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Ellyn at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- English
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 8
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
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What does Ellyn mean?
Ellyn is a baby name with English context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Variant of Helen Means Light or most beautiful woman.
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Brothers for Ellyn
Colyn
Boy
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Abbreviation of Nicholas 'people's victory'; Variant of Colin: Of a triumphant people; young boy
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Dalyn
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Rhyming variant of Waylon - a historical blacksmith with supernatural powers
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A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman Famous bearer: British actress Dame Ellen Terry; light; light, mercy; Noble; Variant of Helen: Shining light The bright one
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Dwells by the alder trees; happy; Joyful; Joyful, happy Famous bearer: Ellery Queen, the hero of a series of detective stories written by Frederic Dannay and Manfred B Lee; Lives by the alder tree
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Sister names
Sisters for Ellyn
Emblyn
Girl
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Hardworking Variant of Emily, from an Old German variant of Emmeline; Variant of the French Emmeline, which ultimately derives from the Old German 'amal' meaning labor
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Emelyn
Girl
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Hardworking Variant of Emily, from an Old German variant of Emmeline; Variant of the French Emmeline, which ultimately derives from the Old German 'amal' meaning labor
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Emlyn
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Industrious Welsh version of the Latin Aemilianus Also, from the Welsh place name Newcastle Emlyn Famous bearer: Welsh actor and dramatist Emlyn Williams; place name; Variant of the French Emmeline, which ultimately derives from the Old German 'amal' meaning...
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a feminized name which means life or to live; Form of Evelyn: Life
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