Meaning of name Lin

The name Lin has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Lin is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Lin for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Lyndon, of which the name Lin is a variant.

The name Lin is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Lyndon. See other suggested English boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Lyndon.

The following names are baby names related to Lin and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Lin: Boys - Admiral, Alfred, Barton, Boston, Burton, Coleman, Davis, Dickinson, Dunton, Earl, Elmore, Errol, Gardner, Garfield, Graham, Hamilton, Hayward, Jamari, Kipp, Lyman, Milburn, Girls - Ammie, Arrie, China, Cordie, Darlene, Diamond, Jaelynn, Jaimie, Kimora, Knowles, Lady, Mercy, Octavia, Pinkie, Precious, Shirlene, Both genders - Albert, Augustine, Blake, Edward, Madison, Parker

The name Lin is a variant of Lyndon. Other popular variants of the name Lyndon are: Lin, Linden, Lindon, Lyden, Lynd, Lyndan, Lynden

We think the name Lin should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Lin to be: Distinguished and polite leader

In one word, you might describe Lin as a(n) "distinguished" person.

See other "distinguished" names for boys.