Glynis

Where Glynis comes from

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  • Welsh
Glynis through the years
  1. 1923
    Glynis Johns born
    British actress
  2. 1939
    First appearance
    #4,250 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1955
    Glynis Barber born
    South African actress
  4. 1963
    Peak, #596
    278 babies named Glynis, the most in any year.
  5. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,031.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Welsh, variant of Glenys.
Namesakes
  • Glynis Johns · British actress, 1923–2024
  • Glynis Barber · South African actress, born 1955
  • Glynis Nunn · Australian heptathlete, born 1960
  • Glynis Coles · British tennis player, born 1954
  • Glynis V. Cron · South African botanist, born 1962

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.