Ferch

Ferch may refer to:

Place:

  • Ferch, Brandenburg, village in the German state of Brandenburg

Surname:

  • Christa Ferch (born 1938), legendary German stage-actress
  • Heino Ferch (born 1963), award-winning German film and television actor
  • John Arthur Ferch (born 1936), United States diplomat

In Welsh names, meaning "daughter of", as in:

  • Alys ferch Owain Glyndŵr, daughter of Owain Glyndŵr, who led a revolt in Wales between 1400 and c.1416 against King Henry IV of England
  • Branwen ferch Llŷr, legendary tale from medieval Welsh literature and the second of the four branches of the Mabinogi
  • Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr (died 1413), one of the daughters of Margaret Hanmer and Owain Glyndŵr
  • Elen ferch Llywelyn (1206–1253), daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd by Lady Joan, daughter of King John of England
  • Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd (1097–1136), Princess-consort of Deheubarth in Wales, and married to Gruffydd ap Rhys, Prince of Deheubarth
  • Gwladys ferch Dafydd, the daughter of Dafydd ap Gruffudd, the last free Prince of Wales, and Elizabeth Ferrers
  • Nest ferch Cadell, the daughter of the 8th century King of Powys, wife of Merfyn Frych King of Gwynedd and mother to Rhodri the Great
  • Nest ferch Rhys (died 1136), Welsh princess of Deheubarth who was renowned for her beauty