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Emlyn - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Emlyn

[ 2 syll. e-mlyn, em-l-yn ] The boy name Emlyn is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is ehMLIHN KEY.

1: Emlyn is used chiefly in the Welsh language and its origin is also Welsh. The name is of obscure origin; it could be from a place name in Dyfed, Wales, or else it could ultimately be from the Latin Aemilius.

2: Emlyn's origin is Germanic. Derived from the element 'amal' meaning work.

In addition, Emlyn is a variant of the name Emiliano (Spanish and Italian) in the Welsh language.

Emlyn is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Emlyn, Emiliano (Spanish and Italian) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Emlyn include the name Emilian (Polish, English, and Romanian) and the name Emiliano (Spanish and Italian).

KEY: English pronunciation for Emlyn: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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