Actually, Reese Witherspoon's real first name is Laura Jean. As with most celebrities, she changed her name. Reese is her 2nd middle name. I love this name for a boy. Not so much for a girl.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is an actor who has been in movies such as The Magnificent Ambersons, Bend It Like Beckham, and Vanity Fair (with Reece Witherspoon). He was born in Dublin, Ireland, 27 July, 1977.
Rhys Ifans is a Welsh actor. He appeared in the film Notting Hill.
― Anonymous User 1/4/2006
4
Rhys was the name of a good sorceror in Gail Carson Levine's book "The Two Princesses of Bamarre". Famous bearer: John Rhys-Davies (Gimli, Lord of the Rings; Indiana Jones; Caseem, Aladdin and the King of Thieves; Manray, Spongebob Squarepants).