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Ely

Boy

This name is a variant of Eli 1.

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Elysia

Girl

From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology.

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Evelyn

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From an English surname that was derived from the given name Aveline.

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Jocelyn

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From a Frankish masculine name, variously written as Gautselin, Gauzlin, along with many other spellings.

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A name created in the early 1990s, using the popular name suffix lyn.

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Keely

Girl

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caolaidhe, itself derived from the given name Caoladhe, from Irish caol "slender".

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Raelyn

Girl

Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lyn.

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Elaboration of Shae using the popular name suffix lyn.

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From an English surname that was derived from Old English blæc "black" and leah "woodland clearing".

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This name is a variant of Llywelyn influenced by the Welsh word llew "lion".

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Adelyn

Girl

This name is a variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.

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Probably a Welsh form of an unattested old Celtic name * Lugubelinos, a combination of the names of the gods Lugus and Belenus, or a compound of Lugus and a Celtic root meaning "strong".

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