Iorwerth () is a

Welsh 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 peop ...

name, composed of two elements: ''iôr'' meaning "lord" and ''berth'' meaning "fair", "fine", or "handsome". (Both morphemes are somewhat archaic in Modern Welsh.) The name has historically been associated with the name

Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

, although the names do not have a common origin and neither name is a translation of the other. Bearers of the name include: *

Iorwerth Beli Iorwerth Beli (fl. second half of 14th century) was a poet who wrote in the Middle Welsh language. Very little is known of his life. Iorwerth's only surviving poem expresses his disdain of the Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the ordi ...

(fl. second half of the 14th century), Welsh language poet *

Iorwerth ap Bleddyn Iorwerth ap Bleddyn (1053–1111) was a prince of Powys in eastern Wales. Iorwerth was the son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn who was king of both Powys and Gwynedd. When Bleddyn was killed in 1075, Powys was divided between three of his sons, Iorwerth, Cad ...

(1053–1111), prince of Powys in eastern Wales * Iorwerth Drwyndwn (1145–1174), son of Owain Gwynedd, king of Gwynedd *

Iorwerth (bishop of St David's) Iorwerth, O.Praem., was formerly abbot of the house of Premonstratensian canons regular at Talyllychan in Wales. He was elected to the vacant Diocese of St David's The Diocese of St Davids is a diocese of the Church in Wales, a church of the Angl ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1215) *

Thomas Iorwerth Ellis Thomas Iorwerth Ellis OBE (19 December 1899 – 20 April 1970) was a Welsh classicist, who wrote many books on Welsh literature and Welshmen (in Welsh and English), including a biography of his father, Thomas Edward Ellis. Early life Ellis, ...

OBE (1899–1970), Welsh classicist and author * Iorwerth Evans (1906–1985), rugby union footballer of the 1930s * Iorwerth Hirflawdd, ancestor of various medieval rulers in mid Wales * Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (1172–1240), Llywelyn the Great, de facto ruler over most of Wales *

Iorwerth Isaac Iorwerth Isaac (12 October 1911 – 25 April 1966) commonly known as Iorrie Isaac, was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played representative rugby union (RU) for ...

(1911–1966), Welsh dual-code international rugby flanker *

Iorwerth Jones Iorwerth Jones (3 April 1903 – 31 August 1983) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Llanelli RFC, as a num ...

(1903–1983), Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer *

Iorwerth Peate Iorwerth Peate, also known as Cyfeiliog, (27 February 1901 – 19 October 1982) was a Welsh poet and scholar, best known as the founder, along with Cyril Fox, of St Fagans National History Museum. Born in Llanbrynmair into a family of carpent ...

(1901–1982), Welsh poet and scholar *

Iorwerth Thomas Iorwerth Rhys Thomas (22 January 1895 – 3 December 1966) was a Welsh Labour Party politician. Thomas was born on 22 January 1895, the son of David William Thomas, a self-employed greengrocer of Cwmparc, Rhondda. He was educated at a local ele ...

(1895–1966), Welsh Labour Party politician *

Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth (born 27 August 1972) is a Welsh journalist and politician serving as the Deputy Leader of Plaid Cymru since 2018. He has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ynys Môn since 2013. Early and personal life Born in Tonteg, ...

, Plaid Cymru

Assembly Member Assembly Member or AM may refer to: * A Member of the London Assembly (2000–pres.) *A Member of the Tobago House of Assembly (1980–pres.) Defunct titles * A Member of the National Assembly for Wales (1999–2020), now Member of th ...

for Ynys Môn

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