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Madoc (disambiguation)

Madoc is a variation of the Welsh name Madog.

The name means fortunate, lucky, and also good. The name is connected to well-wishes for a baby's lifetime voyage. Madoc may also refer to:

People

People in Welsh history

  • Madog Elfed (c. 600), a hero mentioned in the medieval Welsh poem Y Gododdin
  • Madog ap Rhiryd (12th-century), prince of part of Powys
  • Madog ap Maredudd (died 1160), the last prince of a united Kingdom of Powys
  • Madog ap Owain Gwynedd (c. 1170), a legendary Welsh prince who allegedly discovered America in 1170.
  • Princes of Powys Fadog in north-east Wales:
    • Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, son of Madog ap Maredudd, prince 1191–1236
    • Madog II ap Gruffydd, Lord of Dinas Bran, son of Gruffydd II ap Madog, prince 1269–1277
    • Madog Crypl, grandson of Madog II ap Gruffydd, prince 1289–1304, sometimes known as Madog III
    • Madog Fychan, probably son of Madog Crypl, prince 1304–c.1325
  • Madog ap Llywelyn (13th-century), prince of the Kingdom of Gwynedd
  • Madoc ap Uthyr, a legendary figure, son of Uther Pendragon and brother of King Arthur

Other people

  • Philip Madoc (1934–2012), Welsh actor
  • Ruth Madoc (1943–2022), British actress and singer

Places

  • Madoc, Ontario (township), a township in Canada
    • Madoc, Ontario (village), a nearby village
  • Madog River, in Guam
  • Maen Madoc, a menhir (standing stone) in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales

Other uses

  • Madoc (poem), an 1805 poem by Robert Southey
  • Madoc (Tijdschrift over de middeleeuwen), a Dutch journal of medieval studies
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