Brynn

How to say it

/brɪn/

What it means

Welsh, 'hill,' a feminine form of the masculine Bryn.

Brynn is the Welsh word bryn, 'hill,' adopted as a crisp feminine name with the doubled n that sets it apart from the masculine Bryn. It rose as a fresh, no-nonsense one-syllable pick, soft but grounded. It keeps company with Wren and Quinn among the short modern girls' names. Already brief, it rarely needs a nickname.

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  Brynn is the feminine doubled-n form; Bryn is the masculine Welsh original.

Spelling variants

• Bryn
• Brynne
• Brin

Names with the same feeling

• Wren Wren bird
• Quinn Descendant of Conn
• Sloane Raider, warrior
• Blair Field, plain
• Rowan Little red one, rowan tree

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