Lyn is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Lyn thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
The given name Lyn derived from an English surname and was a masculine name in former times, but today it is mostly a girl’s name. Lyn is also a short form of names like Linda, Lina, Carolyn.
Lyn means “lake” (from Welsh “llyn”) and “soft”, “tender”, “flexible” (from Old Germanic “lind”).
The name Lyn is ranked #406 overall.
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Last updated: 6/7/2022
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