Glenys: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Glenys – Meaning: holy, pure/clean – Origin: Welsh (20th-century coinage) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: GLEN-iss


Glenys is a Welsh (20th-century coinage) girl's name meaning “holy, pure/clean”. It appears in our list of 150+ Welsh Baby Girl Names That Sound Unlike Anything Else.

Meaning & Origin of Glenys

Meaning: Holy, pure/clean.

Origin: Welsh (20th-century coinage).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Glenys

Phonetic: GLEN-iss   IPA: /ˈɡlɛnɪs/

Popularity of Glenys

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1911–2009.

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