The Welsh patronymic system describes family trees in terms of the male line only and records the family association in the 'ap' or 'ab' prefix ('ap' is a contraction of the Welsh word 'mab', which means son). For example, Rhys ap Dafydd translates as 'Rhys, son of David'.
The Welsh patronymic system describes family trees in terms of the male line only and records the family association in the 'ap' or 'ab' prefix ('ap' is a contraction of the Welsh word 'mab', which means son). For example, Rhys ap Dafydd translates as 'Rhys, son of David'.
Plys is a baby boy name its meaning is son of rhys. Mostly popular in religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1272 times.
The name may be a patronymic of Welsh derivation incorporating the Welsh element "a" meaning "son of" plus the personal name "Rhys", hence ap Rhys, "Son of the Fiery Warrior".
Rhys or RhÅ·s is a popular Welsh given name (usually male), which is famous in Welsh history and which is also used as a surname. It is pronounced [r̥ɨËs] in North Wales, [rÌ¥iËs] in South Wales, and /riËs/ in English. Anglicised forms of the name include Rees, Reese and Reece.