Rin

REEN; RIHN

Japanese, Korean

"dignified, severe; jade, clear"

Rin Origin and Meaning

The name Rin is a girl's name of Japanese origin meaning "dignified, severe; jade, clear".

A very popular name for girls in Japan, though it is a unisex choice. It can mean "severe, cold", but also "dignified", "ethics" and "phosphorus", depending on the kanji used. It is notably used for the Vocaloid Rin Kagamine.

Rin may also be considered a Korean name, meaning "clear" or "neighbour", a Japanese and Korean form of the Chinese Lin ("jade") or of the English and Welsh Lynn ("lake", "pretty"), or a short form of Katherine, Katrin, Katrina, or similar.

Rin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2092 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Rin

• 1520 Nameberry 2024

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The name Rin in Pop Culture

• Rin Matsuoka the most beautiful boy in the Japanese anime series "Free! Iwatobi Swim Club".
• Rin Kagamine a vocaloid, faternal twin sister of Len Kagamine
• Rin a minor (male) character from Final Fantasy X and X,2
• Rin Nohara a character from manga/anime Naruto
• Rin Okumura Blue Exorcist (male)
• Pronounced reene as in lean or keen
• Rin a character in the anime/manga series "Naruto Shippuden"
• Rin a (male) character in the manga/anme 'Togainu No Chi'
• Rin Hoshizora one of the nine main idols in the anime series "Love Live!"
• Rin Shima character in anime and manga "Laid,Back Camp"