Given name
Colwyn
“from the river”·“from the river in Wales”
Colwyn is used as a given name. Interpretations include “from the river” (Welsh) and “from the river in Wales” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the river” (Welsh) and “from the river in Wales” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Colwyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 58
- 58 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1997.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Colwyn’s family of names
Colwyn has a related form in Colwen. Colwyn has a related form in Colwenn. Colwyn has a related form in Colwenne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Collwynlikely variant
- Colwennevariant
- Colwennvariant
- Colwenvariant
- Colwinnevariant
- Colwinnvariant
- Colwinvariant
- Colwynnevariant
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