English
Glynn
Glynn comes from Irish gleann ‘glenn, valley’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *glendos.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*glendos‘valley’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900glenn‘valley’
- Irishc. 1200–presentgleann‘glenn, valley’
- EnglishtodayGlynn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*glendos‘valley’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900glenn‘valley’
- Irishc. 1200–presentgleann‘glenn, valley’
- EnglishtodayGlynn
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *glendos ‘shore’
through Proto-Celtic *glendos ‘valley’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *glendos / Glynn