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Lyn (girl)

What does Lyn mean?

Lyn Pronunciation of Lyn as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Lyn) has its root in Spanish, and Lyn means "pretty; ruddy-complected". Lyn is a variant form of Linda (Spanish): originally derived from "linde". Lyn is also a variation of Lynn (English, Irish, Gaelic). See also Carolyn

STARTS WITH Ly-

ASSOCIATED WITH pretty (beautiful)

Variations

VARIANTS Lynne, Linn, Lin

RELATED FORMS VIA LINDA, LYNN Lindi, Lindy, Lynae, Lynda, Lynde, Lyndel, Lyndy, Lynell, Lynlee, Lynley, Lynna, Lynnda

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lyn Elliana (L.E.), ..

How popular is Lyn?

Lyn is a very prominent first name for females (#1170 out of 4276, Top 27%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#25775 out of 150436, Top 17%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Lyn was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its highest position of #586 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lyn name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Lyn outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Carolyn (#860 LAST YEAR), Linda (#726), Lindy, Linn, Lynda, Lynell, Lynlee (#1922), Lynn, Lynnda and Lynne are the prominent variation forms of Lyn appearing in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Lyn was more pronounced among parents 8 decades ago (USAGE OF 5.44%) and is now significantly reduced (USAGE 0.05%, 99.1%), with versions like Lindy becoming less trendy.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lyn, Carolyn, Linda, Lindy, Linn in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lynda, Lynell, Lynlee, Lynn, Lynnda, Lynne in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Linda, Linn outside U.S.

Similar Names

Lyn is alike in pronunciation to Laine, Lane, Layne, Lean, Leann, Lene, Leone, Liane, Liann, Luane and Luann. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ayn, Cyn, Jyn, Lyna, Lys, Lyz and Wyn. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lyn.

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