lyn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of linn (“waterfall”).
name
  1. A short form of female given names ending in -lyn, such as Evelyn and Carolyn; also used as a formal unisex middle name.
  2. Either of two short rivers in North Devon, England, the East Lyn and West Lyn, which converge at Lynmouth before flowing into the Bristol Channel.

Pronunciation

/lɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lin.wav /ˈlɪn/

Word forms

lyn lyns

Etymology

See linn.

Related words

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