Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *lin* or *lyn*.
gender
usage
pattern
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aafkelina f West Frisian
Diminutive of names beginning with Alf meaning "elf".
Abalina f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Abilene.
Abbilyne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Abbilyn.
Abbilynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Abbilyn.
Abbylyn f English
Abby with the -lyn suffix.
Abbylynn f American
Rare variant of Abilene using the popular suffix -lyn. Also an combination of Abby and Lynn.
Abbylynne f English
Abby with the -lynne suffix.
Abelín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Avelino.
Abelin m Provençal, Niçard
Niçard diminutive of Abel.
Abelina f German (Rare), Spanish, Provençal, Niçard
Spanish elaboration of Abelia, Niçard diminutive Abelìa as well as a German feminine form of Abel and a German elaboration of Abela.
Abelina f Dutch
Feminine form of Abe 2.
Abelina f Medieval French (Latinized)
Variant of Abba recorded in France in 1147.
Abéline f French (Rare)
French cognate of Abelina.
Abeliñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Avelina 2 and Aveline.
Abeling m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Abelino m Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Avelino.
Abelline f Obscure
Variant of Abeline.
Abellinut m Ancient Berber
Means "determined, brave" in Amazigh.
Aberlin m Judeo-French
Diminutive of Abraham.
Ablyn f Obscure
An invented name, comprised of Ab (such as in Abigail) and Lyn.
Acelin m Medieval French
Double diminutive of Asce.
Acelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ace 1 using the popular name suffix lyn, possibly inspired by Aislynn or the medieval name Aceline.
Acilino m Spanish
Spanish variant of Aquilino.
Acilinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Aciliu.
Aclinde f Medieval, Medieval French
Proto-Germanic agio "blade" lengthened to Old French agil + Proto-Germanic linþaz "gentle, sweet, mild".
Aculina f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Akulina.
Adalina f Sicilian
Contracted form of Adalinda.
Adalinda f Medieval German, Sicilian
Derived from the Germanic elements adal "noble" and lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Adalinde f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Adalindis.
Adamline f Obscure
Feminization of Adam.
Addalina f English (Rare)
Variant of Adalina
Addalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adeline using the popular suffix lyn.
Addalynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Adeline using the popular suffix lynn.
Addelynne f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.
Adelin f & m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Medieval French, Romanian, Lengadocian, Gascon, Niçard
Scandinavian feminine variant of Adelina, Romanian, Languedocian, Niçard and Gascon masculine form of Adelina and medieval French masculine form of Adeline.
Adelīna f Latvian
Latvian form of Adelina.
Adeling f Filipino
Diminutive of Adela, Adelaida, Adelina, and other names starting with Adel-.
Adelino f Provençal
Provençal form of Adeline.
Adline f American
Variant of Adeline.
Adolina f English
Variant of Adalina.
Aelin f Literature
Possibly inspired by Aylin. It is the name of a character in the 'Throne of Glass' series by Sarah J. Maas.
Ælling m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the name Ælli, Ælla or Alla combined with the suffix ing.
Aerilynn f American
Combination of Aerie and Lynn.
Agdlína f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Aggelina f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Αγγελίνα (see Angelina).
Agulin m Occitan
Occitan form of Aquilinus.
Aibhlinn f Irish
Irish form of Aveline.
Aikeline f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Aisling.
Ailin f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Lin.
Ailin f Norwegian
Scandinavian form of Aileen.
Ailina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Aileen, Eileen, Irene and Ainsley.
'Ailine f Samoan
Samoan form of Irene.
Ailine f Tongan
Tongan form of Irene.
Ailinel f Literature
Used by J.R.R. Tolkien, this is a Quenya name of unknown meaning. It likely comes from ailin meaning "lake" combined with the feminine suffix el.
Ailing f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" or 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and 泠 (líng) meaning "nice and cool", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Ailinónë f Literature
From ailinon meaning "water lily" in Quenya, a language invented by Tolkien.
Ailyn f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Aylín; an Hispanic variant of Eileen (i.e. using Spanish spelling conventions). A known bearer is the Spanish singer Ailyn (1982-), real name Pilar Giménez García.
Aimelina f Gascon
Gascon form of Ameline.
Airalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aaralyn or Aralyn.
Aishling f Irish
Variant of Aisling.
Aislín f Irish
Variant of Aisling.
Aislyn f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Aisling.
Aislynn f English (American, Modern), English (Canadian, Modern)
Variant of Aislinn. The pronunciation usually differs from the original Irish pronunciation of Aislinn or Aisling.
Ajlin f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Aylin.
Ajlina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of the Turkish name Aylin.
Akvelīna f Latvian
Possibly a Latvian form of Aquilina (cf. Akvilina, Akilina). This is borne by Latvian actress Akvelīna Līvmane (1951-).
Akvilina f Georgian (Rare), Lithuanian, Finnish (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Georgian, Lithuanian, Finnish and Serbian form of Aquilina.
Akwilin m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Aquilino.
Akwilina f Polish
Polish form of Aquilina.
Albelinda f Medieval
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a transcription variation of Alpelindis, itself a variation of the Germanic female name Alflind, from alf meaning "elf, spirit" and lind meaning "soft, tender".
A-lin f Chinese
Nickname for 黄丽玪 (huáng lì lín), 黄 meaning yellow, 丽 meaning beauty and 玪 meaning tinkling, A-Lin is also a stage name of a talented Chinese songstress.
Alin m Siberian, Chinese, Manchu
Means "mountain" in Manchu.
Alin f Armenian
Means "bearer of light" in Armenian.
Alin f Hebrew (Modern)
a Hebrew form of Aline.
Aliña f & m Aymara
Means "grow" in Aymara.
Alina f Scottish
Feminine form of Alistair.
Alina f Chinese
Combination of Ah , Li 1 and Na.
Alina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Arlene.
Alina f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Aline.
Alina f Medieval English
Diminutive of Alice.
Alinä f Tatar
Tatar form of Alina.
Alinda f Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian, Gascon
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Hungarian contracted form of Adelinda and Gascon contracted form of Aidelina.
Alinde f Swedish
Variant of Alinda.
Alines f Indigenous Taiwanese, Atayal
Best known as the Atayal name of Taiwanese actress Jane Huang.
Alini f Brazilian
Brazilian phonetic variant of Aline.
Alinka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Alina, now occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Alino m Brazilian
Masculine form of Alina and Aline.
Alino f Provençal
Provençal form of Aline.
Alinor f Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin form of Eleanor, recorded in late 15th-century Wales.
Alinor m Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Combination of Ali 1 and Nur.
Alinora f English (American, Rare), Sardinian
English variant of Eleanora and Sardinian variant of Elianora.
Alinta f Indigenous Australian, Nyari, Popular Culture
Means "fire, flame" in Nyari, spoken in Victoria state and New South Wales state, south-eastern Australia. ... [more]
Allin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Allen.
Allin f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Aline.
Alline f English
Variant of Aline.
Alling m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Ælling found in the Phillimore edition of Domesday Book.
Allinna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Agdlína.
Allyna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alina, possibly influenced by Allyn.
Allyne f English
Feminine variant of Allen.
Alyn f & m English
Variant of Allyn.
Alyne f Arthurian Cycle, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aline. It appears in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends Le Morte d'Arthur, where it belongs to a daughter of Pellinore who commits suicide after her lover is killed.
Amaelina f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Emmeline.
Amalina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Amalia.
Améline f French
Variant of Ameline.
Amelinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amelia.
Amilinda f Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish 'a' + 'mi' + 'linda', directly translated as "to my pretty." It may also be a combination of Spanish 'amigo' and 'linda,' meaning "pretty friend."
Amilyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Modern variant of Amelia. In popular culture, this is the name of a Resistance general from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Anaelina f Galician
Either a contraction of Ana and Elina or a clearly feminine elaboration of Anael.
Analine f Danish
Variant of Annaline.
Anberlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Amberlyn.
Ancelin m Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Anselme. There are also instances where this name is the masculine form of Anceline, which is a French diminutive of Ancelle.
Anceline f Medieval French, French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of Ancelle. There are also instances where this name is the feminine form of Ancelin, which is a French diminutive of Anselme.... [more]
Ancilina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Angelina.
Ancilinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Angelino.
Anciulina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Ànciula.
Andělín m Czech
Czech masculine form of Anděla.
Anđelina f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Angelina.
Andělína f Czech (Rare)
Feminine form of Andělín.
Andelina f Popular Culture
Feminization of Andrew, as used for Andelina Darling-Walsh on The Andy Griffith Show.
Andelina f Hungarian
Allegedly a Hungarian adaption of Czech Anděla.
Andilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Andi and Lyn.
Andoliñe f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Antolina.
Andralyn f English
Combination of Andra and Lyn.
Andralynn f English
Combination of Andra and Lynn.
Andrzelina f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Alternate spelling of Angelina, possibly influenced by incorrect pronunciation of Angelina with a "zh", as seen in the much more common and established name Andrzej... [more]
Anelina f Mordvin
The name is derived from the Mordvin anelis, meaning "to pamper, indulge, treat, caress."
Angelin m French, French (Belgian, Rare), Romanian
French and Romanian form of Angelinus.
Angélina f French (Rare)
French variant of Angelina.
Angelines f Spanish
Diminutive of Ángeles.
Angeling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Angel, Angela, Angelina and similar names.
Angeliño m Spanish
Spanish variant of Angelino.
Angelinus m Late Roman, Dutch
Masculine form of Angelina.
Angelyn f English
Variant of Angeline.
Anghjulina f Corsican
Corsican form of Angelina.
Angielina f Russian
Polish transcription of Ангелина (see Angelina).
Angilín f Faroese
Faroese variant of Angelina.
Angilina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Angelina.
Angiolina f Romansh
Romansh diminutive of Angela (compare Angelina).
Angiulina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Àngiula.
Angiulinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Àngiulu.
Angjelina f Albanian
Albanian form of Angelina.
Angnulinu m Corsican
Diminutive of Angnulu.
Angsumalin f Thai
Means "sun" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अंशुमालिन् (ansumalin).
Anhelyna f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Ангеліна (see Anhelina).
Anhielina f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Angelina.
Anjelina f Ukrainian, English (Rare)
English variant of Angelina and Ukrainian variant transcription of Anzhelina.
Anlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Annalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Anna using the popular name suffix lyn.
Annelinde f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and Linde.
Anneline f Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Antillean), French (Archaic), Danish, Norwegian
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Annelien as well as a Danish and Norwegian combination of Anne 1 and Line (and thus a cognate of Annelien) as well as a Danish, Norwegian and archaic French diminutive of Anne 1 found up to the 1700s in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Annelyn f Filipino
Combination of Anne 1 and the suffix -lyn.
Annlin f Medieval German
Diminutive of Anna.
Annlyn f Obscure
Combination of Ann and Lyn.
Annlynn f English
Combination of Ann and Lynn, also a variant of Annlyn.
Anslyn f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Anslyn.
Antolina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonia. Perhaps most famously borne by author Anaïs Nin, whose full birth name was Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell.
Antolino m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonio. In other words, this is the masculine form of Antolina.
Anwylyn f Welsh
Diminutive form of Annwyl or Anwyl, with the diminutive suffix -yn.
Anxelina f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Angelina.
Anxhelina f Albanian
Albanian form of Angelina.
Anzelina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Angelina.
Anzelinu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Angelino.
Aoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 翎 (líng) meaning "feather, wing".
Apalinar m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Apollinaire.
Apalinary m Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Apalinaryj.
Apalinaryia f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Apollinariya.
Apalinaryj m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Apollinaris.
Apolinár m Czech
Czech form of Apollonios.
Apolinaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Apollinaris.
Apołinare m Venetian
Venetian form of Apollinare.
Apolinaria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Polish (Rare), Moldovan (Rare), Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish and Polish feminine form of Apollinaris and Romanian form of Apollinaria. This is also attested as an ancient Greek name.
Apolinário m Portuguese (African), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Portuguese and Louisiana Spanish form of Apollinaris.
Apolinne f Picard
Picard form of Apolline.
Apollina f Polish
Polish adoption of Apolline.
Apollinar m Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal form of Apollinaris.
Apollinare m Italian
Italian form of Apollinaris.
Apol·linari m Catalan
Catalan form of Apollinaire.
Apollinari m Russian, Sicilian
Russian variant transcription of Apollinariy and Sicilian form of Apollinaris.