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[ 1 syll. lyn, ly-n ] The girl name Lyn is also used as a boy name, though it is more often a girl name. It is pronounced LIHN †. Lyn is of Germanic, Old English, and Welsh origin. It is used mainly in English and German. Lyn is a form of the Czech, Dutch, English, Italian, Scandinavian, Spanish, and German Linda in the English and German languages. Lyn is also a short form of the English and Scottish Lindsay in the English language. Lyn is also a spelling variant of the English and German Lynn in the English language. See also the related forms, the English Cherilee, the English Cherilyn, the English Emmalyn, the English Hollyn, the English Jazlyn, the English and Irish Kaylyn, the English Shaelin, the English Teralyn, and the English Terrilyn. Lyn is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1962, 0.014% of baby girls were named Lyn. It was #594 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a marked drop in frequency since then, and is of only irregular use today. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Lyn, Jazlyn was the most popular in 2008. Lyn has in the last century been primarily given to girls. In 1954, 5 times more girls than boys were given the name Lyn. Baby names that sound like Lyn include the English Lin, the Vietnamese Linh, the English and German Linn, the English Linne, the English Lynae, the English and German Lynn, the English and German Lynne, the English and French Laine, the Chinese Lan, the English Lane, the English Lean, the English Leane, the Dutch Leen, the German, Dutch, English, Polish, Scandinavian, and Scottish Lene, the English Lian, the Vietnamese Lien, the Latvian and English Liene, the English and German Line, the name Llon, and the Breton and French Loane.
† Pronunciation for Lyn: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
