Lynn

[tilliebilly]

What is the original spelling of Lynn? Is it Lynn? Lynne? Lyn? I know they're all acceptable but I like to use the "original" spellings of names. This isn't for a first name and it's more for an ending to the first name. Not looking for opinions on anything other than spelling!

Interesting question!

I have heard Lynn and Lynne, but never Lyn. I don't know which one is the original spelling. Hopefully you will get the answer from someone else.

The stand-alone name I believe was originally Lynn from the Welsh word for lake.

If it’s part of another name though, such as Evelyn, then the ‘original’ spelling of the syllable might be different

I think lynne looks the most normal when it's just that but Lyn seems to work better if it's on the end of something else.

Yeah, Lyn is usually there for well established names like Evelyn but we are wanting to name our daughter Amberlyn/Amberlynn. Really not looking for any hats on the name as I'm aware it's not a style MN would probably like. I consider it 2 names together so would like the names spelt correctly individually.

I don't know if this has an answer! They've probably all evolved slightly differently.

FWIW my favourite is Lin.

Hate not hats

Like AnneBoleyn?

I think in this case the -lyn ending looks more correct.

No lol

Amberlyn/Amberlynn

It's the name Amber and Lynn together. Not Anne Boleyn. I know not everyone will like it and that's fine, just need to work out the spelling :)

I think -lyn looks better as a suffix in this context - thinking of Evelyn / Marilyn for example

The stress of Amberlyn and Amberlynn looks like it’s on the AM. If you want Amber Lynn I’d put a gap or a hyphen.

In the context you've described Amberlyn would look better than Amberlynn or Amberlynne IMHO

Amberlynn or Amberlyn - both remind me of ambling along the street. Your daughter could be extra chilled out.

I really like Anne Boleyn Surname.

I can't unhear this now!

For Amberlynn/lyn I prefer double n and I think that is the original

@cherryassam , that's probably made up. Lynn was originally a boy's name.

I think if you take it to come from lake, the original Welsh spelling is Llyn

But anyway if you are giving your daughter what is a modern invented name, I would just spell it how you want - because it won’t sound like a ‘traditional’ properly spelt name whatever you do. This isn’t a criticism, it just won’t.

I think Lyn is as good as anything - and it’s familiar from Evelyn, Jocelyn, Carolyn. The extra n is a bit of unnecessary frill.

@continentallentil , lake is llyn, but you get place names like Glaslyn. Llyn is a masculine word.
I know the odd Lyn who is Eluned or Lynette on the BC, and a Lin who is really Linda

All I hear is Ann Boleyn, and I reckon you’ll get that a lot. But if it doesn’t bother you they amberlyn looks best in my opinion.