Heylyn or Heilyn is a name of Brythonic origin meaning cup-bearer. Characters bearing the name occur in stories found in the Red Book of Hergest and other collections of Welsh history and legend. [1]
The Heylyn family came from Pentreheylin in the parish of Llandysilio Montgomeryshire. The family were hereditary cupbearers to the Princes of Powys, and a pedigree dates back to around 1000 AD. [2] Grono ap Heylyn was commissioned by Llewelyn the Last in peace negotiations with Edward I of England. [3]
Heylyn or Heylin as a surname may refer to: