Celyn: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Celyn – Meaning: holly (the plant) – Origin: Welsh – Gender: Unisex


Celyn is a Welsh unisex name meaning “holly (the plant)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Welsh Baby Boy Names With Ancient Bardic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Celyn

Meaning: Holly (the plant).

Origin: Welsh.

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Celyn

Celyn doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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