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[ 2 syll. kee-lin, ke-el-in ] The girl name Keelin is pronounced KIYLIHN †. Keelin is of Celtic origin and it is used mainly in Irish. The meaning of Keelin is 'slender and fair'. Derived from caol 'narrow, slender' ; fionn 'white, fair'. The name Caoilfhionn was borne by various Irish saints; it has been variously Anglicized as Keelin or Kaylyn. Keelin is the feminine form of the English Keelan. Keelin is a widely used name; it has 35 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Kaalyn, Keala, Kealey, Keali, Kealin, Keallie, Keally, Kealy, Keela, Keeleigh (used in Irish as well), Keeley (used in Irish as well), Keeli, Keelie, Keely (used in Irish as well), Keighen, Keighla, Keighlagh, Keila, Keilah, Keilee, Keileigh, Keily, Kelin, Kiela, Kiele, Kieley, Kielly, and Kiely. Other English forms include the spelling variants Kealyn, Keelan, Keilan, and Kielyn. Forms used in foreign languages include the Irish Caoilainn, the Irish Caoilfhionn, and the Irish Caolinn. See also the related form, the English and Irish Kaylyn. Keelin is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Within the family of girl names directly related to Keelin, Kaylyn was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Keelin include the English Kealin, the name Kealynn, the English Kaalyn, the English Kailin, the English Kailyn, the English Kaleena, the Arabic Kalin, the English Kalyn, the English Kayleen, the English Kaylen, the English Kaylene, the English Kaylin, the English and Irish Kaylyn, the English Kaylynn, the name Kealan, the name Kealen, the English Kealyn, the English Keelan, the name Keelen, and the name Keelynn.
† English pronunciation for Keelin: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
