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Lin (female)

Diminutive for:Gaylin (F) Linda (F) Lindsay (F) Lynette (F)
Pet Name for:Belinda (F) Caroline (F) Carolyn (F)
Can be spelt:Lyn (F) Lynn (F) Lynne (F)
   
Source(s): "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English, originally a diminutive of Linda or Lindsay or a pet name for a number of forenames containing the element "-lin-" but now may be a given name in its own right when it is more frequently spelled Lynn.
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