Marlyn
Blend of Mary (beloved, drop of the sea) and Lynn (lake, waterfall) (English)
Marlyn is a english / filipino girl name in the Philippines. In the civil registry as of May 2021 it is number 111, with 55,869 records. It has 2 syllables.
Origin and meaning
Blend of Mary (beloved, drop of the sea) and Lynn (lake, waterfall) (English)
Marlyn is an alternate spelling of Marilyn, introduced to the Philippines through American cultural influence in the 20th century. The phonetic spelling 'Marlyn' became widely favored across Philippine civil registries, aligning with the local preference for the '-lyn' suffix in female names.
Marlyn is a variant of Marilyn, which originated in English as a blend of Mary and the suffix -lyn. In the Philippines, it also fits the common local naming practice of creating or adapting feminine names ending in '-lyn'.
Name character
In the Philippines
Very common among Filipinos born between the 1960s and 1990s. Typically shortened to nicknames such as 'Lyn', 'Mar', or 'Marly'.
Related forms
- Marilyn English
- Marylyn English
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Marlyn with common surname pairs
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Marlyn is the given name. The full name is Marlyn + mother's maiden surname + father's surname. Score a pair from a combination page or the homepage search.
Is Marlyn a common girl name in the Philippines?
In the civil registry as of May 2021, Marlyn is number 111, with 55,869 records. That is not the 2024 birth list, and it does not say the name is a better choice. How it sounds with both family surnames is a separate score.