Ellin - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Ellin \e(l)-lin\ is a variant of Eleanor (Greek), Ellen (Greek) and Helen (Greek), and the meaning of Ellin is "sun ray, shining light".

The baby name Ellin sounds like Eilin, Ellyn, Elin, Ellina, Ellon and Ellan. Other similar baby names are Ellie, Elli, Edlin, Ellia and Evlin.

Ellin is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Ellin. Compare Ellin with related baby names.