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What does Glynn mean?
Glynn 
as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Glynn) is of Welsh derivation, and the meaning of Glynn is "glen; valley of water". Glynn is an alternate spelling of Glen (Irish, Gaelic): place name from Gaelic gleann. Glynn is also a variant of Glyndwr (Welsh): from glyn dwr.
Variations
VARIANTS Glyn, Glinn, Glin, Glenn▼, Gleann
OTHER FORMS VIA GLEN, GLYNDWR Glendon, Glendyn, Glennie, Glennon, Glenny
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Glann, ..
(female) Glyna, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Glynn Beckett (G.B.), ..
How popular is Glynn?
Glynn is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#3542 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Glynn was first listed in 1900-1909 and reached its peak rank of #660 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Glynn ranked in the Top 2000 are Glenn (#1230 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Glen (#1893), Glendon, Glennon and Glyn. These forms of Glynn were popular as birth names in the 1950s (AVERAGE #881) and are now much less widespread, with forms such as Glen going out of style.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Alann, Alwynn, Elwynn, Emlynn, Ewynn, Flann, Flinn, Flynn▲, Fynn, Galyn, Gavynn, Gayne, Guinn, Gunn, Gwinn, Gwyn, Gwynn, Gyan, Lynn▼, Owynn and Wynn. These names tend to be more commonly used than Glynn.
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