Elffin: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Elffin – Origin: Welsh (mythological name) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: EL-fin


Elffin is a Welsh (mythological name) boy's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Celtic Mythology Baby Names — Wild, Poetic, and Wonderfully Untamed.

Meaning & Origin of Elffin

Origin: Welsh (mythological name).

How to Pronounce Elffin

Phonetic: EL-fin   IPA: /ˈɛlfɪn/

Popularity of Elffin

Elffin doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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