Meaning of name Marlin

The name Marlin has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

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

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Marlin in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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

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

The following names are baby names related to Marlin and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Marlin: Boys - Arvil, Clay, Colonel, Danforth, Darod, Darrow, Darwin, Dock, Edison, Elgin, Ewell, Garrison, Genaro, Geoffrey, Gerard, Houston, Howell, Judge, Keshaun, Keshawn, King, Girls - Adell, Alfreda, Dove, Jaylee, Liberty, Yetta, Both genders - Harley, Lee, Payton

The name Marlin is a variant of Marlen. Other popular variants of the name Marlen are: Marl, Marlan, Marlann, Marle, Marlea, Marleah, Marlee, Marleigh, Marlenn, Marli, Marlie, Marlin, Marlinn, Marlon (English), Marlonn, Marlun, Marlunn, Marly, Marlyn, Marlynn

We think the name Marlin 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 Marlin to be: Muscular, intense tough guy

In one word, you might describe Marlin as a(n) "muscular" person.

See other "muscular" names for boys.