Ellyn - name meaning and origin

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

The baby name Ellyn sounds like Allyn, Elyn, Ellin, Ellon and Ellan. Other similar baby names are Edlyn, Elly, Emlyn and Evlyn.

Ellyn is a common 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 Ellyn. Compare Ellyn with related baby names.