Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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Coined from Jo or Joe + the suffix -lyn in the 20th century.

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Examples

  • "He really did fly under the radar," said Joelyn Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Idaho Falls Police Department.

    NYT > Global Home By WILLIAM YARDLEY 2011

  • "He really did fly under the radar," said Joelyn Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Idaho Falls Police Department.

    NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM YARDLEY 2011

  • Ortega-Hernandez's family in Idaho Falls had reported him missing on Oct. 31, according to Joelyn Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Idaho Falls Police Department.

    News 2011

  • "He really did fly under the radar," said Joelyn Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Idaho Falls Police Department.

    NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM YARDLEY 2011

  • Unable to link the limb to criminal activity, Idaho Falls officers submitted it to antiquities experts with the Utah Division of State History, Idaho Falls police spokeswoman Joelyn Hansen said.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • The prospective bridegroom is the son of Joelyn and Martin Carlasare of Frankfort, Ill. straightpoop 04 / 04 / 2009 5: 55 p.m.

    unknown title 2009

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