Raelin
Meaning of Raelin
Raelin is a modern English feminine given name whose origin can be traced to the morphological fusion of “Rae” – itself a diminutive of the Hebrew name Rachel – and the suffix “-lin,” a variant of the Old English element “Lynn” commonly employed in late-20th-century American naming practices. Phonetically rendered as /ˈreɪlɪn/, it combines the diphthong [eɪ] with a sonorous alveolar lateral consonant, producing a prosodically balanced structure consonant with prevailing Anglophone phonotactic norms. Empirical data from the United States Social Security Administration reveal that Raelin has sustained a modest yet stable presence among newborn girls since the early 1990s, with annual occurrences fluctuating between 6 and 45 and corresponding popularity ranks spanning roughly 860 to 974; in 2024 it appeared 16 times, ranking 934th. Onomastically, Raelin is associated with contemporary trends in creative name formation, signaling an emphasis on individuality within an Anglo-American cultural milieu.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as RAY-lin (/ˈreɪlɪn/)
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