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Lyn vs Glyn - What's the difference?

lyn | glyn |

As a proper noun lyn

is a short form of female given names ending in -lyn, such as evelyn and carolyn; also used as a formal middle name.

As a noun glyn is

a valley in a mountain area, especially one with a stream in the bottom.

lyn

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland) A waterfall.
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    glyn

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A valley in a mountain area, especially one with a stream in the bottom
  • * Spenser
    • He could not beat out the Irish, yet he did shut them up within those narrow corners and glyns under the mountain's foot.
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