Elin

Swedish variation of Ellen
"torch; shining light"

Elin Origin and Meaning

The name Elin is a girl's name of Swedish origin.

The Elin variation makes an old favorite sleeker and more modern. Elin came to prominence via the ex-Mrs.Tiger Woods and is now perhaps best known via novelist Elin Hildebrand.. It entered the US Top 1000 in 2010, though it's now dropped off again.

# 990 in the US

Elin Rank in US Top 1000

# 1055 on Nameberry

Elin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Elin Popularity

Famous People Named Elin

  • Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren
    Swedish model; ex,wife of golfer Tiger Woods
  • Elin Kling
    Swedish fashion blogger
  • Elin Snakenborg
    a maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth I
  • Elin Gustavsdotter Sture
    Swedish noblewoman; consort of the regent Erik Axelsson
  • Elin Hilderbrand
    American novelist
  • (Elin) Alberte Leonora Winding
    Danish singer and actress
  • Elin Lanto
    Swedish singer
  • Elin Matilda Elisabet Wägner
    Swedish author, journalist and feminist
  • Elin Sigvardsson
    Swedish singer
  • Elin Nilsen
    Norwegian skier
  • Elin Anna Maria Holmlöv
    Swedish ice hockey player
  • Elin Kallio
    Finnish gymnast
  • Elín Stefánsdóttir Hirst
    Icelandic MP
  • Elin Kleopatra Danielson
    Gambogi, Finnish painter

Elin in Pop Culture

  • Elin
    Swedish character on TV's "Psych"