"Lyn" meaning in English

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        "A short form of female given names ending in -lyn, such as Evelyn and Carolyn; also used as a formal middle name."
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          "Evelyn",
          "Evelyn"
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          "Carolyn",
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          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Rivers in England",
          "orig": "en:Rivers in England",
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      "glosses": [
        "Either of two short rivers in North Devon, England, the East Lyn and West Lyn, which converge at Lynmouth before flowing into the Bristol Channel."
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          "Devon",
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          "England",
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        [
          "East Lyn",
          "East Lyn"
        ],
        [
          "West Lyn",
          "West Lyn"
        ],
        [
          "Lynmouth",
          "Lynmouth"
        ],
        [
          "Bristol Channel",
          "Bristol Channel"
        ]
      ],
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        {
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          "word": "Lynn"
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          "word": "Lynne"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lyn"
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    "en:Rivers in England"
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      "word": "Lynne"
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        "A short form of female given names ending in -lyn, such as Evelyn and Carolyn; also used as a formal middle name."
      ],
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          "short form",
          "short form"
        ],
        [
          "given name",
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        ],
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          "Evelyn",
          "Evelyn"
        ],
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          "Carolyn",
          "Carolyn"
        ],
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          "middle name",
          "middle name"
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    },
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        "Either of two short rivers in North Devon, England, the East Lyn and West Lyn, which converge at Lynmouth before flowing into the Bristol Channel."
      ],
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          "Devon",
          "Devon"
        ],
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          "England",
          "England"
        ],
        [
          "East Lyn",
          "East Lyn"
        ],
        [
          "West Lyn",
          "West Lyn"
        ],
        [
          "Lynmouth",
          "Lynmouth"
        ],
        [
          "Bristol Channel",
          "Bristol Channel"
        ]
      ]
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