Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *lin* or *lyn*.
gender
usage
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Starlina f American (Rare)
Latinized version of Starline and an elaboration of Starling.
Starling f & m English
From the English word for the type of bird. It is commonly associated with the name Star.... [more]
Starlyn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Star using the popular name suffix lyn.
Starlynne f English
Variant spelling of Starlyn.
Starrlyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Starr (see Star) with the common suffix -lyn-.
Stelina f Greek
Diminutive of Styliani.
Steline f English
Elaborated form of Stella.
Stellina f Greek
Form of Styliani. (Cf. Stelios.)
Stellina f Italian
Diminutive of Stella 1. In Luigi Pirandello's novel "Il turno" ("The turn"), Stellina is a beautiful young girl who is given in marriage to an old rich Spanish man, though she doesn't want to.
Sterlyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Sterling, using the popular name suffix lyn.
Sterquilinus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin stercus, meaning "fertilizer, manure". This was the name of the god of odor and manure in Roman mythology.
Su-lin f Chinese
Chinese name meaning 'a little bit of something very cute'
Sulin f & m Chinese
Combination of Su 2 and Lin.
Su-lynn f Chinese
Variant of Su-lin.
Sumarlína f Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly an Icelandic feminine form of Sumarliði. Alternatively it may be a combination of the Old Norse elements sumar "summer" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear" or hlín "protection; woman (when used in a poetic context)" or the name Lína.
Summerlin f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Summerlin, or else a variant of Summerlyn.
Summerlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Summer using the popular name suffix lyn.
Sutherlyn f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sutherland, with the -land ending replaced with -lyn. It means "southern land".
Svetlin m Bulgarian
Variant of Svetlan. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian artist Svetlin Rusev (b. 1933).
Svetlina f Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant form of Svetlana.
Sybillina f History (Ecclesiastical, Polonized)
Polish form of Sibyllina, perhaps only used in reference to the beatified Italian nun and mystic Sibyllina Biscossi (1287-1367). See also Sybilla.
Sÿferlin m Medieval German
Alemanic diminutive form of Siegfried.
Sylina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylina.
Szelina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Celina.
Sziglind f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Sieglinde.
Taalini f Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tamil தாளினி (see Talini).
Taelin f English (American, Modern)
variation of names like Taylor or Tayla
Talin m Romansh
Diminutive of Nutal, traditionally found in the Lower Engadine.
Talina f German (Swiss), Romansh
Diminutive of Nutala, the Romansh form of Natalia.
Talina f Sicilian
Truncated form of Adalina.
Taline f East Frisian
East Frisian diminutive and elaboration of Tale.
Talini f Tamil (Rare)
From Tamil தாளினி (tāḷiṉi) meaning "senna alexandrina".
Tallinn m & f Obscure
From the city in Estonia.
Tamblyn f & m English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Tamblyn.
Tamilini f Indian
The name Tamilini means "winning".
Tamlin m Literature
Diminutive of Tam 1. Tam Lin was the subject of an Anglo-Scottish border ballad (first recorded in 'The Complaynt of Scotland', 1549), a man abducted by the Queen of the Fairies and rescued at long last by his true love.
Tamlyn f English
Transferred use of the surname Tamlyn.
Taoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Taralyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
An elaboration of Tara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn. Taralyn was a minor character on the TV show "Legend of the Seeker."
Tatelyn f American (South, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Taylor and Katelyn, or a combination of Tate and the popular name suffix lyn... [more]
Taylinn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taelynn, which is a combination of the popular phonetic elements tay and lyn probably inspired by Taylor.
Taylynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tay and lyn.
Tchåline f Walloon
Walloon form of Charline, also feminine form of Tchåle
Tealyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare combination of Teal and the popular name suffix lyn, based on similar-sounding names such as Keelin and Teagan.
Tealynn f English
A famous bearer is TeaLynn Adamson who starred on “Dance Moms”
Teodolinda f Italian, Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare), Hungarian
Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and Hungarian form of Theodelind.
Teopolina f Southern African
Namibian name of uncertain meaning.
Terilyn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lyn. According to the SSA, 10 girls were named Terilyn in 2002.
Terilynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Teri and Lynn. According to the SSA, Terilynn was given to 5 girls in 2014.
Terralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Terra using the popular name suffix lyn.
Terrylyn f English
Combination of Terry and Lyn
Teslin f English (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the name of the mountain, plateau, river, and lake in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada. It comes from the Tlingit name for the river, Teslintoo or Teslintuh, meaning "long, deep water."
Tessalynn f English
Combo of Tessa and Lynn. Nicknames can be Tessa, Tess, etc.
Teudelinda f Frankish
Teudelinda (5th-century – d. 501) was a Burgundian queen consort by marriage to King Godegisel.
Tevlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Tevlin.... [more]
Thaalini f Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tamil தாளினி (see Talini).
Thalini f Tamil (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tamil தாளினி (see Talini).
Theodolinda f History, Lombardic (Latinized)
Variant of Theodelinda. (See also Teodolinda, Dietlinde.) This was borne by Finnish writer Theodolinda Hahnsson (1838-1919), known for being the first woman writing in Finnish... [more]
Théodolinde f French (Archaic)
French form of Theodolinde. Théodolinde de Beauharnais, Princess of Leuchtenberg (13 April 1814 – 1 April 1857), Countess of Württemberg by marriage, was a Franco-German princess... [more]
Theolinda f Old High German
Old High German short form of Theodolinda.
Théoline f French (Rare)
Contracted form of Théodelinde, folk etymology, however, occasionally considers this name a contraction of Théo and Line.
Theudelind f Germanic
From the Germanic element þeud "people" and Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender" (see also Theudelinda).
Thilina m Sinhalese
Means "gift, present" in Sinhalese.
Thomlyn m Manx
Manx diminutive of Thomas.
Þórlindur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse lind "lime tree, linden tree".
Tianlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade", 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" or 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Tianling f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 翎 (líng) meaning "feather, wing".
Tilini f Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තිළිණි (see Thilini).
Timberlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Timber with the popular name suffix -lyn. This particular combination may have been somewhat inspired by the name Kimberly.
Timolin f English (American)
Probably derived from the name of the Irish village Timolin.... [more]
Tinglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Tjalling m West Frisian
Variant form of Tjalle.
Tocelyn f Literature
Used by Connie Willis for a character in her novel "To Say Nothing of the Dog."
Tolin f Nahuatl
Means "reed, rush, cattail" in Nahuatl, a specific kind of marsh plant.
To'linoy f Uzbek
Means "full moon" in Uzbek.
Tomlin m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of Thomas via its short form Tom 1.
Tongling f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Tourmaline f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of crystal.... [more]
Tranquilino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Tranquillinus. Notable bearers of this name include Tranquilino Luna, a 19th-century American politician, and Saint Tranquilino Ubiarco Robles (1899-1928), a Mexican priest who was martyred during the persecutions of the Mexican Revolution and canonized in 2000.
Tranquillinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Tranquillus, as is evidenced by the suffix -inus. This was the name of a saint from the 3rd century AD.
Transeline f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A niece of Arthur and Morgan who appears in the romance Huon de Bordeaux.
Trëndelinë f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian trëndelinë "sickle-fruited fenugreek" and, figuratively, "pleasant and pretty girl".
Tresline f English
Combinaison between Tressie and Line.
Trostlin f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Derived from German Trost "solace; comfort". This name was occasionally given to a girl born into a grieving family.
Tsvetelin m Bulgarian
Masculine form of Tsvetelina.
Tsvetelina f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian цвет (cvet) meaning "flower".
Tülin f Turkish
Means "the halo around the moon" in Turkish.
Tylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ty and Lynn.
Tzvetelina f Bulgarian
Probably related to Tsveta.
Ugolina f Italian
Feminine form of Ugolino.
Ugolino m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Ugolo, as -ino is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix. So, in other words, this name is a double diminutive of Ugo.... [more]
Ukalîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Ukaleĸ and suffix -na.
Üklin f Khakas
Khakas form of Akulina.
Ûlîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Olina.
Ulinka f German (Modern, Rare)
The name Ulinka is probably derived from Ulrike via the short form Uli.
Umbelina f Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Portuguese and Italian form of Ombeline.
Ungsumalynn f Thai (Anglicized)
Anglicized transcription of Angsumalin.
Uorschlina f Romansh
Diminutive of Uorschla.
Urseline f French (Archaic), Antillean Creole
Archaic French variant of Ursuline recorded up until the 1700s. In modern times, this name seems to have survived, and barely so, in the Netherlands Antilles.
Ursulina f German (Swiss, Rare), Romansh, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Latin
Diminutive or extended form of Ursula, as -ina is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix (from Latin -īna meaning "belonging to"). This essentially makes the name a double diminutive of Ursa... [more]
Urzulina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ursulina.
Vaelyn f American (Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn. (Compare Kaylyn, Braelyn, Shaelyn, Raelyn.)
Vaklin m Bulgarian
From the Bulgarian вакъл (vakl) meaning "dark (eyes, hair, etc.)".
Vaklina f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vaklin.
Valin m Sanskrit (?)
Meaning and origin unknown.... [more]
Valina f English
Variant of Valena.
Valinafas m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word nafas meaning "breath".
Valinazar m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word nazar meaning "look, glance".
Valinda f English (American)
Possibly a combination of Val and the name suffix inda (also compare Valena 1).
Valiniyoz m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".
Valinka f Czech
Diminutive of Valérie.
Valintén m Walloon
Walloon form of Valentin.
Valintin m Picard
Picard form of Valentin.
Valintinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Valentino.
Valinur m Uzbek
Derived from the given name Vali and the Uzbek word nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Vasilina f Russian
Russian form of Ukrainian Vasylyna
Velin m Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic veli meaning "great".
Velina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velin.
Velinka f Slovene
Derived from Velimira.
Vendalin m Czech
Variant of Vendelín.
Vendelin m Banat Swabian, Romansh
Banatswabian and Romansh form of Wendelin.
Venelin m Bulgarian
Derived from Венелин (Venelin), the surname of the Russian slavist and philologist Yuriy Venelin (1802-1839), who is best known for his research on the language, history and culture of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people... [more]
Venelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Venelin. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian high jumper Venelina Veneva-Mateeva (b. 1974).
Veralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Veralynn. Combination of Vera and Lyn.
Verlin m American
From Latin origin meaning "virile" or "manly". ... [more]
Verlynne f old english and welsh
a combined name of verly and lynne. verly is derived from the old english name beverly, meaning “dweller at the beaver meadow”. lynne is a name of welsh origin meaning “lake”.
Vernalyn f Filipino
The name Verna with the suffix -lyn.
Veselina f Bulgarian, Slovene
Feminine form of Veselin.
Veselinka f Slovene, Macedonian
Diminutive of Veselina, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. Also the Macedonian feminine form of Veselin.
Vesselin m Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Veselin, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. Known bearers of this name include the Bulgarian pianist Vesselin Stanev (b... [more]
Vesselina f Bulgarian
Variant spelling of Veselina, but in some cases it is also a variant transcription of the name. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian opera singer Vesselina Kasarova (b... [more]
Vilina f Russian, Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic element vila meaning "fairy".
Vitalina f Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Ancient Roman
Russian, Ukranian, Italian, and Ancient Roman feminine form of Vitale.
Vivilyn f English
Vivi combined with suffix -Lyn
Vizelin m History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly derived from the Germanic name Wizo. It was borne by a 11th-century saint from Holstein, Germany.
Vlinder f Dutch
Derived from the Dutch word vlinder meaning "butterfly".... [more]
Voegellin f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Vogel.
Wadeline f African American
Wadeline Jonathas is an American track and field athlete
Waelyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Waylynn. According to the Social Security Administration, Waelyn was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2018.
Waling m Dutch
Variant of Wale.
Walkelin m Anglo-Norman
There are a number of famous bearers of this name.
Wanlin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 万 (wàn) meaning "innumerable, numerous" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest, woods" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Wanling f Chinese
From the Chinese 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" or 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Waylyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wayland using the phonetic element lyn.
Waylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Waylon.
Weilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 薇 (wēi), a type of fern, 玮 (wěi) meaning "type of jade, rare, valuable" or 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn", 林 (lín) meaning "woods, forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Weiling f Chinese
From the Chinese 玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, rare, valuable" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Welflin m Medieval German
Probably a diminutive of the name Welf.
Wellington m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Wellington.
Wendalyn f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Wendelin or Wendell.
Wendelina f Dutch
Feminine form of Wendelin.
Wendolin f Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish adoption of Gwendolen.
Wendolinus m Germanic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Holy shepherd and possible hermit, a Catholic saint, also called Wendelinus.
Wenelin m Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Venelin.
Wenlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn".
Weselina f Polish
Polish borrowing of Veselina.
Weslinn f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Wesley and a variant of the popular name suffix -lynn in an attempt to create a feminine form.
Wesselin m German
German transcription of the Bulgarian name Veselin.
Wesselina f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German transcription of the Bulgarian name Veselina.
Westlyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 'West' and the popular name suffix -lyn.
Weylyn m & f American
Variant of Waylon sometimes used for girls.
Wideline f Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Wide.
Wiflin m Romani
Possibly a Romani form of William or a transferred use of the surname Wiflin.
Willine f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch and English cognate of Guillaumine or Guillemine. Also compare Willette.
Wrestling m English (Puritan)
Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’. Meaning, "The sport or activity of grappling with an opponent and trying to throw or hold them down on the ground, typically according to a code of rules." Referring to Genesis 32:22-32 in which Jacob wrestles with God... [more]
Xaquelina f Galician
Galician form of Jacqueline.
Xelín m Asturian
Diminutive of Ánxelu.
Xianglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense" and 霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain" or 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn".
Xiangling f Chinese
From Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" and 菱 (líng) meaning "water caltrop". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
Xianlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" or 先 (xiān) meaning "first" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Xianling f Chinese
From the Chinese 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Xiaolin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest", 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" or 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn"... [more]
Xiaoling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul"... [more]
Xilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".
Xinlin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 新 (xīn) meaning "new, fresh", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 鑫 (xīn) meaning "wealthy, prosperous", or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest"... [more]
Xinling f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and 铃 (líng) meaning "bell", 泠 (líng) meaning "nice and cool", 聆 (líng) meaning "hear, listen" or 凌 (líng) meaning "pure, virtuous".
Xiulin f Chinese
From the Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, flowering, luxuriant, refined, graceful" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Xuanlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".
Xuelin f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Xueling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 凌 (líng) meaning "rise, soar"... [more]
Xulin f Chinese
From the Chinese 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Xuling f Chinese
From the Chinese 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton" or 绪 (xù) meaning "end of thread, thread, clue" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Xylina f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Modern name coined in the early 20th century either as a variant of Xylia or directly from Greek ξύλινος (xylinos) meaning "wooden; of wood" (a derivative of ξύλον (xylon) "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross")... [more]
Yacalin f Central American
Variant of Jacqueline, used in Honduras.
Yaidelin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Latin American name of uncertain meaning, used particularly in Cuba and Venezuela.
Yalin f & m Chinese
Combination of Ya and Lin.
Yalin m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "(he) will host" in Hebrew.
Yalina f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ya, Li 1 and Na.
Yaline f Chinese (Modern)
Feminine variant of Yalin, which is combination of the names Ya and Lin.