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Meurig

Meurig is a Welsh name of Brittonic origin and may refer to:Meurig ap Tewdrig (fl. before 470, the son of Tewdrig, and a king of the early Welsh kingdoms of Gwent and Glywysing Meurig ap Idnerth, king of Buellt, a Welsh kingdom from c. 510 to 545 Meurig, Welsh cleric, Bishop of Bangor from 1139 to 1161 Meurig Dafydd, Welsh bard Meurig Bowen, artistic director of the Cheltenham Music Festival Meurig Prysor, the bardic name of priest and university educator Maurice Jones

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Meurig is a Welsh name of Brittonic origin and may refer to:

  • Meurig ap Tewdrig (fl. before 470, the son of Tewdrig (St. Tewdrig), and a king of the early Welsh kingdoms of Gwent and Glywysing
  • Meurig ap Idnerth, king of Buellt, a Welsh kingdom from c. 510 to 545
  • Meurig (bishop) (died 1161), Welsh cleric, Bishop of Bangor from 1139 to 1161
  • Meurig Dafydd (c. 1510–95), Welsh bard
  • Meurig Bowen (born 1965), artistic director of the Cheltenham Music Festival
  • Meurig Prysor, the bardic name of priest and university educator Maurice Jones
See also

See also

  • Ystrad Meurig (or Ystradmeurig) is a village in Ceredigion, Wales