Geraint (given name)

Geraint (/ˈɡɛraɪnt/ GHERR-eyent) is a Welsh name derived from the Latin name Gerontius. The original Geraint is a figure of Welsh history and legend. Geraint may also refer to:

People

• Geraint of Dumnonia (died 710), Celtic king
• Geraint Anderson (born 1972), British newspaper columnist and son of Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea
• Geraint Davies (Plaid Cymru politician) (born 1948), Welsh politician
• Geraint Davies (Labour politician) (born 1960), British politician
• Geraint Davies (rugby league) (born 1986), Welsh rugby player
• Geraint Talfan Davies (born 1943), Welsh journalist
• Geraint Wyn Davies (born 1957), Welsh actor and director
• Geraint Evans (1922–1992), Welsh singer
• Geraint Gruffydd (1928-2015), Welsh scholar
• Geraint Howells (1925–2004), British politician
• Geraint H. Jenkins (born 1946), historian of Wales
• Geraint Jones (born 1976), English cricketer
• Geraint F. Lewis (born 1969), British astrophysicist
• Geraint Lewis (born 1974), former Welsh international rugby union player
• Geraint Morgan (1920–1995), British politician
• Geraint Morris (1941–1997), Welsh film director
• Geraint Thomas (born 1986), Welsh cyclist
• Geraint Watkins (born 1951), Welsh musician
• Geraint Williams (born 1962), Welsh football player
• D. Geraint James (1922–2010), Welsh physician
• J. Geraint Jenkins (1929–2009), Welsh maritime historian and historian of rural crafts

Fictional or invented characters

• Geraint the Blue Bard, a supposed medieval Welsh poet invented by Iolo Morganwg
• Geraint Cooper, father of Gwen Cooper in the television series Torchwood

See also

• RFA Sir Geraint (L3027), British ship