Dafydd Jones (disambiguation)

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Dafydd Jones is a Welsh rugby union player.

Dafydd Jones may also refer to:

Dafydd Rhys Jones is a Welsh football midfielder.

Dafydd Jones or Dewi Dywyll (1803-1868) was a Welsh balladeer. His father was a carpenter in Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, and he was born on the estate of Dolau Bach there. He was also known as Deio'r Cantwr and Dewi Medi. Dafydd Jones gained the name Dewi Dywyll, which means Blind Davy, due to being blinded by accident. He wrote ballads and sang them.

Dafydd Glyn Jones is a Welsh scholar and lexicographer, born in the village of Carmel, Gwynedd. He is a specialist in Middle Welsh prose, and his other interests include Welsh history, Robert Jones, Rhoslan, and the life and work of Emrys ap Iwan.

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