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♀ Lyn (girl)
What does Lyn mean?
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
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)
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.
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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