English Explanatory Dictionary

Bryn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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).

Pronunciation

/bɹɪn/

Word forms

Bryn

Etymology

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

Derived words

Bryn-crug
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