Robyn (name)
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| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | France, Germany |
| Meaning | “Fame-bright”, good fame |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Robin |
Robyn is a unisex given name. Robin is a variant which is also used in both genders. It is of Germanic origin and means 'bright famous one'.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
- Robyn, Swedish pop singer and songwriter Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 1979)
- Robyn Archer (born 1948), Australian singer, songwriter and stage director
- Robyn Arianrhod, Australian historian of science
- Robyn Betteridge (born 2011), English child actress
- Robyn Burke, American politician
- Robyn Cahill, Australian politician
- Robyn Curnow (born 1972), South African anchor
- Robyn Denholm (born 1962/1963), Australian businesswoman, chair of Tesla, Inc.
- Robyn Donald (born 1940), New Zealand writer of romance novels
- Robyn Ebbern (born 1944), Australian tennis player
- Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born 1988), stage name Rihanna, Barbadian pop singer, fashion designer and billionaire businesswoman
- Robyn Field (born 1966), South African tennis player
- Robyn Fralick (born 1982), American basketball coach
- Robyn Gayle (born 1985), Canadian football player
- Robyn Griggs (1973-2022), American actress
- Robyn Hitchcock (born 1953), British singer-songwriter and artist
- Robyn Kahukiwa (1938–2025), New Zealand painter, illustrator and author
- Robyn Lambird (born 1997), Australian wheelchair racer
- Robyn Lawley (born 1989), Australian model
- Robyn Layton, Australian lawyer
- Robyn Lively (born 1972), American actress
- Robyn Loau (born 1972), Australian singer, songwriter and actress
- Robyn Malcolm (born 1965), New Zealand actress
- Robyn Miller (born 1966), American businessman, co-founder of Cyan Worlds
- Robyn Nevin (born 1942), Australian actress, director and former head of the Sydney Theatre Company
- Robyn Ochs (born 1958), American bisexual and LGBT rights activist
- Robyn Parks (born 1992), American basketball player
- Robyn Regehr (born 1980), Brazilian-born Canadian ice hockey player
- Robyn Slovo (born 1953), South African film producer
- Robyn Smith (born 1944), American jockey
- Robyn Stevens (born 1983), American race walker
- Robyn Urback (born 1988), Canadian journalist and political commentator
- Robyn Williams (born 1944), UK-born Australian science journalist
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| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | France, Germany |
| Meaning | “Fame-bright”, good fame |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Robin |
Robyn is a unisex given name. Robin is a variant which is also used in both genders. It is of Germanic origin and means 'bright famous one'.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
- Robyn, Swedish pop singer and songwriter Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 1979)
- Robyn Archer (born 1948), Australian singer, songwriter and stage director
- Robyn Arianrhod, Australian historian of science
- Robyn Betteridge (born 2011), English child actress
- Robyn Burke, American politician
- Robyn Cahill, Australian politician
- Robyn Curnow (born 1972), South African anchor
- Robyn Denholm (born 1962/1963), Australian businesswoman, chair of Tesla, Inc.
- Robyn Donald (born 1940), New Zealand writer of romance novels
- Robyn Ebbern (born 1944), Australian tennis player
- Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born 1988), stage name Rihanna, Barbadian pop singer, fashion designer and billionaire businesswoman
- Robyn Field (born 1966), South African tennis player
- Robyn Fralick (born 1982), American basketball coach
- Robyn Gayle (born 1985), Canadian football player
- Robyn Griggs (1973-2022), American actress
- Robyn Hitchcock (born 1953), British singer-songwriter and artist
- Robyn Kahukiwa (1938–2025), New Zealand painter, illustrator and author
- Robyn Lambird (born 1997), Australian wheelchair racer
- Robyn Lawley (born 1989), Australian model
- Robyn Layton, Australian lawyer
- Robyn Lively (born 1972), American actress
- Robyn Loau (born 1972), Australian singer, songwriter and actress
- Robyn Malcolm (born 1965), New Zealand actress
- Robyn Miller (born 1966), American businessman, co-founder of Cyan Worlds
- Robyn Nevin (born 1942), Australian actress, director and former head of the Sydney Theatre Company
- Robyn Ochs (born 1958), American bisexual and LGBT rights activist
- Robyn Parks (born 1992), American basketball player
- Robyn Regehr (born 1980), Brazilian-born Canadian ice hockey player
- Robyn Slovo (born 1953), South African film producer
- Robyn Smith (born 1944), American jockey
- Robyn Stevens (born 1983), American race walker
- Robyn Urback (born 1988), Canadian journalist and political commentator
- Robyn Williams (born 1944), UK-born Australian science journalist
See also
References
- ^ "Robyn | Girl's Baby Names | Bounty".
This page or section lists people that share the same given name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.