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Names like Griffin

Griffin is a two-syllable Welsh name that ends in -in. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.

The same sound

Two syllables, ending the same way as Griffin.

Gavin Welsh · form of Gawain; meaning disputed, traditionally "white hawk"
Marvin Welsh · traditionally derived from Welsh Merfyn ('marrow' + 'eminent'), sometimes linked to Old English Maerwine 'famous friend'
Gatlin English · English surname of uncertain origin, used as a first name
Tristin Welsh · variant spelling of Tristan, traditionally linked to the legend of Tristan and Isolde and to French triste ('sad')

The same roots

Also Welsh names, from the tradition Griffin comes from.

Marlin Welsh · variant of Merlin; traditionally sea fortress
Mervin Welsh · traditionally sea hill, variant of Mervyn
Dillon Welsh · variant of Dylan, traditionally translated as 'son of the sea'
Brycen Welsh · modern variant of Bryce, meaning son of Rhys

The same feel

Also mythological and surname style names.

Hagen Germanic · traditionally 'enclosure'; a warrior in the Nibelungenlied saga
Thurman Germanic · English/Germanic surname, traditionally 'Thor's man'
Wayland Germanic · from the legendary Germanic/Anglo-Saxon smith Wayland; also read as 'land by the road'

Names of the same moment

Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Griffin, on a similar curve.

Daylan Welsh · modern coinage, phonetic variant of Dylan, traditionally 'son of the sea'
Kenyon Welsh · English surname from a Lancashire place name of Welsh origin, meaning uncertain
Bowen Welsh · surname, "son of Owen"
Gareth Welsh · gentle (Welsh, popularized by Arthurian legend); famously borne by Gareth Bale
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