Gethin ( or ) is a Welsh name with two possible origins. It may mean "dark-skinned, swarthy". In other cases it may originate as a familiar form of the Old Welsh name Grippiud (strong lord, from "cryf", strong, and "udd", lord or ruler), modern Gruffydd and Griffith. It may refer to:
First name Gethin Davies, (born 1992), Welsh drummer of British Rock Band The Struts Gethin Jenkins (born 1980), Welsh rugby union player Gethin Jones (born 1978), Welsh television presenter Gethin Robinson (born 1982), Welsh rugby union player Gethin Roberts, activist, member of Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners
Surname Ieuan Gethin ( ), Welsh-language poet Jessica Gethin, Australian conductor Martin Gethin (born 1983), English boxer Peter Gethin (1940–2011), English racing driver Rhys Gethin (died 1405), Welsh supporter of rebel Owain Glyndwr Sir Richard Gethin, 1st Baronet (born 1615), progenitor of the Gethin baronets Rupert Gethin (born 1957), British professor in Buddhist studies, president of the Pali Text Society Stanley Gethin (1875–1950), English cricketer, brother of William William Gethin (1877–1939), English cricketer
See also Gethin baronets, a title in the peerage of Ireland Gething Vaughan Gething, a Welsh politician Gethins
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