Bitter pearl or lake of the month of May
A modern American compound name blending May and Lynn. May refers to the month or the hawthorn flower, while Lynn is a common suffix derived from the Welsh word for lake. It also functions as a variant of Marylyn, meaning bitter pearl.
Less common today
Maylynn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,056 in 2024.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
