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What does Emlyn mean?
Emlyn 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Emlyn) is pronounced EM-lin. It is of Welsh origin. Place name: the Welsh town of Castell Newydd Emlyn, where the name Emlyn may be from am meaning "surrounding" and glyn meaning "valley". Possibly from Aemiliānus, a derivative of the old Roman surname Aemilius (see Emil). May also be of Celtic origin as there are Breton and Irish saints named Aemilianus, which may be a Latin form of an old Celtic name. Playwright and actor Emlyn Williams.
ASSOCIATED WITH valley, old, roman, surname, irish (gaelic), saints
Variations
VARIANT Emlen
OTHER FORMS VIA EMIL Emelen, Emelio, Emile▼, Emilian, Emilien, Emilio▲, Emilion, Emilyan, Emlin, Emlynn
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Erlyn, ..
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Emlyn Mariano (E.M.), ..
How popular is Emlyn?
Emlyn is a rare first name for males. Emlyn is an equally unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Emlyn (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) listed in the Top 2000 are Emilio (#248 IN 2018), Emil (#1370) and Emile. Other forms, like Emilien, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Emlyn reached its highest a century ago (MEDIAN #530) and is somewhat less today (#1206, 42% LESS USAGE), with forms such as Emil becoming somewhat outmoded. Emilio is the most fashionable birth name among these. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Emlyn is pronounced similarly to Emlin and Emlynn. Other recommended sound-alike names are Allyn, Alyn, Amyn, Arlyn, Colyn, Dalyn, Edlin, Edwyn, Edyn, Efryn, Eilan, Eilon, Eilwyn, Elan, Elon▲, Elvyn, Elwyn, Ely, Eman, Emelen, Emilyan (see Emil), Emrys, Emyr, Erly, Ervyn, Erwyn, Evelyn, Evyn, Flyn, Galyn, Glyn, Hamlyn, Nolyn and Olyn. Like Emlyn, these names are not frequently used.
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