Emlyn - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Emlyn \e-ml-

, also used as girl's name Emlyn, is pronounced EM-lin. It is of Welsh origin. Place name: the Welsh town of Castell Newydd Emlyn. Possibly from the old Roman surname Aemilius (see Emil). May also be of Celtic origin as there are Breton and Irish saints named Aemilianus, which may be a Latin form of an old Celtic name. Playwright and actor Emlyn Williams.

Emlyn has 1 variant form: Emlen.

Baby names that sound like Emlyn are Emlynn and Emlin.

Emlyn is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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