Angharad

Angharad 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.

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 (ferch signifies 'daughter of'):
 * 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

People

 * 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 Mad Max: Fury Road, 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