Glyn - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Glyn \g-lyn, gl-yn\ is a variant of Glen (Irish, Gaelic) and Glendower (Welsh), and the meaning of Glyn is "glen; valley of water".

The baby name Glyn sounds like Galyn, Glynn and Glin. Other similar baby names are Alyn, Flyn, Gwyn and Olyn.

Glyn is a very rare male first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Glyn. Compare Glyn with related baby names.