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Colwyn

Boy NameWelsh Origin

Meaning

From the name of a river in northern Wales.

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Famous People Named Colwyn

Baron Colwyn

Baron Colwyn, of Colwyn Bay in the County of Denbigh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

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Colwyn Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids

Colwyn Iestyn John Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids (30 January 1939 – 26 April 2009) was a British businessman, Conservative politician and writer on music.

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Colwyn Trevarthen

Colwyn Trevarthen (born 1931) is Emeritus Professor of Child Psychology and Psychobiology at the University of Edinburgh.

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Colwyn Edward Vulliamy

Colwyn Edward Vulliamy (20 June 1886 – 4 September 1971), was an Anglo-Welsh biographer and author.

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