Where does “Glynn” come from?

Glynn is an English place name derived from Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic glendos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European glend-, referring to a valley or ravine.

Glynn (English): derived from the surname

Definitions

  1. derived from the surname

Ancestry of “Glynn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgleannglen, valley
2Old Irishglennvalley; Alternative spelling of ·gleinn
3Proto-Celticglendosvalley
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglend-shore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic glendos →Every word from Old Irish glenn →