Korean Names that Start With L

Concise, multicultural, and well travelled, Lin is a deceptively simple looking choice with its roots in a variety of languages.
 
As a Chinese name, it is a unisex option, pronounced as LEEN, and typically attributed either the meaning "forest" or "fine jade, green gem", associating the name with the color green in both its transcriptions. From its Arabic roots however, it is a variation of the pretty Lina, meaning "soft, tender". As above, it would be pronounced as LEEN.
 
In Korean, Lin can mean "luster of jade", "neighbor" or "clear water" depending on what hanji symbol is used, and it this case, it would be said as LIHN, to rhyme with pin. As a Burmese name, it is a unisex option, meaning "clear, bright", again pronounced to rhyme with pin. 
 
In English, it is used as an alternative spelling to Lynn, or as a short form for the likes of Linette, Linnea, and so on. As such, it could mean "lake", from the Welsh llyn or "likeness, image, idol" from the Welsh eilun. Other sources could be the Scandinavian Elin meaning "bright, shining torch", Spanish Linda, meaning "pretty, beautiful", or the Germanic element lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender".
 
As we said, those three letters are deceptively simple! And to complicate matters further, it is also a form of Linus in a variety of languages!

There are 1 Korean names that start with the letter L for boys and girls, including Lin.

Korean Names that Start With L

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