Maredudd, also found in the form Meredydd and in other spellings, is a
Welsh male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. The English-language name
''Meredith'' derives from it. A pet form of the name was
''Bedo'', which has also entered the English language in names such as ''Beddoe'' and ''Beddoes''.
Below is a list of people who have borne the name.
Maredudd
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Maredudd ab Ieuan ap Robert (died 1525), a landed gentleman
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Maredudd ab Owain (died c. 999), king of
Deheubarth
Deheubarth (; , thus 'the South') was a regional name for the Welsh kingdoms, realms of south Wales, particularly as opposed to kingdom of Gwynedd, Gwynedd (Latin: ''Venedotia''). It is now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under ...
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Maredudd ab Owain Glyndŵr ( late 14th – early 15th centuries), a participant in his father
Owain Glyndŵr
Owain ap Gruffydd (28 May 135420 September 1415), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr (Glyn Dŵr, , anglicised as Owen Glendower) was a Welsh people, Welsh leader, soldier and military commander in the Wales in the late Middle Ages, late Middle ...
's revolt against English rule
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Maredudd ab Owain ab Edwin (died 1072), a prince of Deheubarth
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Maredudd ap Bleddyn (1047–1132), king of
Powys
Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...
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Maredudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd ({{circa, 1150 – 1212), a member of the royal house of
Gwynedd
Gwynedd () is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The ci ...
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Maredudd ap Gruffydd (1131–1155), prince of Deheubarth
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Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan (died 1255), thought to have been lord of
Meirionnydd
is a coastal and mountainous region of Wales. It has been a kingdom, a , a district and, as Merionethshire, a county. It is currently a committee area within the county Gwynedd.
Kingdom
(Meirion, with as a Welsh suffix of land, literally 'La ...
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Maredudd ap Rhobert (died 1244), lord of
Cedewain
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Maredudd ap Rhys (fl. 1450 – 1485), a poet and priest
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Maredudd ap Rhys Gryg (died 1271), a prince of Deheubarth
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Maredudd ap Tewdws (died c. 797), king of
Dyfed
Dyfed () is a preserved county in southwestern Wales, covering the modern counties Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. It is mostly rural area with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel. Between 1974 and 1996, Dyfed w ...
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Maredudd ap Tudur (c. 1406), a soldier and nobleman of the family subsequently known as the
Tudors
The House of Tudor ( ) was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of Engl ...
Meredydd
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Meredydd Barker, a playwright
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Meredydd Evans (1919–2015), a singer and scholar of Welsh folk music; also a television producer and activist
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Meredydd Hughes
Meredydd John Hughes is a retired British police officer. He served as Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police from 1 September 2004 to 2011.
Hughes started his career at South Wales Constabulary in 1979, and was transferred to West Yo ...
, a police officer
See also
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Bedo (disambiguation)
Welsh masculine given names