[Opinions] Mabyn
Came across a Welsh girls name I had never seen before today. Mabyn. What do you think? I'm not entirely sure how to pronounce it though.
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Interesting. It reminds me of Mabon, which I think is kind of cool.
I've never seen it either and I suspect this is because it isn't used in Wales - the source of it seems to be Cornish. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabyn. Historical birth data shows nearly everyone to have been given the name to have been born in Cornwall or other random parts of England. It's possible some of those were connected with St Mabyn village in Cornwall.
Well, it does end in the -en sound, and there are enough people with names ending in -lyn, but it's too close to maybe to me. I would say it MAY bin.