This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and a substring is lyn or lin.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aðallín f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
aðal "noble; kind; nature; yard, inheritance, property" and
lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".
Auðlín f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse elements
auðr "fortune, riches" and
lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from
Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or
Lína.
Aylin f GermanGerman variant spelling of
Eileen, better reflecting the German pronunciation. The look of it may also have been inspired by the Turkish
Aylin, which is however pronounced differently in Turkish and has a different etymology.
Aylintá f Western AfricanThe name Aylintá comes from the West African nation of Senegal and means Bearer of Light or Bringer of Light.
Baolin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 宝
(bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" combined with 林
(lín) meaning "forest"... [
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Baoling f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" or
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or
岭 (lǐng) meaning "mountain ridge".
Bebelyn f FilipinoCombination of
Bebe, a Filipino colloquialism for the English word
baby, and the popular suffix
-lyn. This is essentially a variant of
Babylyn.
Beiling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Belina f Gascon, ItalianGascon diminutive of
Isabèl. Belina (known as
Béline in French, died 1153) was a Roman Catholic virgin martyr who was canonized by Pope Innocent III in 1203... [
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Belina f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
belinë "Jerusalem sage (plant)".
Berglind f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or
bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and
lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".
Berlind f Germanic, German (Rare)Derived from Proto-Germanic
*beran or
*bernu "bear" (
bero and
bern in Old High German) combined with Old High German
lind or
lindi "soft, tender."
Berlinde f GermanFrom the Old High German name
Berlind. It is borne by Belgian artist Berlinde de Bruyckere (1964-).
Berolina f German (Rare)The allegoric personification of the German city Berlin. Extremely rarely used as a given name.
Bilin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly",
馝 (bì) meaning fragrance" or
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, blue, green" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem",
凛 (lǐn) meaning "cold, severe, strict" or
粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Biling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Bingling f & m Chinese冰 (Bing) means "Ice, Cold" while 灵 (Ling) means "Soul, Spirit" or 铃 ... [
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Bjarklind f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
bjǫrk "birch tree" or
bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and
lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".
Blinera f Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
bli(r) "linden tree, lime tree; linden flower" and
erë "wind; scent".
Boling m & f ChineseFrom 博 (
bó) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" or 波 (
bō) meaning "wave" combined with 灵 (
líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 铃 (
líng) meaning "bell, chime" or 玲 (
líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [
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Brashlyn f English (Rare)Combination of the English word "Brash" and the suffix -lyn. Possible variant of the popular name "Ashlyn".
Buling f Chinese (Rare)From Chinese 歩 (bù) meaning "step" combined with 鈴 (líng) meaning "bell, chime". Other character combinations can form this name as well. Also comes from 布丁 (bùdīng), meaning "pudding". One fictional bearer of this name is Buling Huang/Fong from Tokyo Mew Mew.
Burglinde f GermanIt is a two-element name composed of the Germanic name elements
burg "protected place, castle" and
lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Caislín f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)Supposed to mean "little castle" from Irish
caiseal meaning "castle" combined with the Irish diminutive of
ín. It also coincides with the rare Irish word
caislín meaning "chat" (a type of bird)... [
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Caline f French (Modern, Rare, ?)A feminine variation of the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos). It also resembles the french word "câlin(e)" (affectionate).
Calinette f Afro-American (Slavery-era)Possibly derived from French
câline, the feminine form of the adjective
câlin "cuddly" (ultimately via Old French from Vulgar Latin
*calina, which itself is from Latin
calidus "warm").
Carlin f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Carlin or a variant of
Carline. A notable masculine bearer was an American rugby union and rugby sevens player: Carliln Isles... [
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Catelyn f LiteratureInvented by G.R.R. Martin for his "Game of Thrones" book series, first realeased in 1996 and turned into a TV series (2011-2019). It is not pronounced like the similar
Caitlin and unrelated.