Marlin - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Marlin \m(a)-rlin, mar-lin\. Blend of Mary (Latin) "star of the sea" and Lynn (Spanish) "pretty".

Marlin has 6 variant forms: Marlen, Marlenn, Marrlen, Marlinn, Marlyn and Marrlin.

For more information, see also the related name Marlene.

Baby names that sound like Marlin are Marline, Marylin, Marilin, Maralin, Marlina and Marlon.

Marlin is an uncommon female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Marlin. Click here to compare Marlin with related baby names.