Angharad

Angharad (, ; or ; ) is a feminine given name in the Welsh language, having a long association with Welsh royalty, history and myth. It translates into English as much loved one. In Welsh mythology, Angharad Golden-Hand is the lover of Peredur in the myth cycle The Mabinogion.

Variations

Other Welsh spellings of the name have been recorded, including Acgarat and Ancarat. There have been a number of variations of the name Angharad in medieval English, including Anchoretta, Ancret, Ancreta, Ancrett, Ankaret, Ankerita, Ingaretta, Ingaret, Anchoret, Ancoretta, Ancharita, Ancret, Ancarett, and Ankeret.

Mythology & Fiction

The name Angharad appears in various mythological, folktale, and fictional works, including the medieval Welsh romance Peredur son of Efrawg, in which Angharad Golden-Hand is the lover of the knight Peredur .

Historical figures

There have been a number of historical or semi-historical Angharads, most notably the daughter of Owain Gwynedd (1100–1170), King of Gwynedd, who married Gruffydd Maelor. Other historical Angharads include ( signifies ):

• Angharad ferch Meurig, wife of Rhodri the Great (820–878)
• Angharad ferch Llywelyn, daughter of Llywelyn the Great (1173–1240), Prince of Wales
• Angharad ferch Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, sister to Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran
• Angharad ferch Maredudd ab Owain, wife of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth
• Angharad ferch Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–1197)
• Angharad ferch Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran
• Angharad of Brittany, wife of Idwal Iwrch
• Angharad, daughter of Rhydderch Hael, a 6th-century king of Strathclyde
• Ankarette Twynho, a 15th-century lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Clarence, falsely accused of the Duchess's murder

People

• Angharad Evans (born 2003), English swimmer
• Angharad Gatehouse (born 1954), British entomologist
• Angharad James (poet) (1677–1749), Welsh poet
• Angharad James (footballer) (born 1994), Welsh football player
• Angharad Llwyd (1780–1866), Welsh historian
• Angharad Mair (born 1960), Welsh television presenter
• Angharad Mason (born 1979), Welsh cyclist
• Angharad Price (born 1972), Welsh academic and novelist
• Angharad Rees (1944–2012), Welsh actress
• Angharad Tomos (born 1958), Welsh author

Fiction

• Angharad, mother of Princess Eilonwy in Lloyd Alexander's fictional land of Prydain
• Angharad, fictional character in The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey
• Angharad, fictional character in The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
• Angharad, fictional character in Into the Green by Charles de Lint
• Angharad, fictional character in Juniper by Monica Furlong
• Angharad, fictional character in How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
• Angharad, fictional character in the King Raven Trilogy, by Stephen R. Lawhead
• Angharad, fictional character in Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters
• The Splendid Angharad, fictional character in the film ', played by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
• Angharrad, fictional horse in the young adult series Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness
• Angharad, sister of fictional character David in the book The Blue Rose by Kate Forsyth
• Angharad is Queen Guenièvre's lady's maid in the television series Kaamelott
• Angharad Scott, fictional character in the book Piranesi (novel) by Susanna Clarke
• Angharad, fictional character in A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
• Angharad, offscreen fictional character in the film I am love by Luca Guadagnino
• Angharad, fictional village in Louisa M. Spooner's novel Country Landlords (1860)