Llechid was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales.

Born about 556 AD in Brittany, she was the child of Ithel Hael de Cornouaille Churchyard of St Llechid’s Church, Llanllechid.Brian Daniel Starr, Ascent of the Saints: Whose Lineage Is Known (Brian Daniel Starr, 2009) page 80. and an unknown mother. Her family moved to Wales, where many of her siblings founded churches. Lives of the British Saints page 367. She is the patroness saint of Llanllechid Wales,Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales: (Lewis and Company, 1833) Volume II. where she built a Church and where a holy well (now lost) is attributed to her. Llechid's feast day is given as either December 1 or 2nd. Ffynnon Llechid, Llanllechid.

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