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[Facts] Alyn
Does anyone know where the name Alyn came from? I know that there is a small river in North Wales called the Alyn and it flows into the river Dee but that's about it. Thanks
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It could be a variate of Alan/Allen.Lynn is Welsh for lake, so maybe the A is some kind of particle with meaning in welsh.
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Well . . .it's actually 'llyn' that is Welsh for lake - Lynn is a derivative - so that wouldn't make sense unless it was Allyn.
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