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[Facts] Re: Hopelyn
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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moreIf lyn is not to reiterate valley, then it could mean flax valley or limetree valley
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lyn is a common suffix in Old English names meaning valley, grove, meadow etc.If hop is old English for 'enclosed valley' then lyn is likely moreso just reittering this.
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