Baby name
FADING
🇩🇪 🇺🇸 Marlin
/MAR · lin/
Meaning
“Boundary pool”
English occupational name meaning boundary pool, or a variant of Merlin; also the name of the large billfish, giving it a quietly outdoorsy feel.
Nicknames
mar
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Sits between vintage and nature-name; could resurface as part of the old-man-name trend.
The cultural moment.
Modest use in the US through the mid-20th century; rare today.