Glynda

A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning valley; variant of Glenda with -da suffix.

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outside the top 1000
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outside the ONS list

Glynda by the numbers

Its American peak was 120 babies in 1947, making it a 1940s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Glynda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Glendafair and good; from glen and da24 in the US (2017)
  • Glinda
  • Glennavalley; a form of glenn11 in the US (2017)
  • Glenafrom the glen; a feminine form of glen4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Glynisvalley; from glyn valley
  • Gwendafair, blessed; a form of Gwendolyn

Other names that mean a meadow or field

Like Glynda, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
  • Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
  • Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
  • Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
  • Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
  • Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)

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