Elin - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Elin \e-lin\ is a variant of Elen (Welsh) and Ellen (Greek), and the meaning of Elin is "sun ray, shining light".

The baby name Elin sounds like Eline, Eilin, Elyn, Ellin, Elina, Elon and Elan. Other similar baby names are Edin, Edlin, Elis, Eli, Elia, Eliz, Erin and Evlin.

Elin is a somewhat common first name for women (#3727 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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