Lin
Lin is a baby name of Chinese origin, meaning Forest; fine jade.
What Lin means
Forest; fine jade.
Lin is short — 3 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Lin comes from
Chinese given names are chosen character by character, and the characters are picked for meaning, tone, and balance. Names are rarely drawn from a fixed list — most are composed fresh for the child.
Lin is recorded as Chinese in origin. Browse other Chinese names.
How popular is Lin?
Lin does not currently chart in the top 100 baby names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Lin
Two ideas meet in Lin: the natural world and Gem. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Lin
These share Lin's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Emerald — The green gemstone.
- Bao — Treasure, jewel.
- Lan — Orchid.
- Ling — Delicate; the tinkling of jade.
- Fang — Fragrant; virtuous.
- Feng — Summit, peak.
- Hua — Flower; magnificent.
- Meilin — Beautiful and graceful jade.
- Yan — Swallow bird; graceful.
- Zhen — Precious; treasure.
- Lake — A still body of water.
- Lennox — With many elm trees.