Emrys

Emrys is a Welsh name (the Welsh form of Ambrose) and may refer to:

  • Allan Emrys Blakeney (1925–2011), tenth Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan (1971–1982)
  • Charles Emrys Smith, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Education
  • Emrys ap Iwan (1851–1906), literary critic and writer on politics and religion
  • Emrys Davies (1904–1975), Glamorgan cricketer and later a Test cricket umpire
  • Emrys Evans (1891–1966), Welsh classicist and university principal
  • Emrys Evans (rugby) (1911–1983), Welsh dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer
  • Emrys G. Bowen (1900–1983), geographer
  • Emrys Hughes (1894–1969), Welsh Labour politician
  • Emrys Hughes (rugby league), Welsh rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s
  • Emrys James (1928–1989), Welsh Shakespearean actor
  • Emrys Jones (geographer), Professor of Geography at the London School of Economics
  • Emrys Jones (actor) (1915–1972), English actor
  • Emrys Roberts (Liberal politician) (1910–1990), Welsh Liberal politician and businessman
  • Emrys Roberts (poet) (1929–2012), Archdruid and poet
  • Emrys Westacott (born 1956), American philosopher
  • Emrys Wledig, Welsh for Ambrosius Aurelianus, 5th century war leader of the Romano-British
  • John Emrys Lloyd (1905–1987), British fencer
  • Paul Emrys-Evans (1894–1967), British Conservative Party politician
  • Ruthanna Emrys, American novelist
  • William Ambrose (Emrys) (1813–1873), 19th century Welsh language poet
  • William Emrys Williams (1896–1977), Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Books from 1936 to 1965

Fictional characters

Emrys Killebrew from Marvel Comics who created Deadpool.

Merlin (Emrys) from the 2008 BBC fantasy drama television series Merlin.

See also

  • Dinas Emrys (Welsh: fortress of Ambrosius), a rocky and wooded hillock near Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales
  • Emarosa
  • Emarèse
  • Imerys
  • Merlin
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