Elyn - name meaning and origin

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

The baby name Elyn sounds like Ellyn, Elen, Elin, Elynn, Elon and Elan. Other similar baby names are Edlyn, Emlyn, Eryn, Evlyn and Glyn.

Elyn 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 Elyn. Compare Elyn with related baby names.