This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *lin* or *lyn*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Miling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Minglin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" or
茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or
粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Mirlind m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
mirë "good, well" and
lind "to be born; begin life; to give birth".
Moling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Molyneux m LiteratureFirst Name of Lord Dorincourt, one of the main characters in the book "Little Lord Fauntleroy".
Motolinia m NahuatlMeans "poor, a poor person" in Nahuatl, derived from
tolinia "to be poor, afflicted; to suffer". This was what the missionary Toribio de Benavente was known by during his time evangelising in Mexico, due to his shabby robes.
Muling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
穆 (mù) meaning "majestic, solemn, reverent, calm" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Nanling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Nilin f Popular CultureNilin is also the name of the main character in the video game 'Remember Me' as Nilin Cartier-Wells. Whether the game developers invented her name or not is unknown.
Obéline f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare, Archaic)Means "spit, nail, rod, pointed pillar, horizontal line". From the Greek
obelos (ὀβελός) with the French diminutive ending of -
ine, -
ie, or -
ia.
Olin m NahuatlMeans "movement, motion" in Nahuatl, sometimes referring to an earthquake. This is the seventeenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli. Compare
Olli.
Olina f CzechOriginally a diminutive of
Olga which is now also used as a given name in its own right.
Olinirina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
oly meaning "curly (hair)" and
nirina meaning "desired".
Olyntheus m Ancient GreekDerived from either the Greek noun ὀλύνθη
(olynthe) meaning "wild fig tree" or the Greek noun ὄλυνθος
(olynthos) meaning "fruit of the wild fig tree".... [
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Ombline f French (Rare), French CreoleVariant of
Ombeline. A notable bearer was Ombline Desbassayns (1755-1846), a Reunionese planter and slave trader, and after her death immortalized as a sinister character in Reunionese folklore.
Oomihlynne f TswanaOomihlynne is a female South African name meaning "rising star."
Ortlinde f TheatreThe name can be interpreted as a dithematic Germanic name formed of the name elements
ort "point (of a sword or a lance)" and
linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft"... [
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Osterlind f Medieval GermanA dithematic name form from the Germanic name element
ost "east" and
linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Oyto'lin f UzbekDerived from
oy meaning "moon" and
to'lin meaning "full moon".
Panling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Paulin m German, Polish, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh, Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)Romanian, Polish, French, Languedocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh and obsolescent German male form of
Paulinus.
Paulinianus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from
Paulinus. This name was borne by a Roman senator and consul from the 3rd century AD, as well by the younger brother of Saint Jerome (4th century AD).
Pedrolino m Italian, TheatreDiminutive of
Pedro with an added diminutive Italian suffix
-lino. Pedrolino is a primo Zanni of the commedia dell'arte. Contemporary illustrations suggest that his white blouse and trousers constituted "a variant of the typical Zanni suit", and his Bergamasque dialect marked him as a member of the "low" rustic class.
Peiling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Pelin m Polish (Rare)Allegedly derived from Greek
πελινοσ (
pelinos) "black", "dark", "dark-skinned".
Pelinor m GuanchePossibly means "fighter" or "the brightest" in Guanche. This name was borne by a
mencey (leader) of the
menceycato (kingdom) of Adeje, in the island of Tenerife, at the time of the conquest of the island in the 15th century... [
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Pepeline f Literature (Modern)The name of a female kitten in the 1989 novel
Felidae, which was made into a 1994 German animated, film noir, mystery, featuring cats as the central characters.
Philinna f Ancient Greek, TheatreMeans "darling" in Greek, a term of affection derived from Greek φίλος
(philos) meaning "friend, lover". A famous bearer was Philinna of Larissa in Thessaly (4th century BC), the third wife of Philip II of Macedon and mother of Philip III Arrhidaeus... [
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