Cynan

given name · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/sinən/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Cynan is a given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom. Recorded meaning: Cynan is a distinguished name in the royal line of Gwynedd and it is strange, in view of this, that it is not a popularly adopted name. Bartrum 300-985 has fourteen examples. LHEB 666 has Britt.

rarermore common
  • AUAustralia
  • ILIsrael
  • GBUnited Kingdom

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Cynan is a distinguished name in the royal line of Gwynedd and it is strange, in view of this, that it is not a popularly adopted name. Bartrum 300-985 has fourteen examples. LHEB 666 has Britt. "Cunagnos > OW Cinan, MW Cynan, OB Conan; v. also B26. 2, Old Breton Genealogies, Conan/Kenan. BBStD250. Kenan ap Kenewric ... Ieuanap Kediuor Canan. Kanan ap Kenewric ... Ieuan ap Kenan. PWLMA 16. Cynan ap Hywel,lordofEmlyn VwchCuch. BYale82. Kenon ap Iagowe (trans. Cynan; cf. 96 Conyn Vergan, tr. Cynan Fychan). Lp Oswestry 34-35. Kinan (1393) = Konan (1586) = Kynan (1602). PRConway 1625. WmapConan. StarCP 133. Pembs, Eliz.]as ap Kynon. PRWhittington 17. 1598. Margret verch Tho Kynon. PRESENT-DAY REGISTERS The names set out below are generally regarded as Irish but as shown above, names very much like some ofthem were formerly in use in Wales: Kinnon, Stalybridge & Hyde, Hyde Godley; Westmorland Kendal, Fell. Kennon, Penrith and Border, Wetheral - Wetheral Ward; Carlisle, Petteril,

Sources 1

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Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Notable people with this name(measured from records)

500100015002000Cynan Garwyn, b. 545Cynan Dindaethwy, b. 740Cynan ap Hywel, b. 950Cynan ab Iago, b. 1014Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd, b. 1150Cynan ap Hywel, b. 1150Cynan ap Maredudd, b. 1300Cynan Jones, b. 1975

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHi Cynan,

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 10 sources across 5 countries.

Official registers attesting Cynan
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
AU AustraliaAU state BDM — consolidated top baby names (NSW + SA + QLD)20141—
AU AustraliaSA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present)20141—
AU AustraliaSA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present)20011—
GB United KingdomNISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present)2004——
NL NetherlandsBabynamen — Lijst met meer dan 22.000 namen (Amelia King, 2020)———
IT ItalyIl Grande Libro dei Nomi per Bebè (2020)———
IN IndiaIndian names with gender (Kaggle)———

Reference works 3

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Cynan?
A machine transcription gives /sinən/ (IPA) for English.
Is Cynan a male or female name?
Cynan is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
What does the name Cynan mean?
Recorded meaning: Cynan is a distinguished name in the royal line of Gwynedd and it is strange, in view of this, that it is not a popularly adopted name. Bartrum 300-985 has fourteen examples. LHEB 666 has Britt.
In which country does Cynan have the most bearers?
Cynan is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom.

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