Bryn Name Meaning & Origin
Bryn
Origin of the name Bryn:
Bryn Borrowed from the Welsh, Bryn is derived from bryn (hill). It is used as a masculine name in Wales. Var: Brin, Brinn, Brynn.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Bryny, Brynie, Brynnie, B
This one is kinda strange because several different people in my life who don't know each other have called me "Bryny-Bop"
- Meanings and history of the name Bryn
In Wales it's considered a very masculine common male's name (like Americans would think about the names John, Henry, or Mark). It's Welsh for "hill".
- Famous real-life people named Bryn
Bryn Mawr, college
Bryn Hoppy (b. 2010), daughter of American television personality, author, and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel- Bryn in song, story & screen
Bryn Myrddin, the wizard Merlin's home from Arthurian legend (Welsh translation: Merlin's Hill)
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