Glynn

G2L1Y4N1N1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish gleann →
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Meanings

proper nounGlynn (countable and uncountable, plural Glynns)

plural Glynns

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village near Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States, derived from the surname.
  4. countableuncountableA settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

Origin

  1. Irishgleann“glenn, valley”
  2. EnglishGlynn

From Irish gleann (“glenn, valley”).

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APA

Glynn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glynn

MLA

“Glynn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glynn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Glynn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glynn.

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