Estlyn as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Estlyn

What is the meaning of the name Estlyn ?

The baby name Estlyn is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛstlɪn/ — "EST-lin" (also commonly heard as /ˈɛslɪn/ "ESS-lin").

Estlyn is English in Origin.

Estlyn is a modern English given name, rare and stylish, most likely a respelling of the English surname Estlin. That surname appears in 18th-19th century Britain (for example, the Unitarian minister John Prior Estlin) and survives in the poet E. E. Cummings’s middle name, Edward Estlin. As a surname, Estlin is thought to relate to place-names containing East/Esten and Lyn/Lin elements, linking it to Old English east “east” and the Brittonic and Welsh llyn “lake, pool.”

Because Estlyn also echoes Esther/Estelle, many modern users hear the meaning “star” as well; thus Estlyn is often interpreted as “east lake” or, by association, “star lake.” Usage as a given name is recent, rising in North America and the UK in the 21st century, and it reads as unisex though trending feminine. Variants and spellings include Estlin, Estlynne, Estelyn, Estelynn, and Estalyn. Short forms: Essie, Esti, Lyn, and Elle.

⚙ Estlyn is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 2 recorded uses, across 2 countries.