The baby name Delwyn is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEL-win (IPA: /ˈdɛl.wɪn/).
Delwyn is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Delwyn is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEL-win (IPA: /ˈdɛl.wɪn/).
Delwyn is Welsh in Origin.
Delwyn is a Welsh given name formed from del, meaning pretty or neat, and wyn, the masculine form of gwen, meaning white, fair, or blessed. The combined sense is pretty and fair or fair, blessed. It entered wider use in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the revival of Welsh-language culture and Celtic names. Used chiefly for men in Wales and other English‑speaking countries, it is sometimes treated as unisex today.
Variants and related forms include Delwin (an anglicized spelling), Delwynn/Delwynne (rare modern spellings), and the feminine counterpart Delwen; diminutives are Del and Wyn. Within Welsh naming, -wyn is traditionally masculine and -wen feminine, a pattern seen in Elwyn and Gwyn for men and Bronwen for women (Bronwyn as a modern spelling). Some records conflate Delwyn with Delwin from Germanic Adalwin, meaning noble friend, but the standard Welsh derivation is del + wyn.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #683 | 15 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2014 | #884 | 8 | 7,361 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,151 | 28 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Delwyn is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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