Avalyn

AV-uh-lin; AY-vuh-lin

Variation of Aveline or Avalon, combination of Ava and Lyn

"desired; island of apples; life, water or bird + lake or beautiful"

Avalyn Origin and Meaning

The name Avalyn is a girl's name meaning "desired; island of apples; life, water or bird + lake or beautiful".

Part Ava, part Evelyn, this name made its first appearance in the US Top 1000 in 2013 when it was one of the fastest-rising names of the year. Joining Gracelyn, Raelynn, and Emmalyn in the charts, Avalyn followed the same pattern of smooshing together a popular name with the suffix -lynn.

As a modern creation, Avalyn has several different origins and inspirations behind it. The most obvious it that it is a compound name, created from much-loved Ava and well-loved Lynn. Due to the various different meanings of both names, this means the name can have a variety of possible meanings, including "beautiful like a bird", "island on the lake", "beautiful life", or "bird on the lake".

Alternatively, Avalyn could be a variant of the Germanic name Aveline, meaning "desired", a twist on the French word for hazelnut, or a creative spelling of the legendary island of Avalon from Arthurian myth.

While Ava and Evelyn have remained top choices, Avalyn has declined in popularity and as of 2023, it is half as popular when it peaked in 2017.

Avalyn Rank in US Top 1000

# 941 in the US

Popularity of the name Avalyn

• 941 US 2018
• 1828 Nameberry 2020
• 489 Unique 2023
• 511 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Avalyn

• Avalyn Hunter American horse racing historian and author

The name Avalyn in Pop Culture

• "Avalyn " song by English band Slowdive