ...

(born 1978), Welsh novelist, singer-songwriter and musician *

Myrddin ap Dafydd Myrddin ap Dafydd (born 25 July 1956) is a Welsh writer, publisher and chaired bard. In 2018 he was elected Archdruid of Wales. Myrddin ap Dafydd was born in Llanrwst, north Wales. He was educated in the town's schools and at the University Col ...

(born 1956), Welsh editor and ''prifardd'' (Chief Bard)

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