Elyn \e-lyn, el-yn\ as a girl's name is a variant of Eleanor (Greek) and Ellen (Greek), and the meaning of Elyn is "sun ray, shining light".

The baby name Elyn sounds like Ellyn, Elen, Elin, Elynn, Elon and Elan. Other similar baby names are Edlyn, Emlyn, Eryn, Evlyn and Glyn.