Hywel (), sometimes anglicised as
Howel or
Howell, is a Welsh masculine given name. It may refer to:
Monarchs
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Hywel the Great, late fifth- and early sixth-century noble in Brittany, saint and king of Brittany in the Arthurian legend.
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Hywel ap Rhodri Molwynog, 9th-century king of Gwynedd
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Hywel Dda or Hywel the Good (died 950), king of Deheubarth and much of the rest of Wales, famed as a lawgiver
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Huwal of the West Welsh, 10th-century Welsh king, possibly identical to Hywel Dda
Other people
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Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd (died 1170), Welsh poet and military leader
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Syr Hywel y Fwyall or Sir Hywel ap Gruffudd (fl. 1356–died 1381), Welsh knight
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Hywel Bennett (1944–2017), Welsh actor
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Hywel David Evans (1924–2019), Australian politician
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Hywel Evans (figure skater) (born 1945), Welsh figure skater
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Hywel Francis (1946–2021), Welsh historian and politician; MP for Aberavon
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Hywel Griffith, BBC Wales news correspondent
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Hywel Gwynfryn (1942–), Welsh actor and radio personality
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Hywel Harris (1714–1773), Welsh Methodist preacher
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Hywel Williams (born 1953), Welsh politician; MP for Arfon
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Dyddgu Hywel (born 1989), Welsh rugby union player
See also
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Hoel (disambiguation), the Breton form of this name
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Howel
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Howell (disambiguation)
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Powel
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Powell (surname), anglicised from Welsh ap Hywel (son of Hywel)
