Verlyn

Latin

"true"

Verlyn Origin and Meaning

The name Verlyn is a boy's name meaning "true".

Verlyn is an obscure name that found some use in the US in the early part of the 20th century, but now it and variation Verlin are virtually extinct, given to no baby boys in the US last year.

Verlyn Klinkenborg is a noted American author, whose books include The Rural Life and Several Short Sentences About Writing. Klinkenborg teaches writing at Yale.