Bryn (given name)

Bryn is a given name of Welsh origin. Census information recorded 2 in 1851, 4 in 1861, 5 in 1871 and 8 in 1881, none being from Wales. When Liberal politician, John Roberts of Bryn Adda, Bangor, became MP for Caernarvonshire in 1885, he adopted Bryn as a first name after the name of his home, to avoid confusion with another John who was already a MP. In the 1891 census, the first Welsh Bryn is recorded, and by the 1901 census there were 28. Notable people with the name include:

• Bryn Allen (1921–2005), Welsh international footballer
• Bryn Apprill (born 1996), American voice actress affiliated with Funimation
• Bryn Atkinson (born 1982), Australian mountain bike racing cyclist
• Bryn Christopher (born 1985), British singer and songwriter
• Bryn Coudraye (born 1986), Australian rower
• Bryn Crossley (1958–2018), Welsh jockey
• Bryn Cunningham (born 1978), Irish rugby union player
• Bryn Davies (footballer) (1917–1990), Welsh professional footballer
• Bryn Davies (musician) (born 1976), American musician
• Bryn Davies, Baron Davies of Brixton (born 1944), British trade unionist, actuary and politician
• Bryn Day (1919–1977), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
• Bryn Elliott (1925–2019), English footballer
• Bryn Evans (disambiguation)
• Bryn Fôn (born 1954), Welsh actor and singer-songwriter
• Bryn Forbes (born 1993), American professional basketball player
• Bryn Gatland (born 1995), New Zealand rugby union player
• Bryn Goldswain, Welsh rugby league footballer
• Bryn Griffiths (writer), British writer
• Bryn Gunn (born 1958), English footballer
• Bryn Hall (rugby union) (born 1992), New Zealand rugby union player
• Bryn Halliwell (born 1980), English footballer
• Bryn Hargreaves (born 1985), English rugby league player
• Bryn Harrison (born 1969), British experimental composer
• Bryn Haworth (born 1948), British Christian singer-songwriter
• Bryn Hoffman (born 1997), Canadian pair skater
• Bryn Howells (1911–1983), Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer
• Bryn Jones (disambiguation)
• Bryn Kenney (born 1986), American professional poker player
• Bryn Knowelden (1919–2010), English professional rugby league and association footballer
• Bryn Law (born 1969), Welsh football commentator
• Bryn Lewis (1891–1917), Welsh international rugby union player
• Bryn Lockie (born 1968), Scottish cricketer
• Bryn McAuley (born 1989), Canadian voice actress
• Bryn Meredith (born 1930), Wales rugby union international
• Bryn Merrick (1958–2015), Welsh bassist for the rock band The Damned
• Bryn Mooser (born 1979), American filmmaker and entrepreneur
• Bryn Morris (born 1996), English professional footballer
• Bryn Phillips (1900–1980), Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer
• Bryn Powell (born 1979), Welsh international rugby league footballer
• Bryn Renner (born 1990), American football player and coach
• Bryn Ritchie (born 1979), American soccer player
• Bryn Roberts (1897–1964), Welsh trade union leader
• Bryn Roy (born 1988), Canadian football
• Bryn Smith (born 1955), American baseball player
• Bryn Taylor (born 1980), American fashion stylist
• Bryn Terfel (born 1965), Welsh opera singer
• Bryn Thomas (born 1979), South African cricketer
• Bryn Vaile (born 1956), English sailor
• Bryn Walters, actor, dancer and choreographer
• Bryn West (born 1975), English cricketer
• Bryn Williams (born 1977), Welsh chef
• Bryn Williams-Jones (born 1972), Canadian bioethicist

In fiction

• Bryn, a virtuous chimpanzee and the main protagonist of the 2017 video game Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier.

See also

• Bryn (surname)