Wednesday, March 18, 2009

The Meaning of Brynne and Nylah

"Brynne" is a Welsh name and means "mound or hill." Her middle name is L'abri, is French, and means "shelter." It comes from Francis Schaeffer's L'abri in Switzerland. It was a chateau in the mountains used as an apologetic ministry, with a popularity primary to the 1960's and 70's.

Nylah is an Egyptian name stemming from the Nile River, and means "princess warrior." It also has Celtic origins with the meaning of "cloud."

I love my girls!

Note: per July 24, 2010--This seems to be the most popular page on my blog. Please leave a comment on why you wanted to look up the name "Nylah." According to Statcounter.com, most people are looking up this name on vanallsblog. Are you looking for a baby name? Is it a popular name where you are from? Do you know someone named Nylah? (Where I'm from, virtually no one has heard of it).

7 comments:

joy said...

My daughters name is nylah and I read that it also means champion.

Anonymous said...

My name is also Nylah, I've come across meanings such as winner, champion and my favorite of all is succeeds in whatever she does. I love this because when people says my name they are speaking winning words to succeed in what ever this princess warrior want to achieve. I wish nothing less for your daughters.
thanks for the info...
Nylah

SMB said...

I'm pregnant and love the name Nylah. The father of my unborn daughter is Irish, and I'm Caribbean-American (with Egyptian roots) so the name fits perfectly. On a side note, I also moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2004 which was a stellar year for me. Thus Nylah works in so many ways. I wish your daughters the best!

Anonymous said...

hi i'm from melbourne australia and i have never heard the name Nylah until yesterday when my brother's daughter who has been born 3 months premmy as of the 25th September 2011. he and his wife have named her Nylah. and i reckon either meaning fits her as she is beautiful strong, very strong willed and a survivor.

nylahv1103 said...

my name is Nylah andi've also hear these definitions and nylah is also a Pakistani name

mellbell said...

melbell said
believe it or not, this name just popped into my head one day....i have decided to name our second girl(even tho we're just into the 1st trimester of our 1st child) that.My husband couldn't agree more.Seeing what it means now.... Nylah it is.

Anonymous said...

Hi, my goddaughter's name is Nylah. Her mother and I have been friends since we were babies! (Literally!)
I asked if I could name her second child. I found the name online but with a different spelling. I wanted her to have a "y" in her name like me! LOL (My name is Robyn.) Once I researched the meaning, I was positive that this would be her name. She is now a cute, bright 5 year old.