Kalin Family History
Kalin Name Meaning
Slovenian: nickname from kalin ‘bullfinch’ denoting someone thought to resemble a bullfinch in some way (for unknown reasons it is metaphorically used as a nickname for a cunning fellow or a cheat a swindler and in former times also for a simpleton). Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Kalina . Turkish (Kalın): nickname from kalın ‘stout’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022