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♂ Marlin (boy)
What does Marlin mean?
Marlin 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Marlin) has its roots in Old English, English and Welsh, and Marlin means "land near the lake; sea fortress". Marlin is a variant form of Marland (Old English). Marlin is also a derivative of Marlon (English): possibly (Old French) "little hawk". Marlin is also used as a variation of Merlin (Welsh).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, lake (river), sea
Variations
VARIANTS Merlynn, Merlyn▼, Merlinn, Merlen, Marlonn, Marlinn, Marlen, Marlan
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MARLAND, MARLON, MERLIN Marlond, Marlondo, Merle▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Marlin?
Marlin is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#609 out of 1220, Top 50%) and an even more prominent last name for all people (#5858 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Marlin reached its peak position of #294 in the U.S. during 1930-1939, and is presently at #1807. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Marlan, Marland, Marlen, Marlon (#851 IN 2018), Merle, Merlin and Merlyn are the popular related forms of Marlin (#1807) rated in the Top 2000. Adoption of these relations of Marlin reached its peak in the 1920s (AVERAGE #1140) and is now significantly reduced, with versions such as Merlin becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aarin, Arlin, Bartin, Berlin, Cardin, Carlin, Carmin, Darin▼, Darvin, Darwin, Daylin, Earvin, Farin, Farlie, Garlan, Garlen, Garlin, Garlind, Garlyn, Garrin, Garwin, Gaylin, Hamlin, Harbin, Harkin, Harlan, Harlen, Jaelin, Jarin, Jarrin, Kaelin, Karlan, Karli, Karlin, Katlin, Larin, Larrin, Machin, Malik▼, Malin, Mallen, Mallik, Malvin, Marden, Mardyn (see Marden), Marino, Mario, Marion▼, Marlea, Marley▲, Marlow, Marly, Marmion, Marti, Martijn, Martin▼, Martino, Marton, Marven, Marvin▼, Marwin, Maslen, Masling (see Maslin), Maslon, Masslin, Maurin, Murvin, Nalin, Parkin, Paulin, Tallin, Tarin, Tarrin, Warrin and Waylin. These names tend to be less commonly used than Marlin.
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