Standard Lemma guide

glyn

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɡlɪn/
  • rhymes with -ɪn
  • CMU ARPABET: G L IH1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Welsh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A valley in a mountain area, especially one with a stream in the bottom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Welsh glyn (“valley”).

Borrowed from Welsh glyn; compare glen. Doublet of glen.