Meanings
- A female given name.
Earlier the hostage, Laurelyn Carlisle, a management teacher, 33, had been shot in the stomach.
1985 February 15, AP [Associated Press], “Around the Nation: Gunman Shoots Himself After Campus Siege”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 20152 more examples
Reservations aside, there was much to enjoy in the work of the company’s stylish soloists, including David Wannen (Paramount), Erika Person (Sophy), Laurelyn Watson Chase (Zara) and Cameron Smith (Fitzbattleaxe).
2010 November 22, Steve Smith, “A Lesser-Known Work by Gilbert and Sullivan Tells a Tropical Tale”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2015Some of the VP’s countrymen are less polite about his trip. “I’m glad we’ll have gone by then,” says Laurelyn Karagianis, visiting with a family party from Los Angeles.
2025 July 26, Esther Addley, “‘We’re struggling’: unease as crowded Cotswolds braces for JD Vance’s summer holiday”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2025
Origin
An alteration of Laureline with -lyn.
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Laurelyn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laurelyn
“Laurelyn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laurelyn. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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