Meaning: Modern compound of May (the month, from Latin Maia) and -lin (short form of -lynn: Welsh lake); or a form of Mei-Lin (Chinese: beautiful jade)Medium
In 30 seconds: A compact compound of May (from Roman goddess Maia) and -lin (Welsh lake), related to Maylee and Maelyn. It also phonetically echoes the Chinese Mei-Lin (beautiful jade), giving it multicultural resonance.
Maylin is a short compound of May (Latin Maia, Roman goddess of spring) and -lin (Welsh llyn: lake, or the short -lin suffix). It may also function as a phonetic spelling of Mei-Lin, a common Chinese feminine name.
Maylin appeared in U.S. birth data from the 2000s and ranked #1193 for girls in 2024.
Did you know? Mei-Lin is one of the most common feminine names in Chinese tradition — Mei means beautiful and Lin means jade or forest, creating a name that evokes both the beauty of nature and the purity of precious stone simultaneously.
Overall data confidence 72%
U.S. Social Security Administration — popularity data
Variations
MaelynMaylynMeilinMayleen
Nicknames
MayLin
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Maelyn— Mae + -lyn compound with the same sound and structure
Maylee— May + -lee compound from the same naming tradition
Emmalyn— compound -lyn name in the same American wave
Evelyn— classic Ev + -lyn that anchors the -lyn naming tradition
