Rhisiart

Rhisiart is a Welsh masculine given name of Norman origin.^[1] It is the Welsh form of Richard.^[2] The surnames Prichard, Pritchard and Pritchett are anglicisations of Welsh ap Rhisiart (son of Richard).^[3][4] The Welsh surname Richards is also derived from Rhisiart.^[1]

People

People with the name Rhisiart include:

• Rhisiart Clwch (Richard Clough, c. 1530–1570), Welsh merchant
• Rhisiart Fynglwyd, 16th century Welsh poet^[5]
• Rhisiart Morgan Davies (1903–1958), Welsh physicist
• Rhisiart ap Rhys, 15th-16th century Welsh poet
• Rhisiart Tal-e-bot (born 1975), Welsh activist and politician