Icelandic Pronunciation of Elín: [eh-LEEN, with an acute accent over the “i”]: /E/ has a short sound vowel (as in ‘bed’). /lín/ has a long sound vowel (as in ‘me’ or ‘bee’). This name is a very beautiful alternative to Ellen or EE-lynn.
This is a very unique girl’s name in America, and is very popular in the country Iceland!
Meaning: the bright, the light, the torch, the brightness, the sunray
Language of use: icelandic
US 2011 rank: not in the Top 1000
Language of origin: Old Greek
Info about origin: in Greek mythology [name]Helen[/name] is the daughter of [name]Zeus[/name] and [name]Leda[/name]; her kidnapping was the cause of the Trojan war the name of the Greek sun good [name]Helios[/name] has the same roots
Nice sound. I love names that end with that -ine sound. The only reason I wouldn’t use it is the accent over the I. I could never give my child a name she couldn’t easily type.
I also thought it was pronounced ee-lin but the eh-line pronunciation is really pretty! It’s feminine without being frilly, but can also be spunky. I don’t think the accent is that much of a problem; and it does help with the pronunciation.
Had a second thought about this. If you spelled it [name]Eline[/name], you would eliminate the accent problem (though perhaps I’m the only one who considers that a ‘problem’).
You aren’t the only one that sees it as a problem. I have a family member that have ‘added’ stuff (apostrophe) in their name and it causes her problems sometimes.
I always thought it was pn ee-lin. I think I actually prefer that pn over eh-lin. (The ‘eh’ with the proper pn sounds like when someone says ‘Eh, I guess it’s ok.’ when giving an opinion on something. Like they don’t think it’s bad, but it’s not necessarily good, either, if that makes sense.)
I automatically thought of [name]Tiger[/name] Woods’ ex-wife, as well. That’s not bad, but I did think it. I do think it’s a pretty name.
I like the end sound but for the same sound would prefer [name]Helene[/name]. I find [name]El[/name]- a bit overworked as a spelling. And it reminds me of [name]Ellen[/name], which I’m not as fond of as the H- spellings, and I think a lot of people would say it as [name]Ellen[/name] and see it as an attempting-to-be-artistic [name]Ellen[/name].
[name]Helen[/name] is very old-fashioned but I think I’d prefer that, too. Of all its variations, I like [name]Lena[/name], [name]Helena[/name], [name]Helene[/name], [name]Jelena[/name], and [name]Iliana[/name] best. Not as fond of the E- versions for whatever reason.
Using the acute accent over the “i” is more commonly used in the country Iceland and that is how it is pronounced up there. I just liked this alternative to [name]Ellen[/name] or EE-lin. So pretty!
