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Welinton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Wellington.

Wellington m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Wellington.

Wellinton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Wellington.

Wendaline f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Feminine form of Wendelin or Wendell.

Wendalyn f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Wendelin or Wendell.

Wendelina f Dutch
Feminine form of Wendelin.

Wendeline f Dutch
Variant of Wendelina.

Wendelinus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Wendelin.

Wendellyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Wendelyn f English (American)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Wendolin f Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish adoption of Gwendolen.

Wendoline f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Wendolinus m Germanic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Holy shepherd and possible hermit, a Catholic saint, also called Wendelinus.

Wendolyn f English, Mexican

Wendolynne f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Wendolin.

Wenelin m Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Venelin.

Wenlin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem"... [more]

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.

Weslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Wesley and Lyn.

Weslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Weslyn.

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.

Westlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Westlyn.

Weylin m American (Modern, Rare)

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.

Willin m Medieval English
Diminutive of William.

Willina f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Willine.

Willine f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch and English cognate of Guillaumine or Guillemine. Also compare Willette.

Willington m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Willington.

Woglinde f Theatre
The name is made up from the poetic German word Woge "wave" and the name element lind "linden tree, lime; soft, flexible; shield (made of lime wood)".... [more]

Wonderlyn f English (American)
Diminutive of Wonder

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.

Xhaklina f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Jacqueline.

Xhesalina f Albanian (Rare)

Xholin f & m Albanian (Rare)

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 m & f Chinese

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.

Yailin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Yailyn f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean)

Yalin f & m Chinese
Combination of Ya and Lin.

Yalin m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "(he) will host" in Hebrew.

Yalina f American (Hispanic, Modern)

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.

Yalingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Yaling and An 1.

Yanlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest".

Yanling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 延 (yán) meaning "stretch, prolong" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration"... [more]

Yaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Yaquelín f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Jacqueline in use in Latin America. It is especially popular in Cuba.

Yazlyn f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jazlyn.

Yeline f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yeling f Chinese

Yevangelina f Russian (Modern)
Russian form of Evangelina.

Yilin f & m Chinese, Taiwanese
Combination of Yi and Lin.

Yiling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony", 逸 (yì) meaning "leisurely, indulgent", 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 乙 (yǐ) referring to the second of the ten Heavenly Stems, 以 (yǐ) meaning "with, by means of, because of, according to" or 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed" combined with 伶 (líng) meaning "clever", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", 岭 (lǐng) meaning "mountain range", 齡 (líng) meaning "age, length of time, duration" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul"... [more]

Yinglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" , 萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm" or 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water; lucid" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem", 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".

Yinlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".

Yoccelin f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yocelin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yoselin.

Yocelyn f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yocelyne f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yocelynn f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yolina f Bulgarian (Rare)

Yolinda f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yolanda influenced by Linda.

Yolindi f Afrikaans
South africa

Yoline f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yolaine.

Yoling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yolinia f Filipino (Rare)

Yonglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 永 (yǒng) meaning "long, eternal, forever" or 雍 (yōng) meaning "harmony, union, harmonious" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".

Yoseline f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yoselin.

Yoselyn f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Joselyn.

Yosselin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yoselin and Jocelyn.

Ysaline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isaline.

Yseline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Ysaline.

Ysoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Isoline. Alternatively, according to Jean-Maurice Barbé, it is a derivative of Ysoie or Eusoye, which are French variants of Eusébie.

Yuanling f Chinese
From the Chinese 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Yudelin f Spanish (Latin American)

Yudelina f Spanish (Latin American)

Yuelin f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" or 霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain".

Yueling f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 岭 (lǐng) meaning "mountain peak" or 泠 (líng) meaning "nice and cool".

Yulin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 毓 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 育 (yù) meaning "raise, nourish" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" combined with 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn", 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem", 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "continued rain"... [more]

Yulina f Chinese
Combination of Yu, Li 1 and Na.

Yulina f Russian
Possibly derived from the name Yuliya or Yuliana.

Yuling f Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 豫 (yù) meaning "relaxed, comfortable" or "content, happy", and 裕 (yù) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" combined with 齡 (líng) meaning "age, duration" or 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [more]

Yvelin m French (Rare), Judeo-Anglo-Norman
French diminutive of Yves and Judeo-Anglo-Norman diminutive of Yvo.

Zacqueline f African American (Rare)

Zaelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular phonetic elements zay and lyn, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kaylyn, Braelyn and Shaelyn... [more]

Zailyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zakelina f Greek (Rare)
Greek borrowing of Jacqueline.

Žaklīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Jacqueline.

Zalina f Chechen, Ingush, Kabardian, Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian, Malay
Most likely a variant of Zarina.

Zalinah f Malay
Variant of Zalina.

Zaline f South American (Rare)

Zalyna f Malaysian (Rare)

Zaylin f & m English (New Zealand)

Zaylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.

Zédélina f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélia.

Zédéline f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zédélina.

Zédélinia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zédélina.

Zédélinie f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zédélinia.

Zelina f Greek
Diminutive of Zinovia.

Zelina f Hungarian
Variant of Celina.

Zelinda f Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Folklore
Supposedly an Italian form of Selinde, itself a German variant of Sieglinde, as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name... [more]

Zeline f Gallo
Gallo form of Azeline.

Zeline f Hungarian
Short form of Celesztina as well as a quasi-borrowing of Céline.

Zengling f Chinese
From the Chinese 增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Zephalinda f English, Literature
A name coined by the English poet Alexander Pope, appearing in his poem "Epistle to Miss Blount" (1715).

Zépheline f French (Acadian)
Likely a variant of Zéphyrine.

Zeplyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Zeppelin using the suffix lyn.

Zeplynn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeplyn.

Zeppelin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the name of the Zeppelin airships; from the surname of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), a German aeronautical pioneer, designer and manufacturer of airships... [more]

Zeppelina f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zeppelin.

Zeppeline f English
Feminine form of Zeppelin.

Zepplin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeppelin

Zepplyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeplyn.

Zerlina f Literature, Theatre, Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Danish, German (Rare)
The name of a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' (1787), to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was based on the legend of Don Juan.... [more]

Zerlinda f Indonesian (Modern, Rare)

Zerline f German (Rare), French (Rare), Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
French form and German and Yiddish variant of Zerlina.... [more]

Zhaoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous", 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" or 肇 (zhào) meaning "begin, commence" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Zhenlin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 震 (zhèn) meaning "shake, tremor, excite", 镇 (zhèn) meaning "town, market place" or 振 (zhèn) meaning "excite, rouse" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest", 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain"... [more]

Zhenling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 貞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" combined with 菱 (líng) meaning "water caltrop, water chesnut" or 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration"... [more]

Zhilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".

Zhiling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 凌 (líng) meaning "rise high, go up, approach, draw near"... [more]

Zhoslina f Russian
Russian form of Jocelyn.

Zilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".

Zoéline f French (Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian)
Elaboration of Zoélie.

Zoëllina f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlla.

Zoëlline f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlle.

Zoëllinia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlla.

Zoëllinie f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Zoëlle.

Zoelynn f English
Combination of Zoe and Lynn.

Zolin m Nahuatl
Means "quail" in Nahuatl.

Zsaklin f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Jacqueline.

Zuheilyn f Central American (Rare)
Probably an invented name, perhaps an elaboration of Suhaila or Sujey using the English name suffix lyn... [more]

Zuoling f Chinese
From the Chinese 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Zvezdelin m Bulgarian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".

Zvezdelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdelin.

Zyglinda f Polish
Polish form of Sieglinde.

Zylina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

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