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.
Wenlin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" and
林 (lín) meaning "forest" or
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn".
Woglinde f TheatreThe 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)".... [
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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... [
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Xianglin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense" and
霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain" or
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn".
Xiangling f ChineseFrom Chinese 香 (
xiāng) meaning "fragrant" and 菱 (
líng) meaning "water caltrop". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [
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Xianlin f ChineseFrom 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 ChineseFrom the Chinese
贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Xiaolin f & m ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Xiaoling f & m ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Xilin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".
Xinlin f & m ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Xinling f ChineseFrom 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 ChineseFrom the Chinese
秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, flowering, luxuriant, refined, graceful" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Xuanlin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".
Xuelin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Xueling f & m ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Xulin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton" and
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Xuling f ChineseFrom 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")... [
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Yanlin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and
林 (lín) meaning "forest".
Yanling f & m ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Yaoling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Yinglin f ChineseFrom 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 ChineseFrom the Chinese
吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry" and
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Yonglin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
永 (yǒng) meaning "long, eternal, forever" or
雍 (yōng) meaning "harmony, union, harmonious" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".
Yuanling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Yuelin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" or
霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain".
Yueling f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and
岭 (lǐng) meaning "mountain peak" or
泠 (líng) meaning "nice and cool".
Yulin m & f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Yuling f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Zengling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
增 (zēng) meaning "increase, add to" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Zephalinda f English, LiteratureA name coined by the English poet Alexander Pope, appearing in his poem "Epistle to Miss Blount" (1715).
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... [
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Zhaoling f ChineseFrom 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 ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Zhenling f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 貞
(zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" combined with 菱
(líng) meaning "water caltrop, water chesnut" or 龄
(líng) meaning "age, duration"... [
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Zhilin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Zhiling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Zilin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
子 (zi) meaning "child" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".
Zuoling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".