Message: "Bryn And Brynn?" - Behind the Name

[Facts] Bryn And Brynn?

by lakin5

11/15/2016, 7:59 PM

Was Bryn / Brynn used as a feminine name in the 50's or even more so in the past like 30's and 20's?

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- Pie +2

11/16/2016, 4:17 AM

If you mean in the US, it seems to have suddenly come into use in 1949, when 18 girls were given the name Brynn, with that spelling. I can't find any before that.

- lakin5 +1

11/16/2016, 7:25 AM

Thank you, any usage of it in Europe?

- Pie

11/16/2016, 2:08 PM

In the UK it's always been male, with usage mostly confined to Wales - it's a masculine noun in Welsh. There's a couple of feminisations - Brynda & Brynwen.

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