Watcyn Explained

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 Powel (c. 1600–1655), Welsh bard and genealogist^[3]
• 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

See also

• Watkin

Notes and References

1. Book: Schmidt . Karl Horst . Eichler . Ernst . Namenforschung . 1995 . De Gruyter Mouton . 978-3-11-020342-4 . 762–774 . 8 December 2023 . de . Keltische Namen . 1.
2. Web site: JONES, WATKIN ('Watcyn o Feirion'; 1882 - 1967), postmaster, shopkeeper, folk poet, setter and tutor of cerdd dant . Dictionary of Welsh Biography . 8 December 2023.
3. Web site: POWEL, WATCYN (c. 1600 - 1655), gentleman, bard, and genealogist, of Pen-y-fai in Tir Iarll, Glamorganshire . Dictionary of Welsh Biography . 8 December 2023.