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I named my son Eastlin - I joined two names from my family history- Eason and Lynn. I added a "t" and dropped the "y" in Lynn and added "i". Is there a meaning to his name? or am I the first to use this name?
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we like this name xeno for a boy, cant find any references to "xeno"
anywhere.
There is a famous swiss rower called Xeno Muller
anywhere.
There is a famous swiss rower called Xeno Muller
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"Of all the invented names, I think those which are coined from combining forms of existing names appear to be the least contrived, as they actually have a history which can be traced."
This was my immediate thought, too. Usually, the I-named-my-child-this-which-I-made-up-now-what-does-it-mean? posts really annoy me. But this name was made-up for, and already has special meaning in whom it's honoring.
Andrea
This was my immediate thought, too. Usually, the I-named-my-child-this-which-I-made-up-now-what-does-it-mean? posts really annoy me. But this name was made-up for, and already has special meaning in whom it's honoring.
Andrea
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"This was my immediate thought, too. Usually, the I-named-my-child-this-which-I-made-up-now-what-does-it-mean? posts really annoy me."
Ditto! Eastlin is a coined name which makes some sense.
But for names like: "Jalesqwatissia", I always feel like saying: "Hey, lady! Do we look like mind-readers to you? YOU named the kid! YOU tell US what was in your head when you dreamed up that name!"
But, as you know, I'm way too polite for that. :)
-- Nanaea
("Don't bother me lady, go ask Madame Cleo...")
Ditto! Eastlin is a coined name which makes some sense.
But for names like: "Jalesqwatissia", I always feel like saying: "Hey, lady! Do we look like mind-readers to you? YOU named the kid! YOU tell US what was in your head when you dreamed up that name!"
But, as you know, I'm way too polite for that. :)
-- Nanaea
("Don't bother me lady, go ask Madame Cleo...")
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I just love your son's name.
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Of all the invented names, I think those which are coined from combining forms of existing names appear to be the least contrived, as they actually have a history which can be traced. "Eastlin" is a very nice name.
As for a meaning to it... Well, like the name itself, I would guess that its meaning would be a combination of its elements. The surname "Eason" literally means "son of Ead", with "Ead" coming from "Eda", a Middle English diminutive of the feminine given name of "Edith". Click on the blue hyperlink for meaning.
The meaning of "Lynn" can also be found on this site by clicking on the blue link.
Since you added the "t" to the name, the meaning could also literally be taken to mean: "person from the eastern lake".
As a side note, if you had decided to give your son an anagram name formed from "Eason" and "Lynn", you might have named him "Sonny Lane" (which kinda sounds like a name for a '50s pop music star).
Personally, I prefer "Eastlin".
-- Nanaea
As for a meaning to it... Well, like the name itself, I would guess that its meaning would be a combination of its elements. The surname "Eason" literally means "son of Ead", with "Ead" coming from "Eda", a Middle English diminutive of the feminine given name of "Edith". Click on the blue hyperlink for meaning.
The meaning of "Lynn" can also be found on this site by clicking on the blue link.
Since you added the "t" to the name, the meaning could also literally be taken to mean: "person from the eastern lake".
As a side note, if you had decided to give your son an anagram name formed from "Eason" and "Lynn", you might have named him "Sonny Lane" (which kinda sounds like a name for a '50s pop music star).
Personally, I prefer "Eastlin".
-- Nanaea
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