Tudor is a male Christian name or given name used in Wales, and Romania, equivalent to Theodore. In Wales, 'Tewdwr' was an older spelling, later being Anglicised to 'Tudor'.
Due to evolving Welsh naming conventions, it gradually migrated to become a surname in Wales. For example, a son of a man called Tewdwr might be styled '(forename) ap Tewdwr' (i.e. '(forename), son of Tewdwr'), which gradually evolved into an English-style surname.
Most famously, it was used by a branch of the descendants of 12th century Welsh ruler Rhys ap Gruffydd of Deheubarth, who through intermarriage with the English Royal family, ascended the English throne in 1485. This Tudor Dynasty remained in power until the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, an era known historically in England and Wales as the Tudor Period.
"Tudor" may refer to:
People
Tudor dynasty
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- Owen Tudor ('Owen ap Meredith ap Tewdwr' in Welsh), lover or possibly second husband of Queen Katherine of Valois, and grandfather of King Henry VII
- Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, son of Owen Tudor and Katherine of Valois, father of King Henry VII
- King Henry VII of England
- King Henry VIII of England
- King Edward VI of England
- Queen Jane of England, also known as Lady Jane Grey or Lady Jane Grey Dudley
- Queen Mary I of England
- Queen Elizabeth I of England
- Arthur, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King Henry VII eldest brother to Henry VIII
- Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford, uncle of King Henry VII
- Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII
- Mary Tudor, Queen of France, daughter of King Henry VII
Others
As a surname:
- Alex Tudor, English cricketer
- Joel Tudor, American longboard surfer
- Tasha Tudor, American illustrator
- Antony Tudor, British choreographer
- Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Romanian politician
- David Tudor, American pianist
- Edward Tudor-Pole, British singer
- Frank Tudor, Australian politician
- Frederic Tudor, an American entrepreneur
- Henri Tudor, Luxembourgian industrialist and inventor
- Henry Hugh Tudor, a British soldier, later police chief in Ireland and then Palestine
- Igor Tudor, Croatian football (soccer) player
- Ian Tudor, English singer songwriter
As a Christian name:
As a watch:
- Tudor, a watch brand associated with Rolex.
Architecture
Other
- Avro Tudor, a type of airplane
- Tudor bonnet, a style of cap
- Tudor City, an apartment complex located in New York City, New York, United States
- Tudor rose, a traditional heraldic emblem of England, first introduced by Henry VII
- Tudor Rose (film) is a 1936 film
- Tudor, a Romanian film about Tudor Vladimirescu.
- The Tudors, a 2007/2008 TV series
- Tudor, a line of cars from the Ford Motor Company
- Tudor is a brand of watches manufactured by Rolex
- Tudor's Toughs, a paramilitary group during the Irish War of Independence (see Black and Tans)
- Tudor Rose is a track by the drum and bass artist Dillinja
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