Gethin

Gethin ( or ) is a Welsh name with two possible origins. It may mean "dark-skinned, swarthy". In other cases it may originate as a familiar form of the Old Welsh name Grippiud (strong lord, from "cryf", strong, and "udd", lord or ruler), modern Gruffydd and Griffith. It may refer to:

First name

 * Gethin Davies, (born 1992), Welsh drummer of British Rock Band The Struts
 * Gethin Jenkins (born 1980), Welsh rugby union player
 * Gethin Jones (born 1978), Welsh television presenter
 * Gethin Robinson (born 1982), Welsh rugby union player
 * Gethin Roberts, activist, member of Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners

Surname

 * Ieuan Gethin (fl. c. 1350), Welsh language poet
 * Martin Gethin (born 1983), English boxer
 * Peter Gethin (1940–2011), English racing driver
 * Rhys Gethin (died 1405), Welsh supporter of rebel Owain Glyndwr
 * Sir Richard Gethin, 1st Baronet (born 1615), progenitor of the Gethin baronets
 * Rupert Gethin (born 1957), British Professor in Buddhist studies, President of the Pali Text Society
 * Stanley Gethin (1875–1950), English cricketer
 * William Gethin (1877–1939), English cricketer