Names Containing ryn - Behind the Name

Aderyn f Welsh (Rare)
Means "bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

Bryn m & f Welsh, English (Modern)
Means "hill, mound" in Welsh. In Wales it is almost always a masculine name, though elsewhere in the English-speaking world it can be unisex (see Brynn).

Bryndís f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements brynja "armour" and dís "goddess".

Brynhild f Norwegian, Norse Mythology
Norwegian form of Brynhildr.

Brynhildr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Old Norse cognate of Brunhild. In the Norse epic the Völsungasaga Brynhildr was rescued by the hero Sigurd in the guise of Gunnar. Brynhildr and Gunnar were married, but when Sigurd's wife Gudrun let slip that it was in fact Sigurd who had rescued her, Brynhildr plotted against him. She accused Sigurd of taking her virginity, spurring Gunnar to arrange Sigurd's murder.

Brynhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Brynhildr.

Brynja f Icelandic, Old Norse
Means "armour" in Old Norse.

Brynjar m Norwegian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements brynja "armour" and herr "army, warrior".

Brynjarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Brynjar.

Brynlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Brinley.

Brynmor m Welsh
From the Welsh place name Brynmawr meaning "great hill".

Brynn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Bryn. It was brought to limited public attention in 1978 when the actress Brynn Thayer (1949-) began appearing on the American soap opera One Life to Live.

Brynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Brynn.

Camryn f & m English (Modern)
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.

Caryn f English
Variant of Karen 1.

Cathryn f English
Variant of Katherine.

Corynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

Daryna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Darina 2.

Deryn f & m Welsh
Possibly from the Welsh word deryn, a variant of aderyn meaning "bird".

Eryn f English (Modern)
Variant of Erin.

Iryna f Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Irene.

Kamryn f & m English (Modern)
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.

Karyn f English
Variant of Karen 1.

Karyna f Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Karina.

Kateryna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Katherine.

Katharyn f English
Variant of Katherine.

Katheryn f English
Variant of Katherine.

Katheryne f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine.

Kathryn f English
Contracted form of Katherine.

Katsiaryna f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Katherine.

Kotryna f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Katherine.

Laryn f English (Rare)
Variant of Lauren.

Lauryn f English (Modern)
Variant of Lauren.

Laurynas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Lauryne f French (Modern)
Variant of Laurine.

Maryna f Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
Ukrainian, Belarusian and Polish form of Marina.

Merryn f Cornish
Meaning unknown. This was the name of an early Cornish (male) saint.

Sabryna f English (Rare)
Variant of Sabrina.

Seweryn m Polish
Polish form of Severinus.

Seweryna f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Severina.

Sharyn f English
Variant of Sharon.

Talfryn m Welsh
From a Welsh place name meaning "front hill", derived from Welsh tal "front, extremity" and bryn "hill".

Taryn f English
Probably a feminine form of Tyrone. Actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian created it for their daughter Taryn Power (1953-).

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