Updated February 15, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Chinese : Beautiful; jade
  • Spanish : Pretty
  • Scandinavian : Lime tree

Girl name variations

Linn

Linn

0 % this year
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Lynn

Lynn

- 26% this year
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Linda

Linda

+ 6% this year
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Lynda

Lynda

- 9% this year
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Lindy

Lindy

- 3% this year
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Lindi

Lindi

+ 57% this year
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Linden

Linden

- 3% this year
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Belinda

Belinda

- 23% this year
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Linnea

Linnea

+ 1% this year
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Linayah

Linayah

0 % this year
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Linea

Linea

0 % this year
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Linnay

Linnay

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Lynnea

Lynnea

+ 44% this year
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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Linden tree
  • German : Mountain of linden trees
  • English : Verbose; waterfall

Boy name variations

Lind

Lind

0 % this year
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Linden

Linden

- 3% this year
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Lyndon

Lyndon

- 10% this year
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Lindell

Lindell

+ 20% this year
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Lindberg

Lindberg

0 % this year
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Lindley

Lindley

+ 43% this year
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Lindon

Lindon

+ 7% this year
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Lindt

Lindt

0 % this year
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Linford

Linford

0 % this year
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Linely

Linely

0 % this year
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Linton

Linton

0 % this year
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Lindburg

Lindburg

0 % this year
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Lindie

Lindie

+ 14% this year
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Lindy

Lindy

- 3% this year
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Lyndberg

Lyndberg

0 % this year
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Lydburgh

Lydburgh

0 % this year
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Lynn

Lynn

- 26% this year
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Lyn

Lyn

+ 20% this year
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Linn

Linn

0 % this year
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Lynne

Lynne

+ 100% this year
Masculine
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How Popular Is The Name Lin

Family name origins & meanings

  • Chinese : from a word meaning ‘forest’. Bi Gan was a half-brother to Zhou Xin, the cruel and corrupt last king (1154–1123 bc) of the Shang dynasty. Bi Gan criticized his half-brother’s excesses, and for this he had his belly ripped open and his heart cut out. His wife fled to Chang Forest, where she gave birth to a son. When Zhou Xin was toppled by the new Zhou dynasty, the new Zhou ruler granted the son some land together with the name Lin.
  • Chinese : variant of Lian 1.
  • Scottish and English : perhaps a variant of Lynn.
  • Dutch : probably a variant of Lyn.