Glynn

Where Glynn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Glynn.

Glynn through the years
  1. 1902
    First appearance
    #1,013 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1936
    Glynn Lunney born
    NASA engineer
  3. 1947
    Glynn Turman born
    American actor
  4. 1950
    Peak, #595
    131 babies named Glynn, the most in any year.
  5. 1965
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,031.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Glynn Turman · American actor, born 1947
  • Glynn Lunney · NASA engineer, 1936–2021
  • Glynn Saulters · American basketball player, born 1945
  • Glynn Isaac · South African archeologist, 1937–1985
  • Glynn Watson Jr. · American basketball player, born 1997

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.