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.
Lingyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Lingyun f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 灵
(líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 凌
(líng) meaning "rise, soar, go up" combined with 运
(yùn) meaning "carry, move, transport" or 云
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Lingzhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".
Lingzhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Lĩnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 領
(lĩnh) meaning "lead, guide" or "receive, accept".
Línhildr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
lín "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear" and
hildr "battle, fight".
Linhua f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 林
(lín) meaning "forest" or 霖
(lín) meaning "long spell of rain, continuous rain" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 桦
(huà) meaning "birch"... [
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Linhui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Linita f Spanish, ItalianDiminutive of
Lina 2, sometimes functioning as a double diminutive of names ending in or otherwise containing
lina.
Linjiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
姣 (jiāo) meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Linjuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem",
林 (lín) meaning "forest" or
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and
隽 (juàn) meaning "superior, outstanding" or
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Linlian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Linliang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Linlin f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 琳
(lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" combined with itself. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Linlong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and
珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".
Linlu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" or
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and
露 (lù) meaning "dew" or
鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret".
Linmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Linmiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Linnethia f English (American, Rare)Variant of
Lynette. A notable bearer of this name is the American television personality NeNe Leakes (b. 1967), whose full name is Linnethia Monique Leakes (née Johnson).
Linning f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".
Linor f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of
Li 2 and
Nor. A known bearer of this name is Israeli beauty queen, lawyer and activist Linor Abargil (1980-), who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998.
Linoy f Hebrew (Modern)Combination of the names
Li 2 and
Noy meaning "my beauty" in Hebrew. A famous bearer is the olympic gold medalist in rhythmic gymnastics Linoy Ashram (1999)
Linping f ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest" and
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming, graceful".
Linqian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and
谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".
Linqiao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest, woods" and
俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble".
Linrong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade" and
荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".
Linshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
Linsheng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred, sage".
Linshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain",
林 (lín) meaning "forest" or
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl" or
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Linshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "heavy rain" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Linshui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
水 (shuǐ) meaning "water"..
Linshuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
Linting f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".
Linwan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".
Linwang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
望 (wàng) meaning "look at, look forward to, hope, expect".
Linxing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
林 (lín) meaning "forest" and
杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot, almond".
Linxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or
林 (lín) meaning "forest" and
绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant" or
渲 (xuàn) meaning "add repeated washes of colour".
Linyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" and
焱 (yàn) meaning "flames" or
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Linyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain" or
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy" or
伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that".
Linying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".
Linyong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous, valiant, fierce".
Linyou f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" or
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent".
Linyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or
苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".
Linzhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" and
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligent".
Linzhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious gem".
Luanling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird, or
銮 (luán) meaning "bells" and
翎 (líng) meaning "feather, wing" or
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Luling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Lyndall f & m English, South AfricanTransferred use of the surname
Lyndall. This was (first?) used as a given name by the South African author, political activist and feminist Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) for the heroine in her most famous novel,
The Story of an African Farm (1883)... [
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Lyndia f English (American)Elaboration of
Lynda. Lyndia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae, which contains only one species, Lyndia cannarum.
Lynfa f WelshProbably an elaborated form of the popular name syllable
Lyn, using the suffix
fa (perhaps from names such as
Gwynfa or
Meirionfa, in which it may be derived from Welsh
fa "place").
Lynwen f WelshPossibly formed from the Welsh masculine name
Lyn (a short form of
Llywelyn) or the initial sound in
Lynette combined with the Welsh element
gwen "white; fair; blessed"... [
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Madalina f Romanian (Expatriate)Variant spelling of
Mădălina used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
Magdelyna f Ukrainian (Polonized)Magdelyna or Mahdelyna in Ukrainian, (Magdalina) from Slavic Magda and Old Church Slavic, Czech, Bulgarian Magdalena/Magdalina.... [
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Mahalina f FilipinoMeans "to be fascinated, to be charmed, to be attracted" in Tagalog.
Makiling f & m Philippine Mythology, TagalogMeans "uneven, crooked, bent" in Tagalog. In Tagalog mythology,
Maria Makiling is a spirit who is said to protect Mount Makiling, a volcano in the Philippines.
Malîna f GreenlandicMeans "the one to follow", cognate of
malippaa ("to follow someone") and the suffix -
na (denotes a personal name). In Greenlandic mythology Malîna is the goddess of the sun and the sister of
Anningan, god of the moon... [
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Malina f Inuit Mythology, GreenlandicIn Inuit mythology, Malina is the name of a solar goddess. She is constantly fleeing from her brother, the moon god
Igaluk (Inuit) or
Anningan (Grenlandic), and their eternal chase explains the movement of the sun and moon through the sky.
Malina f RomaniOf uncertain origin. Either a borrowing of the Slavic name
Malina 2 or the Romanian name
Mălina, a direct derivation from the Romani word
mal'ina "raspberry" (and thus ultimately a cognate of the Slavic name), or else there might be a relation to the source of the Indian name
Malini.
Malinalxochitl f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec MythologyMeans "grass flower" or "wildflower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
malinalli, "tall grass, twisted grass", and
xōchitl, "flower". In Aztec mythology, Malinalxochitl was a sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions, and desert insects, and the sister of
Huitzilopochtli.
Malinka f RussianDerived from the Russian word "malina" meaning "raspberry."
Mandylin f IngrianLikely an alternative to “Mandilyn” which could be derived from the Greek word “Mandylion” a famous ancient painting.
Manilyn f FilipinoCombination of
Manila and the popular suffix
-lyn. This name was popularized by Manilyn Reynes, a Filipina actress.