Watcyn

Last updated July 16, 2025

Watcyn is a Welsh masculine given name of Norman origin.^[1]

People

People with the name Watcyn include:

As first name

Watcyn Clywedog, 17th century Welsh poet
Watcyn o Feirion (Watkin Jones, 1882–1967), Welsh postmaster and father of Elizabeth Watkin Jones ^[2]
Watcyn Samuel Jones (1877–1964), Welsh agriculturalist and educator
Watcyn Thomas (1906–1977), Welsh rugby player
Watcyn Wyn (1844–1905), Welsh schoolmaster and poet

As last name

Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 1971), British actor, musician and producer
David Watcyn Morgan (1859–1940), Welsh clergyman

References

↑ Schmidt, Karl Horst (1995). "Keltische Namen". In Eichler, Ernst (ed.). Namenforschung (in German). Vol. 1. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 762–774. ISBN 978-3-11-020342-4 . Retrieved 8 December 2023.
↑ "JONES, WATKIN ('Watcyn o Feirion'; 1882 - 1967), postmaster, shopkeeper, folk poet, setter and tutor of cerdd dant". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

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[1] Schmidt, Karl Horst (1995). "Keltische Namen". In Eichler, Ernst (ed.). Namenforschung (in German). Vol. 1. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 762–774. ISBN 978-3-11-020342-4 . Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[2] "JONES, WATKIN ('Watcyn o Feirion'; 1882 - 1967), postmaster, shopkeeper, folk poet, setter and tutor of cerdd dant". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

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