Mostyn: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Mostyn – Meaning: moss town/settlement – Origin: Welsh place name (surname), transferred to given-name use – Gender: Boy


Mostyn is a Welsh place name (surname), transferred to given-name use boy's name meaning “moss town/settlement”. It appears in our list of 175+ Welsh Baby Boy Names With Ancient Bardic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Mostyn

Meaning: Moss town/settlement.

Origin: Welsh place name (surname), transferred to given-name use.

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Mostyn

Mostyn 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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