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Bryn

  • /bɹɪn/

Sounds like brin · Rhymes with -ɪn

Where it comes from

From Welsh bryn (“hill, mound”), or Cumbric *brınn (“hill”) in the Greater Manchester place-name.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Welsh.
  2. A female given name from Welsh in occasional modern use.
  3. Part of several place names in Wales and elsewhere.
  4. A suburb of Ashton-in-Makerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5700).
  5. A village and community in Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8192).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jones, philly, philadelphia, mawr, brynn, bronwyn, brycen, brynlee, wynne, carwyn, brynlie, bryony, branwen, bronwen, gwynn, bryson

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MLA

"Bryn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bryn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Bryn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bryn

Chicago

"Bryn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bryn.

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@misc{bryn_2026,
  title = {Bryn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bryn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}