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Hopelyn sounds like it may be a village?
Lyn is this Lindo?
Lyn is this Lindo?
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Well, this is just a guess, but could Hopelyn come from Old English hop "enclosed valley" and maybe lin "flax" or lind/linde "lime tree"?
I would also suggest lindi "snake", but I don't believe I've ever seen that element in a place name. (Though lindi is present in human names: see Ethelinda, as an example.)
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I would also suggest lindi "snake", but I don't believe I've ever seen that element in a place name. (Though lindi is present in human names: see Ethelinda, as an example.)
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