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Lin
say it lin
What Lin means
- Chinese forest, grove (林); also fine jade (琳)
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 456 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 474 in Norway (2020)
- no. 853 in Austria (2020)
- no. 865 in Denmark (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 1950.
Names with a similar meaning
Parker Silas Marley Bradley Sylvie Kingsley Sylvia Forrest Sylvester Marlee Sylas Arden
Lin in stories
- Spirited Away: Lin, the tough bathhouse worker who looks out for Chihiro