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.
Marcheline f English (Rare)This is perhaps best known as the name of Marcheline Bertrand (1950-2007), the mother of American actress Angelina Jolie, in whose case it was invented by combining her given names,
Marcia and
Lynne (with
Marceline a likely influence)... [
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Marlinchen f Folklore (Anglicized)This name is used in the English translation of the Grimm Fairytale "The Juniper Tree". In the Low German original, the girl is named
Marleenken. In the fairytale, Marlinchen gathers her brother's bones after he has been eaten by their father, and buries them under the Juniper tree.
Maslini f Malay (Rare)Possibly derived from Arabic مُسَلٍّ
(musallin) meaning "comforter" or "amusing, comforting".
Maylinor f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
mayli meaning "fine, well" and
nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire".
Meilin f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 美
(měi) meaning "beautiful", 梅
(méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 玫
(méi) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 林
(lín) meaning "forest", 琳
(lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" or 麟
(lín) meaning "female unicorn"... [
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Meilina f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of May (
Mei in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in May.
Meiling f ChineseFrom Chinese 美
(měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 龄
(líng) meaning "age, duration, years", 玲
(líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", 伶
(líng) meaning "clever, smart, performer, solitary", or 灵 (
líng) meaning “spirit, soul”... [
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Melindra f LiteratureA minor character from Danielle Paige's 2014 novel
Dorothy Must Die bears this name.
Meline f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek μῆλον
(melon) meaning "apple" or "quince". This was the name of a princess in Greek mythology, a daughter of Thespius and Megamede... [
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Mélinée f French (?)Probably comes from either Mélanie or Mélaine or from Mélina or Méline. Famous bearer include Mélinée Manouchian (1913-1989), Armenian resistance fighters in France during World War II.
Melinette f LiteratureMelinette was a named fairy in the fairy tale "Narcissus and Potentilla".
Menglin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朦 (méng) meaning "condition or appearance of the moon" or
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or
临 (lín) meaning "approach, draw near".
Mengling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Messalina f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, CatalanFeminine diminutive of the Roman family name
Messalla, which was originally an agnomen derived from the place name
Messana, applied to the 3rd-century BC Roman general Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus to commemorate his victory at the city of Messana in Sicily... [
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Miaolin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain",
粼 (lín) meaning "clear" or
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".
Miaoling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Michaelina f German (Bessarabian)Feminine form of
Michael. This name was borne by Michaelina Hordashevska (later known as Josaphata Hordashevska, 1869 – 1919), a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Religious Sister, who was the first member and co-foundress of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate.
Miling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宓 (mì) meaning "quiet, silent, in good health" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Minglin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" or
茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or
粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Moling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Muling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
穆 (mù) meaning "majestic, solemn, reverent, calm" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Nanling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Nilin f Popular CultureNilin is also the name of the main character in the video game 'Remember Me' as Nilin Cartier-Wells. Whether the game developers invented her name or not is unknown.
Obéline f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare, Archaic)Means "spit, nail, rod, pointed pillar, horizontal line". From the Greek
obelos (ὀβελός) with the French diminutive ending of -
ine, -
ie, or -
ia.
Olina f CzechOriginally a diminutive of
Olga which is now also used as a given name in its own right.
Olinirina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
oly meaning "curly (hair)" and
nirina meaning "desired".
Ombline f French (Rare), French CreoleVariant of
Ombeline. A notable bearer was Ombline Desbassayns (1755-1846), a Reunionese planter and slave trader, and after her death immortalized as a sinister character in Reunionese folklore.