Gender: Feminine
Origin: Old Norse
Meaning: “protection.”
(LEEN)

The name comes directly from the Old Norse word for, “protection.”

In the Poetic Edda, it appears as a byname of the goddess Frigg, the wife of Odin.

As of 2010, Lín was the 7th most popular female name in the Faroe Islands.

Other forms of the name include:

• Hlin (Danish)
• Lín (Faroese)
• Hlín (Icelandic/Old Norse)
• Lin (Norwegian)