Find out how popular the first name Eldyn has been for the last 1 years (from 2017 to 2017) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Eldyn by gender

Based on the last 1 years of data, Eldyn is exclusively a male name.

For the most recent data in 2017, there were 5 male babies and 0 female babies born with the name Eldyn.

The history of the first name Eldyn

The given name Eldyn has its roots in Old English, originating from the Anglo-Saxon period of the 5th to 11th centuries in what is now England. It is derived from the Old English elements "eal" meaning "all" and "dun" meaning "hill" or "down." The name was originally a topographic surname referring to someone who lived near a prominent hill or on high ground.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eldyn can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a great survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of England. Here, an individual named Eldyn is listed as holding lands in the county of Somerset.

In the 12th century, an Eldyn of Warwick is mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Henry II, which were financial records maintained by the English Exchequer. This Eldyn appears to have been a landowner or nobleman of some standing in the county of Warwickshire.

During the Middle Ages, the name Eldyn also appeared in various religious and monastic records. A Brother Eldyn is listed as a member of the Benedictine order at the Abbey of St. Albans in Hertfordshire in the late 13th century.

One notable bearer of the name Eldyn was a Welsh bard and poet who lived in the 14th century. Known as Eldyn ap Gwilym, he was renowned for his lyrical poems and is considered one of the greatest poets of medieval Wales.

In the 15th century, an Eldyn Fitzherbert is recorded as a member of the gentry class in Derbyshire, England. He was likely a descendant of the prominent Fitzherbert family, which had held lands in the county for generations.

The name Eldyn also has a connection to the Renaissance period, with an Eldyn Browne listed as a scholar and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge in the late 16th century. He was a noted writer and translator of classical works.

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