Robyn (name)

Robyn

Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	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

• Robin (name)

References

1. "Robyn | Girl's Baby Names | Bounty".