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Re: Rivlyn
A Dictionary of English Surnames by Reaney & Wilson gives Rivlin and Rivling as surnames from the Middle English word riveling, "rogue, rascal". Perhaps Rivlyn is just an alternative spelling of that surname.
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thank you, that's more than I knew before I posted!
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