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.
Halinor f Popular CulturePossibly an elaborated form of
Elinor. Created for the comic book series 'W.I.T.C.H.'. In the story, Halinor was the original Guardian of Fire.
Hamlin m American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Hamlin. A notable bearer is American author Hamlin
Garland (1860-1940) who wrote fictional works about life in the Midwest.
Haoling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
淏 (hào) meaning "clear water" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Helinä f FinnishDerives from Finnish word
helinä, which means "jingle" in Finnish. It may possibly have been used also as a variant of
Helena.... [
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Herculine f French (Rare)Feminine form of
Hercule and the French form of
Herculina. Herculine Adélaïde Barbin, later known as Abel Barbin (1838-1868) was a French intersex person who was assigned female at birth and raised in a convent, but was later reclassified as male by a court of law, after an affair and physical examination.
Herzlinde f German (Rare)New coinage from the German word
Herz "heart" and the name element
linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Hildelinde f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle" and Proto-Germanic
*linþaz meaning "gentle, sweet, mild".
Hlín f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, IcelandicMeans "protection" in Old Norse, the root of which is Old Icelandic
hleina "to save, protect, defend" (ultimately relating to Old English
hlæna and modern English
lean; also the related noun
hlein is used of the upright warp-weighted loom, which is leaned against a wall in use)... [
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Honglin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or
粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Hualin f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 桦
(huà) meaning "birch", 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化
(huà) meaning "change, transform" and 林
(lín) meaning "forest" or 霖
(lín) meaning "long spell of rain"... [
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Huiling f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 慧
(huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 蕙
(huì) meaning "orchid" combined with 玲
(líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [
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Idelinde f Medieval FrenchOld Frankish id, of uncertain origin but perhaps related to Old Icelandic ið 'work, business, occupation, per Morlet + Proto-Germanic *linþaz 'gentle, sweet, mild'.
Illinois m & f American (Archaic)The state is named for the French adaptation of an Algonquian language (perhaps Miami) word apparently meaning "speaks normally" (cf. Miami
ilenweewa, Old Ottawa
ilinoüek, Proto-Algonquian
elen-, "ordinary" and
-we·, "to speak"), referring to the Illiniwek (Illinois) people... [
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Irmlind f German (Rare, Archaic)A dithematic name formed from the name elements
irmin "whole, great" and
lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood"
Isalina f PortugueseThe name of the wives of Józef Boruwłaski, Daniel Lambert, and Ignace Nau.
Iselin f NorwegianNorwegian adoption of an originally German short form of Old High German names containing the element
isarn meaning "iron" (e.g.,
Isengard,
Iselinde,
Isburg), as well as an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of
Isa 2 and a Norwegian adoption and adaption of the Irish name
Aisling (compare
Isleen).
Jeryline f English (American)From a Fictional Character Played By Jada Pinkett Smith in the Movie "Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight".
Jeslyn f EnglishAn English name of Hebrew origin. Means "He Sees" or "God Watches."