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in 2010
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What does the name Lin mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Lin

User Submitted Origins

Chinese
83%
Indian (Sanskrit)
17%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Philippines says the name Lin means "Forest" and is of Chinese origin.
  2. According to a user from Washington, U.S., the name Lin means "Emerald, forest".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
verb Lin
To yield; to stop; to cease.

Etymology: AS. linnan. See Lithe

verb Lin
To cease from.
noun Lin
Senses
  1. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water.
  2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin .
  3. A steep ravine.

Note: ☞ Written also linn and lyn.

Etymology: Ir. linn, or Gael. linne; akin to W. llyn a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS. hlynn torrent. Cf. Dunlin

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
    Synonyms: maya lin
Wiktionary
  1. A surname​ of Chinese origin (see: 林)
  2. A male or female given name
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Notable Persons Named Lin

Notable Persons Named Lin

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1971. Lin was given the name Linda Shaye on October 12th, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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Lin Dan

Lin Dan is a badminton player. Lin was given the name 林丹 .

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Lin Yun

Lin Yun is an actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2015 to present. Lin was given the name Fei Xia on April 16th, 1996 in Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Lin Gengxin

His ongoing career started in 2009. Lin was born on February 13th, 1988 in Shenyang.

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Lin Chi-ling

Lin was born on November 29th, 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Lin Biao

Lin Biao was a First-ranking Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, First-rankingVice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Minister of National Defense, and Ministry of National Defense of the People's Repub. His military service ended in 1971. Lin was born on December 5th, 1907 in Huanggang. He left this life on September 13th, 1971.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Lin

Notable Persons With the Last Name Lin

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin is a basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets, →Reno Bighorns, Dongguan Leopards, →Erie BayHawks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, and Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. His ongoing career started in 2010. Jeremy was born on August 23rd, 1988 in Torrance, California.

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Justin Lin

Justin Lin is an artist.

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Ludi Lin

Ludi Lin is an actor.

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Ruby Lin

Ruby Lin is a mandopop and cantopop actress, singer, producer, and artistic director. Her ongoing career started in 1995.

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JJ Lin

JJ Lin is a mandopop actor. He was most active from 2003 to present. JJ is also known as Wayne Lin.

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Maya Lin

Maya Lin is an artist in the fields of art, architecture, memorials, and memorial. Maya was born on October 5th, 1959 in Athens, Ohio, U.S.

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  • Eva Lin
  • Brigitte Lin
    Actor
  • Jimmy Lin
    Actor
  • Dan Lin
    Film Producer
  • Anastasia Lin
    Actor
  • Ma Lin
  • Gao Lin
    Soccer Player
  • Tao Lin
    Novelist
  • Justin Yifu Lin
    Economist
  • Yoga Lin
    Singing
  • Phyllis Lin
    Architect
  • Alfred Lin
    Partner at Sequoia Capital
  • Shiga Lin
    Writer
  • Shara Lin

Common last names for Lin

Common first names for Lin

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Lin U.S.
█  White 1.70% 64.26%
█  African American 0.18% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 95.85% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.02% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.77% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 0.47% 16.26%

Of Last Name Lin

People with the last name Lin are most frequently Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Lin

  • What name lists does Lin rank for?
    #402Popular Surnames
    #320 Last Name First Names
  • How Popular is the name Lin? Lin is the 7,397th most popular name of all time. As a last name Lin was the 402nd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Lin have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,829 babies born with the first name Lin in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lin to occupy the territory of Christmas Island (Australia) with an estimated population of 1,462 (as of June 30, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Lin? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1898 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Lin first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lin is Wednesday, May 8th, 1872.
  • What year had the most people named Lin born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lin was in 1952 with a total of 35 babies.
  • Random Lin Factoid: According to the 1950 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Lin is not a popular baby girl's name in California. Imagine that, only 8 babies in California have the same name in 1950.
  • Weird things about the name Lin: The name spelled backwards is Nil. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Inl. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Lin? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 79,508 people with the last name Lin.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Lin? Lin was ranked as the 402nd most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
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