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♂ Allyn (boy)
What does Allyn mean?
Allyn 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Allyn) is of Old German derivation, and the meaning of Allyn is "precious". Allyn is an alternate form of Alan (Old German): from Adal. Allyn is also a form of Allen (Gaelic, Old German).
Variations
VARIANTS Alyn, Alun, Alon, Allon, Allin, Alleyne, Alleyn, Allayne, Allan▼, Allain, Alin, Alen, Alann, Alain, Ailin, Ailean
RELATIONS VIA ALAN, ALLEN Al▼, Alair, Aland, Alano, Alley, Allie▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Aalyn, ..
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Allyn Dashiell (A.D.), ..
How popular is Allyn?
Allyn is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#15299 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Allyn was first listed in 1910-1919 and reached its apex position of #885 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Allyn are Al, Alain, Alan (#172 VIA LATEST LIST), Alen, Allan (#778), Allen (#421) and Allie. Other forms, like Allain, are uncommon. These relations of Allyn reached the top of their popularity in the 1950s (AVERAGE #905) and are now significantly less popular (#1421, ▼76%), with versions like Allen becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Allyn is alike in pronunciation to Ailwyn, Aloin, Aluin, Alwin, Alwine, Alwyn, Alwynn, Aylwin, Eilan, Eilon, Eilwyn, Elan, Elian▲, Elon▲, Elwin▼, Elwyn, Elwynn, Ilan, Ilon, Olen▼, Olin▼, Olyn, Walwyn, Welwyn and Wylan. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aaryn, Adlin, Aeryn, Aidyn, Airyn, Alban, Alben, Albin▼, Alby, Albyn, Albys, Aldan, Alden▲, Aldin, Aldon, Aldwyn, Alfy, Algy, Alldo (see Aldo), Allex, Allson, Allton, Allyson, Aloys, Alpin, Alten, Alton▼, Alvan, Alven, Alvin▼, Alvyn, Alvys, Amyn, Arlan, Arlen▼, Arlin, Arllen, Arly, Arlyn, Arwyn, Aslan, Aswyn, Colyn, Dalyn, Elvyn, Emlyn, Flyn, Galyn, Glyn and Nolyn. These names tend to be more frequently used than Allyn.
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