At a Glance
- Meaning
- Forest or grove, from a doubling of the character for 'tree/wood'
- Origin
- Mandarin Chinese (also Gan, Wu, character 林)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- LIN
Lin is a Mandarin Chinese (also Gan, Wu, character 林) unisex name meaning “forest or grove, from a doubling of the character for 'tree/wood'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Lin
Meaning: Forest or grove, from a doubling of the character for 'tree/wood'.
Origin: Mandarin Chinese (also Gan, Wu, character 林).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Lin
LINIPA /lɪn/
Popularity of Lin
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