Glyn
Glyn [ˈɡlɪn] means "Valley" in Welsh, and may refer to:
As a surname
- Alan Glyn (1918–1998), a Conservative Party (UK) Member of Parliament
- Andrew Glyn, (1943–2007), a UK-based economist and lecturer at the University of Oxford
- Elinor Glyn (1864–1943), a British novelist and scriptwriter
- Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton (1864–1932), a British banker and Conservative politician
- Gareth Glyn, (born 1951), a Welsh composer and radio broadcaster
- George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton (1797–1873), a banker with interests in the railways
- George Grenfell Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton, PC (1824–1887), a British Liberal politician
- Guto'r Glyn (1435–1493), a Welsh language poet
- Gwyneth Glyn (born 1979), a Welsh language poet and musician
- Isabella Glyn (1823–1889), a Victorian-era Shakespearean actress
- John Plumptre Carr Glyn KCB (1837–1912), a British general
- Pascoe Glyn (1833–1904), a British businessman and Liberal politician
- Ralph Glyn, 1st Baron Glyn MC DL (1884–1960), a soldier and Conservative Party politician in the UK
- Sidney Glyn (1835–1916), a British politician
- Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, of Ewell (1711–1773), a British banker and politician
- Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, of Gaunt's House (1755–1838), a British banker and politician
- Sir Richard Glyn, 9th Baronet OBE, TD, DL (1907–1980), a British army officer and Conservative politician
- William Glyn, an American male tennis player
- William Glyn (bishop) (or Glynn or Glynne) (1504–1558), the Bishop of Bangor
As a given name
- Dafydd Glyn Jones (born 1941), a Welsh scholar and lexicographer
- Edmund John Glyn Hooper (1818–1889), a Canadian businessman and political figure
- Glyn Angell, a British actor
- Glyn Barnett (born 1961), a British international rifleman
- Glyn Berry (1946–2006), a Canadian diplomat killed in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan
- Glyn Cannon (born 1976), a British playwright
- Glyn Daniel (1914–1986), a Welsh scientist who specialised in the European Neolithic
- Glyn Davidge (1933–2006), a Welsh international rugby player
- Glyn Davies (economist) (1919–2003), a Welsh economist
- Glyn Davies (Welsh politician) (born 1944), the Welsh Conservative Party candidate for Montgomeryshire
- Glyn Davis, AC (born 1959), an Australian academic and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
- Glyn Dearman (1939–1997), a former child actor
- Glyn Dix (born 1955), a British murderer
- Glyn Ford (born 1950), a Labour member of the European Parliament
- Glyn Garner (born 1976), a Welsh professional footballer
- Glyn Gilbert CB MC was the highest-ranking Bermudian soldier
- Glyn Harman (born 1956), a British mathematician working in analytic number theory
- Glyn Hodges (born 1963), a Welsh football manager and former player
- Glyn Houston (born 1926), an actor best known for his television work
- Glyn James (commonly known as Glyn James) (born 1941), a Welsh former professional footballer
- Glyn Johns (born 1942), a musician, recording engineer and record producer
- Glyn Jones (South African writer), a South African actor, writer and director
- Glyn Jones (footballer), a former Welsh professional footballer
- Glyn Jones (Welsh writer) (1905–1995), a 20th-century Welsh author
- Glyn Mason, 2nd Baron Blackford CBE, DSO (1887–1972), a UK Conservative Party politician
- Glyn Maxwell (born 1962), a British poet
- Glyn Milburn (born 1971), an American football player
- Glyn Moody, a technology writer
- Glyn O'Malley (1951–2006), an American playwright
- Glyn Owen (1928–2004), a British stage and television actor
- Glyn Pardoe, an English footballer
- Glyn Phillips, an English Health and Safety Officer, responsible for the Port of Harwich
- Glyn Philpot (1884–1937), an English artist
- Glyn Prosser (27 November 1907–?) was a Welsh international rugby union flanker
- Glyn Smallwood Jones (1908–1992), a British colonial administrator in Southern Africa
- Glyn Stephens (1891–1965), a Welsh international rugby union prop
- Glyn Stone, Professor of International History at the University of the West of England
- Glyn Styler, a New Orleans-based vocalist
- Glyn Thomas (born 1939), a musician
- Glyn Thompson (born 1981), an English footballer
- Glyn Williams (footballer) (born 1918), a former Welsh professional footballer
- Glyn Worsnip (1938–1996), a British radio and television presenter
- Lewys Glyn Cothi (1420–1490), a Welsh poet
- Martin Glyn Murray (born 1966), a Welsh actor
- Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM (born 1953), a Welsh politician
- Thomas Glyn Watkin, the first person to be appointed as First Welsh Legislative Counsel
- William Glyn Hughes Simon (1903–1972), Archbishop of Wales from 1968 to 1971
Other uses
- Baron Glyn, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Glyn baronets created for members of the Glyn family
- Glyn Ceiriog, a former slate mining village in Wrexham County Borough, in Wales
- Glyn Technology School, an English boys' school in Epsom and Ewell
- Glyn Valley Tramway, a narrow gauge railway between Chirk and Glyn Ceiriog in Denbighshire, Wales
- Mynydd y Glyn, a mountain in South Wales, between the towns of Pontypridd and Tonyrefail
- An electoral ward in the community of Llanelli Rural in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- An electoral ward in the community of Colwyn Bay in Conwy, Wales.
- Glyn-nedd
- Glyndwr
- Glyn Ebbwy
See also
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